Ravichandran Ashwin becomes first spinner to open the bowling in a County Championship match in 11 years
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Ravichandran Ashwin gave away just 2 runs from the first over of the County Championship match bowled to Somerset openers Devon Conway and Steven Davies at The Oval on Sunday.
Veteran India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin made history on Sunday as he became the first spinner to bowl the first over in a County Championship match in 11 years when he started the proceedings for Surrey against Somerset at The Oval. Don't leave those.WATCH LIVE https://t.co/0WriMzkGx9 pic.twitter.com/nbJ6zvMyyx Ashwin, who decided to play for Surrey to prepare for next month's Test series against England, opened the bowling for Surrey after Somerset captain James Hildreth won the toss and elected to bat first.More Related News