Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan feels India's Ravichandran Ashwin is presently the best spinner in the world and his achievements with the ball are a testimony to his greatness. Ashwin on Monday became the fastest bowler to reach the milestone of 300 Test wickets in his 54th match, breaking Dennis Lillee's record during India's convincing win over Sri Lanka in the second Test. And Muralitharan congratulated the Indian off-spinner on his achievement. "I want to congratulate him [Ashwin]. It's a big achievement as getting 300 Test wickets is not an easy job. Definitely, he is the best spinner in the world at the moment," Muralitharan told PTI.

India spinner R Ashwin celebrates the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Dilruwan Perera on Day Four of the second Test in Nagpur on Monday. Pic/AFP