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Ashwin became the second fastest ever and the quickest Indian to reach 200 Test wickets when he got rid of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson in the first Test in Kanpur on Sunday. The Tamil Nadu off-spinner finished with a six-for 132 in the second innings to help Virat Kohli's men defeat the Kiwis by 197 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the series. "It is a remarkable performance. Ashwin is the best off-spinner available on the cricketing scene at the moment, his eagerness to take wickets is the key feature of his bowling." This was Ashwin's 19th five-wicket haul. The 30-year-old finished with innings figures of 6 for 132 and match figures of 10 for 225 in 66.2 overs. Prasanna feels Ashwin should continue as a bowling all rounder and not the other way round, "he started his career as a batsman right but he should concentrate more on his bowling as he has to get wickets to win matches for the country". Prasanna also said, "He is an intelligent bowler. He has got a good cricketing brain, with more matches he will gain more experience and with time he will sort things out am sure i wish him best of luck.". Asked how Ashwin can carry his home form in overseas games, Prasanna said, "Whatever he has achieved and the number of Tests he has played will help him be a better bowler on overseas wickets. I think he will prove people wrong that he cannot take wickets outside India".