India`s famed spinner Ravichandran Ashwin tied Sri Lanka`s icon Muttiah Muralitharan`s record for most Player of the Series awards in Test cricket following his splendid display in the two-match series against Bangladesh

Ravichandran Ashwin`s efforts were recognised after he made the visitors toil hard whenever they stepped up on the crease. He was adjudged the Player of the Series, which was his 11th title overall

He is now tied with Muttiah Muralitharan, who also bagged 11 POTS awards during his illustrious career

Ashwin will be eager to go past the legendary spinner when he steps out to face New Zealand, who recently endured a 2-0 whitewash against Sri Lanka

But before India takes up their new assignment, Ashwin will continue to be the talk of the town for the eye-catching set of performances he produced across both Tests

He finished the series as the joint-leading wicket-taker with a whopping tally of 11 scalps alongside his compatriot Jasprit Bumrah. Overall, Ashwin finished the two-match series with 11 wickets and 114 runs to his name

After India extended its consecutive victories at home in Test cricket to 18, the Rohit Sharma-led side will be keen to ride high on the momentum in the three Tests against the Kiwis followed by the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia later this year