Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records for India (Host) in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
A Kumble (IND)	1992-2008	75	139	24607	4101.1	1053	10151	395	10/74	25.69	2.47	62.29	21	26
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2024	67	130	17866	2977.4	639	8226	374	7/59	21.99	2.76	47.77	18	28
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	58	108	11461	1910.1	398	6199	287	7/51	21.59	3.24	39.93	20	18
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2013	59	110	18137	3022.5	586	8236	283	8/84	29.10	2.72	64.08	11	19
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	58	111	12222	2037.0	463	6486	267	6/59	24.29	3.18	45.77	14	12
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	63	116	13332	2222.0	685	5311	248	6/30	21.41	2.39	53.75	16	9
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1994	69	127	13201	2200.1	513	6102	227	9/83	26.88	2.77	58.15	11	11
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2024	46	89	11703	1950.3	520	4599	219	7/42	21.00	2.35	53.43	11	12
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	42	75	8696	1449.2	371	4105	194	7/84	21.15	2.83	44.82	5	12
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2024	39	72	6942	1157.0	242	3905	193	7/112	20.23	3.37	35.96	7	10
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	49	93	9096	1516.0	338	4738	176	5/20	26.92	3.12	51.68	6	4
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	97	157	10875	1812.3	416	5323	172	5/21	30.94	2.93	63.22	5	2
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	39	74	6930	1155.0	322	3003	151	6/21	19.88	2.60	45.89	5	9
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2002	40	73	8262	1377.0	336	3961	151	8/86	26.23	2.87	54.71	5	8
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1964-1979	32	55	9185	1530.5	408	3933	142	8/79	27.69	2.56	64.68	9	8
BS Bedi (IND)	1966-1979	30	54	10391	1731.5	649	3287	137	7/98	23.99	1.89	75.84	9	8
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2013	46	85	9192	1532.0	314	4799	134	5/72	35.81	3.13	68.59	7	3
I Sharma (IND)	2007-2021	49	90	8336	1389.2	296	4091	124	5/22	32.99	2.94	67.22	4	2
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2023	29	58	4802	800.2	164	2493	111	5/28	22.45	3.11	43.26	5	4
UT Yadav (IND)	2011-2023	33	66	5003	833.5	142	2714	103	6/88	26.34	3.25	48.57	3	2
MH Mankad (IND)	1948-1959	23	38	7767	1294.3	416	2733	103	8/52	26.53	2.11	75.40	9	4
PP Ojha (IND)	2009-2013	20	40	6421	1070.1	262	2779	101	6/47	27.51	2.59	63.57	4	7
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1962-1977	22	41	6693	1115.3	345	2560	95	6/74	26.94	2.29	70.45	10	5
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2006	21	38	6436	1072.4	268	2949	95	6/86	31.04	2.74	67.74	7	3
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1965-1983	32	55	8275	1379.1	463	2881	94	8/72	30.64	2.08	88.03	5	2
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1958	20	34	7621	952.5	306	2378	92	9/113	25.84	1.87	82.83	1	8
SP Gupte (IND)	1951-1961	21	36	6448	1074.4	352	2549	84	9/102	30.34	2.37	76.76	4	6
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2023	20	36	5101	850.1	135	2645	84	8/50	31.48	3.11	60.72	1	6
R Benaud (AUS)	1956-1960	13	25	4890	-	254	1614	82	7/72	19.68	1.98	59.63	4	9
JM Anderson (ENG)	2005-2024	27	47	5225	870.5	197	2509	78	5/40	32.16	2.88	66.98	3	2
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2024	28	48	4894	815.4	150	2772	78	7/32	35.53	3.39	62.74	2	5
DR Doshi (IND)	1979-1983	21	37	5650	941.4	292	1955	77	6/103	25.38	2.07	73.37	3	4
KD Ghavri (IND)	1974-1980	27	50	4700	783.2	165	2432	77	5/33	31.58	3.10	61.03	4	3
NS Yadav (IND)	1979-1987	28	49	5877	979.3	216	2626	77	5/76	34.10	2.68	76.32	7	2
SLV Raju (IND)	1990-2001	18	34	5226	871.0	254	1946	75	6/12	25.94	2.23	69.68	1	5
M Muralidaran (SL)	1994-2009	17	24	5568	928.0	179	2729	75	7/100	36.38	2.94	74.24	4	5
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1992	41	65	7655	1275.5	329	2916	75	5/75	38.88	2.28	102.06	5	1
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2024	16	30	2726	454.2	90	1329	71	6/45	18.71	2.92	38.39	2	5
PR Adams (SA)	1995-2004	22	37	4255	709.1	153	2195	71	6/55	30.91	3.09	59.92	3	1
A Nel (SA)	2002-2008	20	39	4179	696.3	164	2172	70	6/81	31.02	3.11	59.70	-	2
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	17	31	4039	-	112	1356	68	6/43	19.94	2.01	59.39	4	3
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-1999	11	21	2621	436.5	91	1214	65	6/79	18.67	2.77	40.32	5	4
TL Goddard (SA)	1956-1970	23	41	6505	-	367	1722	63	6/53	27.33	1.58	103.25	-	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2004	16	30	3712	618.4	218	1388	62	6/86	22.38	2.24	59.87	3	2
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2014	15	29	3546	591.0	109	1879	62	7/68	30.30	3.17	57.19	5	3
Maninder Singh (IND)	1983-1993	18	32	4869	811.3	229	1898	62	7/27	30.61	2.33	78.53	3	3
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2011	23	38	4990	831.4	187	2340	61	6/127	38.36	2.81	81.80	3	2
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1964-1970	16	29	4300	716.4	190	1612	59	6/58	27.32	2.24	72.88	1	6
S Sreesanth (IND)	2006-2011	17	32	3359	559.5	95	1997	58	5/40	34.43	3.56	57.91	4	3
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1997	24	42	4240	706.4	202	1670	57	4/65	29.29	2.36	74.38	2	-
RB Desai (IND)	1959-1965	18	31	3877	646.1	118	1860	57	6/56	32.63	2.87	68.01	8	1
PS de Villiers (SA)	1994-1998	11	22	2945	490.5	138	1244	56	6/23	22.21	2.53	52.58	3	4
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1923	13	20	3180	530.0	120	1406	56	6/76	25.10	2.65	56.78	1	4
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	17	31	3480	580.0	160	1472	56	6/38	26.28	2.53	62.14	1	3
AK Davidson (AUS)	1956-1960	11	21	3220	-	142	898	55	7/93	16.32	1.67	58.54	2	4
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2004	13	26	2730	455.0	129	1291	55	5/54	23.47	2.83	49.63	2	2
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2021	20	34	3620	603.2	152	1695	55	6/17	30.81	2.80	65.81	4	1
SA Durani (IND)	1960-1973	21	35	4704	784.0	242	1896	55	6/73	34.47	2.41	85.52	1	3
DL Underwood (ENG)	1972-1982	16	29	4215	702.3	277	1432	54	5/84	26.51	2.03	78.05	5	1
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1955-1966	25	40	5573	928.5	437	1477	53	6/91	27.86	1.59	105.15	2	3
A Flintoff (ENG)	1999-2008	17	30	3295	549.1	126	1495	52	4/44	28.75	2.72	63.36	4	-
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1910	17	28	2506	-	87	1372	51	6/26	26.90	3.28	49.13	4	1
SF Barnes (ENG)	1913-1914	4	8	1356	226.0	56	536	49	9/103	10.93	2.37	27.67	-	7
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2022	12	22	1702	283.4	52	1001	49	6/37	20.42	3.52	34.73	1	3
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2012	10	18	2980	496.4	85	1470	49	5/54	30.00	2.95	60.81	3	3
EP Nupen (SA)	1921-1936	15	28	3865	644.1	123	1631	49	6/46	33.28	2.53	78.87	1	5
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2001-2006	11	21	2455	409.1	106	1176	48	7/61	24.50	2.87	51.14	1	3
AR Patel (IND)	2021-2024	12	23	2105	350.5	78	877	47	6/38	18.65	2.49	44.78	1	5
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2005-2007	9	18	3281	546.5	107	1622	46	6/150	35.26	2.96	71.32	2	2
ND Hirwani (IND)	1988-1996	8	13	1757	292.5	78	748	45	8/61	16.62	2.55	39.04	1	4
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1910	10	20	1907	317.5	67	984	45	7/94	21.86	3.09	42.37	2	4
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1964-1965	10	20	4248	708.0	243	1441	45	6/73	32.02	2.03	94.40	2	3
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1935-1936	5	10	2077	346.1	140	642	44	7/40	14.59	1.85	47.20	-	5
BKV Prasad (IND)	1996-2001	14	28	2729	454.5	103	1269	44	6/33	28.84	2.79	62.02	-	4
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1948-1959	14	24	3538	589.4	156	1346	44	7/49	30.59	2.28	80.40	3	2
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1910	10	19	1973	328.5	79	907	43	6/87	21.09	2.75	45.88	3	2
AN Connolly (AUS)	1964-1970	11	20	2868	478.0	141	1037	43	6/47	24.11	2.16	66.69	2	2
H Verity (ENG)	1933-1939	8	15	3213	-	150	939	42	7/49	22.35	1.75	76.50	4	2
CG Borde (IND)	1958-1969	35	43	4480	746.4	203	1799	42	5/88	42.83	2.40	106.66	2	1
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	24	39	3907	651.1	146	1909	42	5/83	45.45	2.93	93.02	3	1
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1970	7	14	1514	252.2	80	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	3	1
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1931	10	17	2350	391.4	90	891	41	6/51	21.73	2.27	57.31	1	2
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	14	2361	393.3	107	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2023	9	15	1861	310.1	65	950	40	6/79	23.75	3.06	46.52	3	2
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2001	25	39	3118	519.4	133	1510	40	8/64	37.75	2.90	77.95	1	1
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2024	10	18	1461	243.3	66	758	39	6/39	19.43	3.11	37.46	1	2
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1975	9	18	2964	494.0	174	912	39	7/98	23.38	1.84	76.00	2	3
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2013	13	19	2398	399.4	88	1228	39	5/37	31.48	3.07	61.48	1	2
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1967	8	16	1768	294.4	75	796	38	6/50	20.94	2.70	46.52	1	2
M Hayward (SA)	1999-2003	10	18	1827	304.3	68	997	38	5/56	26.23	3.27	48.07	1	1
DA Allen (ENG)	1961-1965	9	15	3346	557.4	210	1041	38	5/41	27.39	1.86	88.05	3	2
DL Vettori (NZ)	1999-2010	13	20	4219	703.1	140	1835	38	6/127	48.28	2.60	111.02	2	2
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1981	8	14	1595	265.5	50	731	37	7/46	19.75	2.74	43.10	-	3
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	7	13	1585	264.1	65	733	37	7/64	19.81	2.77	42.83	-	3
B Kumar (IND)	2013-2018	13	25	1809	301.3	74	911	37	5/48	24.62	3.02	48.89	3	1
PS Heine (SA)	1956-1962	10	19	2691	-	60	961	37	6/58	25.97	2.14	72.72	1	2
RK Chauhan (IND)	1993-1998	16	27	3423	570.3	188	1246	37	4/48	33.67	2.18	92.51	1	-
A Mishra (IND)	2008-2016	12	22	2975	495.5	80	1480	37	5/71	40.00	2.98	80.40	-	1
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1983	9	15	1794	299.0	70	886	36	6/37	24.61	2.96	49.83	2	2
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	9	15	1615	269.1	38	1006	36	6/56	27.94	3.73	44.86	-	3

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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]