The off spinner who had returned with 5 wickets on Day 2 to rout England for 134, scored a masterclass 106 under pressure today batting England out of the match - it was his fifth Test century and his first at his home ground in Chennai.
It was also only the fifth instance in India's Test cricket history when a player had scored a hundred and picked five wickets in an innings in the same Test. Astonishingly, Ashwin finds his name on the honours board three out of the five times! Here are all the instances where an Indian took a fifer and scored a century in a Test match:
Vinoo Mankad was the first Indian to achieve the feat - against England at Lord's in 1952.
Highest Score: 184 (2nd innings), Best Figures: 5/196 (1st innings), Opponent: England, Ground: Lord's, Year: 1952
Polly Umrigar scored an unbeaten 172 and returned with 5/107 against the West Indies at Port of Spain at Trinidad in 1962.
Runs scored: 172* (2nd innings), Best Figures: 5/107 (1st innings), Opponent: West Indies, Ground: Port of Spain, Year: 1962
Ashwin recorded 103 and picked 5 wickets for 156 runs against West Indies in Mumbai in 2011
Runs scored: 103 (1st innings), Best Figures: 5/156 (1st innings), Opponent: West Indies, Ground: Mumbai, Year: 2011
Ashwin scored 113 returning with 7-83 against West Indies at North Sound, West Indies in 2016.
Runs scored: 113 (1st innings), Best Figures: 7/83 (2nd innings), Opponent: West Indies, Ground: North Sound, Year: 2016
Runs scored: 106 (2nd innings), Best Figures: 5/43 (1st innings), Opponent: England, Ground: Chepauk, Year: 2021