Bowling Most Wickets Career IN India

Most wickets in 1980s in FC+LA+T20s IN India

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
N Kapil Dev (IND/NOZ/ROI)	1980-1989	113	149	12749	2124.5	418	6572	233	9/83	28.20	3.09	54.71	6	7	2
RJ Shastri (/IND/ROI/WEZ)	1981-1989	108	138	14521	2420.1	543	6482	204	9/101	31.77	2.67	71.18	11	4	1
Maninder Singh (DELHI/IBPXI/IND/InU22/NOZ/ROI)	1981-1990	73	100	12472	2078.4	503	5554	196	7/27	28.33	2.67	63.63	8	9	2
S Madan Lal (DELHI/IND/NOZ/ROI)	1980-1989	61	80	6069	1011.3	176	3360	91	7/49	36.92	3.32	66.69	2	6	1
NS Yadav (HYD/IBPXI/IND/ROI/SOZ)	1980-1987	38	63	7629	1271.3	254	3550	85	6/109	41.76	2.79	89.75	4	3	-
DR Doshi (EAZ/IND/ROI)	1980-1984	25	35	5803	967.1	265	2244	77	6/78	29.14	2.32	75.36	6	4	-
C Sharma (IBPXI/IND/NOZ/ROI)	1983-1989	47	57	3577	596.1	54	2598	77	7/83	33.74	4.35	46.45	1	3	-
Arshad Ayub (HYD/IND/SOZ)	1984-1990	32	41	4915	819.1	179	2206	71	8/65	31.07	2.69	69.22	4	3	1
G Sharma (/CEZ/IBPXI/IND/InU22/ROI)	1980-1990	28	40	5519	919.5	154	2597	65	8/155	39.95	2.82	84.90	2	3	1
RMH Binny (IBPXI/IND/KNTKA/ROI/SOZ)	1980-1989	52	61	3542	590.2	79	2269	61	6/56	37.19	3.84	58.06	1	1	-
L Sivaramakrishnan (/IBPXI/IND/ROI/SOZ/TN)	1982-1989	21	33	4184	697.2	105	2272	58	6/64	39.17	3.25	72.13	2	4	1
ND Hirwani (CEZ/IND/ROI)	1987-1990	14	21	3153	525.3	90	1600	52	8/61	30.76	3.04	60.63	1	4	1
BS Sandhu (/IND/ROI/WEZ)	1981-1985	21	34	3034	505.4	113	1546	49	6/86	31.55	3.05	61.91	4	2	-
RR Kulkarni (/IBPXI/IND/ROI/WEZ)	1983-1990	30	43	3570	595.0	65	2406	48	6/58	50.12	4.04	74.37	-	1	-
RS Ghai (/IND/InU22/NOZ/ROI)	1981-1987	16	25	2225	370.5	54	1417	45	7/110	31.48	3.82	49.44	1	4	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1983-1989	18	23	1976	329.2	72	958	44	6/37	21.77	2.90	44.90	3	2	-
BP Patterson (WI)	1987-1988	13	16	1181	196.5	19	766	43	6/29	17.81	3.89	27.46	1	3	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-1989	19	22	1648	274.4	35	945	43	5/54	21.97	3.44	38.32	4	2	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1980-1989	22	27	2135	355.5	61	1163	42	5/63	27.69	3.26	50.83	2	2	-
M Prabhakar (/DELHI/IND/NOZ/ROI)	1984-1989	35	39	2346	391.0	58	1393	42	5/28	33.16	3.56	55.85	1	1	-
IT Botham (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1982	14	20	2198	366.2	80	1070	39	7/48	27.43	2.92	56.35	1	3	1
AK Patel (IBPXI/IND/WEZ)	1983-1987	18	20	2752	458.4	75	1490	39	5/42	38.20	3.24	70.56	4	1	-
KBJ Azad (DELHI/IBPXI/IND/NOZ/ROI)	1980-1989	42	49	3502	583.4	106	1773	39	7/63	45.46	3.03	89.79	1	1	-
MA Holding (WI)	1983-1983	12	18	1704	284.0	57	820	37	5/102	22.16	2.88	46.05	2	1	-
WW Davis (WI)	1983-1988	17	27	2416	402.4	46	1344	37	4/76	36.32	3.33	65.29	1	-	-
NA Foster (ENG/ENGXI)	1984-1987	14	18	1630	271.4	51	887	35	6/104	25.34	3.26	46.57	-	2	1
JE Emburey (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1987	15	20	2077	346.1	81	1008	35	4/72	28.80	2.91	59.34	1	-	-
Randhir Singh (EAZ/IBPXI/IND)	1980-1988	20	26	3032	505.2	83	1665	35	6/95	47.57	3.29	86.62	1	2	-
RA Harper (WI)	1983-1987	18	20	1974	329.0	59	913	34	5/62	26.85	2.77	58.05	-	2	-
PH Edmonds (ENG/ENGXI)	1984-1985	15	23	3013	502.1	171	1115	33	4/13	33.78	2.22	91.30	3	-	-
TAP Sekhar (CEZ/IND/ROI/SOZ)	1980-1989	14	21	1811	301.5	36	1035	32	5/66	32.34	3.42	56.59	1	1	-
B Arun (IND/ROI/SOZ/TN)	1985-1989	13	21	1698	283.0	43	1073	32	5/84	33.53	3.79	53.06	3	1	-
DL Underwood (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1982	13	19	2056	342.4	125	764	31	6/64	24.64	2.22	66.32	-	2	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-1989	18	21	1666	277.4	40	884	31	5/96	28.51	3.18	53.74	1	1	-
AR Bhat (IBPXI/IND/KNTKA/SOZ)	1982-1985	12	18	3082	513.4	140	1156	31	5/65	37.29	2.25	99.41	1	1	-
K Srikkanth (/IBPXI/IND/InU22/ROI/SOZ/TN)	1980-1989	103	50	1188	198.0	24	798	29	5/27	27.51	4.03	40.96	-	2	-
WV Raman (IND/ROI/SOZ/TN)	1985-1990	21	25	1974	329.0	91	998	29	6/123	34.41	3.03	68.06	-	2	-
S Valson (DELHI/NOZ/ROI/SOZ)	1980-1985	12	23	1670	278.2	49	1069	29	4/84	36.86	3.84	57.58	2	-	-
IVA Richards (WI)	1983-1989	36	27	1230	205.0	19	840	28	6/41	30.00	4.09	43.92	-	1	-
SK Sharma (DELHI/IND/NOZ/ROI)	1986-1990	21	27	2046	341.0	42	1181	28	4/45	42.17	3.46	73.07	1	-	-
M Amarnath (BRODA/DELHI/IND/NOZ/ROI)	1980-1989	63	55	2409	401.3	50	1372	28	3/16	49.00	3.41	86.03	-	-	-
Iqbal Qasim (Pak)	1980-1987	8	15	1792	298.4	88	706	26	5/48	27.15	2.36	68.92	1	1	-
NG Cowans (ENG/ENGXI)	1984-1985	13	20	1691	281.5	58	972	26	3/44	37.38	3.44	65.03	-	-	-
RC Shukla (DELHI/EAZ/IND/NOZ)	1980-1984	14	22	2381	396.5	73	1014	26	4/31	39.00	2.55	91.57	1	-	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1980-1989	17	18	1110	185.0	12	822	25	3/27	32.88	4.44	44.40	-	-	-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1982-1989	19	20	1370	228.2	19	953	25	5/85	38.12	4.17	54.80	1	1	-
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1987-1989	18	19	1092	182.0	13	761	24	3/22	31.70	4.18	45.50	-	-	-
EAE Baptiste (WI)	1983-1988	16	19	1127	187.5	24	701	23	5/55	30.47	3.73	49.00	-	1	-
RGD Willis (ENG/ENGXI)	1981-1982	12	19	1420	236.4	58	704	22	4/35	32.00	2.97	64.54	1	-	-
RS Hans (CEZ)	1980-1984	9	14	2063	343.5	80	880	22	5/28	40.00	2.55	93.77	-	1	-
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1986-1989	10	9	1027	171.1	19	700	21	5/103	33.33	4.08	48.90	1	2	1
JK Lever (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1982	11	16	1555	259.1	44	881	21	5/100	41.95	3.39	74.04	1	1	-
DD Parsana (WEZ)	1980-1981	5	10	1289	214.5	66	451	20	7/46	22.55	2.09	64.45	1	1	-
KD Ghavri (/IND/ROI/WEZ)	1980-1981	8	16	1414	235.4	42	760	20	5/52	38.00	3.22	70.70	1	1	-
WW Daniel (WI)	1983-1983	8	12	942	157.0	21	506	19	5/39	26.63	3.22	49.57	-	1	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1986-1989	21	16	813	135.3	9	593	19	2/36	31.21	4.37	42.78	-	-	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1987	7	10	1445	240.5	36	659	19	5/54	34.68	2.73	76.05	1	1	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1988-1988	3	4	605	100.5	28	252	18	6/49	14.00	2.49	33.61	1	2	1
AR Border (AUS)	1984-1989	26	14	588	98.0	5	422	18	3/20	23.44	4.30	32.66	-	-	-
M Venkataramana (IND/ROI/SOZ/TN)	1988-1990	8	11	1517	252.5	43	796	18	4/97	44.22	3.14	84.27	1	-	-
RD Khanwilkar (/KNTKA/SOZ)	1982-1985	10	15	1103	183.5	23	686	17	5/94	40.35	3.73	64.88	1	1	-
PI Pocock (ENG/ENGXI)	1984-1985	7	12	1699	283.1	62	813	17	4/93	47.82	2.87	99.94	1	-	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1983-1983	11	14	1132	188.4	46	500	16	3/54	31.25	2.65	70.75	-	-	-
AK Sharma (DELHI/IND/NOZ)	1984-1990	22	21	1183	197.1	33	592	16	3/30	37.00	3.00	73.93	-	-	-
GR Dilley (ENG/ENGXI)	1981-1982	9	14	1178	196.2	27	723	15	4/47	48.20	3.68	78.53	1	-	-
EE Hemmings (ENG)	1987-1989	9	9	435	72.3	3	362	14	4/52	25.85	4.99	31.07	1	-	-
HA Gomes (WI)	1983-1983	17	18	859	143.1	22	454	14	4/30	32.42	3.17	61.35	1	-	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1987-1988	11	12	569	94.5	6	461	14	4/69	32.92	4.86	40.64	1	-	-
GF Labrooy (SL)	1986-1989	9	9	654	109.0	7	523	14	5/57	37.35	4.79	46.71	-	1	-
SV Mudkavi (CEZ/IBPXI)	1981-1987	8	11	1110	185.0	20	568	14	4/147	40.57	3.07	79.28	1	-	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1986-1987	13	14	744	124.0	9	604	14	4/56	43.14	4.87	53.14	1	-	-
PJW Allott (ENG/ENGXI)	1981-1984	8	13	1229	204.5	43	672	14	5/54	48.00	3.28	87.78	-	2	-
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	1987-1989	11	11	536	89.2	7	390	13	4/39	30.00	4.36	41.23	1	-	-
AG Mathur (CEZ)	1980-1984	7	11	852	142.0	25	433	13	4/82	33.30	3.04	65.53	1	-	-
B Burman (EAZ/ROI)	1980-1982	5	7	653	108.5	13	458	13	6/88	35.23	4.20	50.23	-	2	-
VJ Marks (ENG/ENGXI)	1984-1985	11	13	930	155.0	29	486	13	4/48	37.38	3.13	71.53	1	-	-
MV Narasimha Rao (HYD/SOZ)	1980-1987	8	14	1122	187.0	16	588	13	2/41	45.23	3.14	86.30	-	-	-
BA Reid (AUS)	1986-1987	14	15	954	159.0	19	659	13	3/43	50.69	4.14	73.38	-	-	-
S Keshwala (BRODA/WEZ)	1982-1987	11	17	1295	215.5	33	769	13	2/11	59.15	3.56	99.61	-	-	-
A Khan (ROI/WEZ)	1986-1987	3	4	593	98.5	29	270	12	6/29	22.50	2.73	49.41	-	1	-
S Vasudevan (SOZ/TN)	1980-1988	2	4	648	108.0	26	278	12	5/116	23.16	2.57	54.00	1	1	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1989	8	8	409	68.1	9	331	12	3/28	27.58	4.85	34.08	-	-	-
GA Gooch (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1989	25	20	812	135.2	26	454	12	3/19	37.83	3.35	67.66	-	-	-
Paramjit Singh (EAZ)	1980-1982	5	6	1119	186.3	39	497	12	5/108	41.41	2.66	93.25	-	1	-
P Sunderam (CEZ)	1984-1986	4	7	813	135.3	20	504	12	5/168	42.00	3.71	67.75	-	1	-
S Talwar (NOZ)	1981-1987	6	10	972	162.0	26	526	12	5/91	43.83	3.24	81.00	-	1	-
A Bhattacharya (EAZ)	1983-1988	7	9	1268	211.2	39	605	12	3/114	50.41	2.86	105.66	-	-	-
V Venkatram (EAZ)	1980-1989	9	11	1196	199.2	28	692	12	5/93	57.66	3.47	99.66	-	1	-
CG Rackemann (AUS)	1984-1984	6	6	277	46.1	9	159	11	4/41	14.45	3.44	25.18	1	-	-
W Watson (NZ)	1987-1988	9	9	453	75.3	4	370	11	2/33	33.63	4.90	41.18	-	-	-
Azeem Hafeez (PAK)	1983-1983	5	7	796	132.4	28	379	11	4/58	34.45	2.85	72.36	1	-	-
Mudassar Nazar (Pak)	1980-1987	10	13	751	125.1	23	397	11	3/17	36.09	3.17	68.27	-	-	-
G Shome (EAZ)	1985-1987	4	5	759	126.3	14	440	11	3/75	40.00	3.47	69.00	-	-	-
CS Cowdrey (ENG/ENGXI)	1984-1985	11	14	736	122.4	12	497	11	3/61	45.18	4.05	66.90	-	-	-
Avinash Kumar (EAZ)	1984-1989	7	9	1470	245.0	62	585	11	5/81	53.18	2.38	133.63	-	1	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1987-1988	13	16	1141	190.1	37	636	11	3/82	57.81	3.34	103.72	-	-	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1987	10	11	722	120.2	8	639	11	5/68	58.09	5.31	65.63	-	1	-
TG Hogan (AUS)	1984-1984	4	4	227	37.5	5	152	10	4/33	15.20	4.01	22.70	1	-	-
Ehteshamuddin (PAK)	1980-1980	2	4	414	69.0	17	182	10	4/87	18.20	2.63	41.40	1	-	-
JP Agnew (ENG/ENGXI)	1985-1985	3	4	348	58.0	4	266	10	5/102	26.60	4.58	34.80	-	1	-

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs England at Manchester, India in England 4th Test, Jul 23-27, 2025 [Test # 2596]

Uganda vs United Arab Emirates at Entebbe, Pearl of Africa T20I Series 18th Match, Jul 27, 2025 [T20I # 3382]

Bahrain vs Malawi at Rwanda, Rwanda Tri-Nation T20I Series Final, Jul 27, 2025 [T20I # 3383]