Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Cricket Records for India (Host) in Test matches

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SF Barnes (ENG)	1913-1914	4	226.0	56	1356	536	49	9/103	10.93	2.37	27.67	-	7	3
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2022	12	283.4	52	1702	1001	49	6/37	20.42	3.52	34.73	1	3	1
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2024	39	1157.0	242	6942	3905	193	7/112	20.23	3.37	35.96	7	10	4
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1970	7	252.2	80	1514	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	3	1	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2024	10	243.3	66	1461	758	39	6/39	19.43	3.11	37.46	1	2	-
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2017-2024	8	220.3	23	1323	764	35	5/57	21.82	3.46	37.80	2	2	-
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1902	5	-	43	1146	643	30	6/92	21.43	3.36	38.20	-	4	1
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2024	16	454.2	90	2726	1329	71	6/45	18.71	2.92	38.39	2	5	-
ND Hirwani (IND)	1988-1996	8	292.5	78	1757	748	45	8/61	16.62	2.55	39.04	1	4	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	58	1910.1	398	11461	6199	287	7/51	21.59	3.24	39.93	20	18	4
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-1999	11	436.5	91	2621	1214	65	6/79	18.67	2.77	40.32	5	4	-
SR Harmer (SA)	2015-2023	6	238.5	50	1433	712	35	4/61	20.34	2.98	40.94	4	-	-
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1910	10	317.5	67	1907	984	45	7/94	21.86	3.09	42.37	2	4	1
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	7	264.1	65	1585	733	37	7/64	19.81	2.77	42.83	-	3	1
JH Wardle (ENG)	1956-1957	4	139.6	37	1118	359	26	7/36	13.80	1.92	43.00	-	3	1
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1981	8	265.5	50	1595	731	37	7/46	19.75	2.74	43.10	-	3	1
SJ Snooke (SA)	1906-1923	13	245.0	57	1470	618	34	8/70	18.17	2.52	43.23	1	1	1
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2023	29	800.2	164	4802	2493	111	5/28	22.45	3.11	43.26	5	4	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1976-1988	6	227.5	46	1367	689	31	6/49	22.22	3.02	44.09	2	2	1
J Middleton (SA)	1896-1902	6	-	61	1064	442	24	5/51	18.41	2.49	44.33	2	2	-
MA Holding (WI)	1983-1983	6	223.4	43	1342	663	30	5/102	22.10	2.96	44.73	2	1	-
AR Patel (IND)	2021-2024	12	350.5	78	2105	877	47	6/38	18.65	2.49	44.78	1	5	1
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	42	1449.2	371	8696	4105	194	7/84	21.15	2.83	44.82	5	12	2
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	9	269.1	38	1615	1006	36	6/56	27.94	3.73	44.86	-	3	-
R Gilchrist (WI)	1958-1959	4	198.1	73	1189	419	26	6/55	16.11	2.11	45.73	1	1	-
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	58	2037.0	463	12222	6486	267	6/59	24.29	3.18	45.77	14	12	2
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1910	10	328.5	79	1973	907	43	6/87	21.09	2.75	45.88	3	2	-
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	39	1155.0	322	6930	3003	151	6/21	19.88	2.60	45.89	5	9	1
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2023	9	310.1	65	1861	950	40	6/79	23.75	3.06	46.52	3	2	-
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1967	8	294.4	75	1768	796	38	6/50	20.94	2.70	46.52	1	2	1
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1935-1936	5	346.1	140	2077	642	44	7/40	14.59	1.85	47.20	-	5	3
GB Lawrence (SA)	1961-1962	5	222.2	62	1334	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2024	67	2977.4	639	17866	8226	374	7/59	21.99	2.76	47.77	18	28	6
M Hayward (SA)	1999-2003	10	304.3	68	1827	997	38	5/56	26.23	3.27	48.07	1	1	-
WS Lees (ENG)	1906-1906	5	209.2	69	1256	467	26	6/78	17.96	2.23	48.30	1	2	-
UT Yadav (IND)	2011-2023	33	833.5	142	5003	2714	103	6/88	26.34	3.25	48.57	3	2	1
CP Carter (SA)	1914-1921	5	194.5	42	1169	517	24	6/50	21.54	2.65	48.70	-	2	-
B Kumar (IND)	2013-2018	13	301.3	74	1809	911	37	5/48	24.62	3.02	48.89	3	1	-
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1910	17	-	87	2506	1372	51	6/26	26.90	3.28	49.13	4	1	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1976-1982	10	264.1	54	1585	716	32	6/53	22.37	2.71	49.53	-	2	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2004	13	455.0	129	2730	1291	55	5/54	23.47	2.83	49.63	2	2	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1983	9	299.0	70	1794	886	36	6/37	24.61	2.96	49.83	2	2	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2007	8	226.2	34	1358	709	27	5/43	26.25	3.13	50.29	4	1	-
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2001-2006	11	409.1	106	2455	1176	48	7/61	24.50	2.87	51.14	1	3	1
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	49	1516.0	338	9096	4738	176	5/20	26.92	3.12	51.68	6	4	-
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2008	5	191.0	56	1146	478	22	5/55	21.72	2.50	52.09	2	1	-
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2021-2024	14	217.1	42	1303	739	25	6/15	29.56	3.40	52.12	1	1	-
PS de Villiers (SA)	1994-1998	11	490.5	138	2945	1244	56	6/23	22.21	2.53	52.58	3	4	1
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1979-1980	5	211.3	47	1269	641	24	8/69	26.70	3.03	52.87	-	3	1
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1998-2003	6	291.1	56	1747	914	33	5/93	27.69	3.13	52.93	1	4	2
G Dymock (AUS)	1979-1979	5	212.4	46	1276	580	24	7/67	24.16	2.72	53.16	2	2	1
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2024	46	1950.3	520	11703	4599	219	7/42	21.00	2.35	53.43	11	12	2
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2015	11	295.1	32	1771	1038	33	5/38	31.45	3.51	53.66	1	1	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	63	2222.0	685	13332	5311	248	6/30	21.41	2.39	53.75	16	9	1
CM Old (ENG)	1972-1977	8	224.1	51	1345	572	25	4/43	22.88	2.55	53.80	2	-	-
AS Kennedy (ENG)	1922-1923	5	280.3	91	1683	599	31	5/76	19.32	2.13	54.29	3	2	-
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2002	40	1377.0	336	8262	3961	151	8/86	26.23	2.87	54.71	5	8	1
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1935-1936	5	250.2	112	1502	460	27	5/20	17.03	1.83	55.62	3	2	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1949-1950	5	160.5	31	1285	392	23	6/44	17.04	1.83	55.86	2	1	-
SR Watson (AUS)	2008-2014	12	177.3	32	1065	515	19	5/17	27.10	2.90	56.05	1	1	-
CP Buckenham (ENG)	1910-1910	4	197.0	25	1182	593	21	5/115	28.23	3.01	56.28	1	1	-
C Blythe (ENG)	1906-1910	7	309.4	106	1858	716	33	7/46	21.69	2.31	56.30	-	3	2
C Sharma (IND)	1984-1987	10	178.5	16	1073	753	19	5/55	39.63	4.21	56.47	1	1	-
SNJ O'Keefe (AUS)	2017-2017	4	179.1	36	1075	442	19	6/35	23.26	2.46	56.57	-	2	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1998-2003	7	207.3	41	1245	719	22	6/78	32.68	3.46	56.59	1	1	1
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1923	13	530.0	120	3180	1406	56	6/76	25.10	2.65	56.78	1	4	-
JM Patel (IND)	1956-1960	6	247.3	81	1485	565	26	9/69	21.73	2.28	57.11	-	2	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2014	15	591.0	109	3546	1879	62	7/68	30.30	3.17	57.19	5	3	1
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1931	10	391.4	90	2350	891	41	6/51	21.73	2.27	57.31	1	2	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2015-2024	22	344.5	57	2069	1097	36	5/73	30.47	3.18	57.47	2	1	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1982	7	289.2	66	1736	766	30	7/48	25.53	2.64	57.86	1	3	1
S Sreesanth (IND)	2006-2011	17	559.5	95	3359	1997	58	5/40	34.43	3.56	57.91	4	3	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1994	69	2200.1	513	13201	6102	227	9/83	26.88	2.77	58.15	11	11	2
GJ Thompson (ENG)	1910-1910	5	223.5	66	1343	619	23	4/50	26.91	2.76	58.39	1	-	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1956-1960	11	-	142	3220	898	55	7/93	16.32	1.67	58.54	2	4	1
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	393.3	107	2361	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
MJ Leach (ENG)	2021-2024	5	197.0	33	1182	613	20	4/54	30.65	3.11	59.10	3	-	-
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	17	-	112	4039	1356	68	6/43	19.94	2.01	59.39	4	3	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1956-1960	13	-	254	4890	1614	82	7/72	19.68	1.98	59.63	4	9	1
A Nel (SA)	2002-2008	20	696.3	164	4179	2172	70	6/81	31.02	3.11	59.70	-	2	-
Shoaib Bashir (ENG)	2024-2024	3	169.1	18	1015	567	17	5/119	33.35	3.35	59.70	-	2	-
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-1996	5	189.2	48	1136	485	19	5/84	25.52	2.56	59.78	2	1	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2004	16	618.4	218	3712	1388	62	6/86	22.38	2.24	59.87	3	2	-
PR Adams (SA)	1995-2004	22	709.1	153	4255	2195	71	6/55	30.91	3.09	59.92	3	1	-
TE Bailey (ENG)	1956-1957	5	142.3	43	1139	232	19	5/20	12.21	1.22	59.94	-	1	-
AU Rashid (ENG)	2016-2016	5	232.2	19	1394	861	23	4/82	37.43	3.70	60.60	4	-	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2023	20	850.1	135	5101	2645	84	8/50	31.48	3.11	60.72	1	6	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2012	10	496.4	85	2980	1470	49	5/54	30.00	2.95	60.81	3	3	-
LF Kline (AUS)	1957-1960	8	-	69	1399	386	23	4/33	16.78	1.65	60.82	2	-	-
RMH Binny (IND)	1979-1987	18	295.0	48	1770	984	29	6/56	33.93	3.33	61.03	-	1	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1974-1980	27	783.2	165	4700	2432	77	5/33	31.58	3.10	61.03	4	3	-
N Phillip (WI)	1978-1979	6	193.2	38	1160	650	19	4/48	34.21	3.36	61.05	2	-	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1979-1987	10	275.3	59	1653	757	27	5/63	28.03	2.74	61.22	2	2	-
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2013	13	399.4	88	2398	1228	39	5/37	31.48	3.07	61.48	1	2	-
B Lee (AUS)	2002-2008	10	359.2	63	2156	1241	35	5/69	35.45	3.45	61.60	1	1	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1996-2001	14	454.5	103	2729	1269	44	6/33	28.84	2.79	62.02	-	4	1
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	17	580.0	160	3480	1472	56	6/38	26.28	2.53	62.14	1	3	-
A Kumble (IND)	1992-2008	75	4101.1	1053	24607	10151	395	10/74	25.69	2.47	62.29	21	26	7
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2024	28	815.4	150	4894	2772	78	7/32	35.53	3.39	62.74	2	5	-
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2017	9	272.0	76	1632	693	26	7/29	26.65	2.54	62.76	-	2	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]

India v England at Ranchi, ICC World Test Championship 4th Test, Feb 23-26, 2024 [Test # 2531]

India v England at Rajkot, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Feb 15-18, 2024 [Test # 2530]