Ravichandran Ashwin, who overtook Kapil Dev to become India's second-highest Test wicket-taker, said Kapil sent a bouquet and a small handwritten congratulatory note home. He added, "Sometimes people do forget that people like Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, those who have done incredible things in the past are one of the reasons why I'm sitting here today."