Bowling Averages for India in Tests

Bowling averages
Player
Span
Mat
Inns
Balls
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
5
10
Ct
St
VR Aaron2011-2015914118912947183/9752.614.77660010
AH Kardar1946-1946300000----0010
S Abid Ali1967-1974294941641191980476/5542.122.8588.510320
HR Adhikari1947-195921317028233/6827.332.8956.60080
AB Agarkar1998-2006264648571682745586/4147.323.3983.71060
MA Agarwal2018-20222100000----00140
Akash Deep2024-202510181536401002286/9935.783.9154.81120
L Amarnath1933-1952243542411951481455/9632.912.0994.220130
M Amarnath1969-1988697136761011782324/6355.682.90114.800470
S Amarnath1976-1978101110511/55.002.72110040
L Amar Singh1932-1936713218295858287/8630.642.3577.92030
Amir Elahi1947-1947100000----0000
PK Amre1992-19931100000----0090
SA Ankola1989-198912180712821/3564.004.26900000
AL Apte1959-1959100000----0000
ML Apte1952-1953716030--3.00-0020
Arshad Ayub1987-1989132236631501438415/5035.072.3589.33020
B Arun1986-1987232521211643/7629.002.76630020
J Arun Lal1982-198916316170--2.62-00130
R Ashwin2011-202410620027246907128915377/5924.002.8350.7378360
KBJ Azad1981-19837107502837332/84124.332.982500030
M Azharuddin1984-2000993130160--7.38-001050
HK Badani2001-200141482170--2.12-0060
S Badrinath2010-2010200000----0020
SV Bahutule2001-200123366820331/3267.663.321220010
AA Baig1959-1967102180150--5.00-0060
L Balaji2003-20058151756641004275/7637.183.43651010
SA Banerjee1948-194912306318154/12036.203.5461.20030
SN Banerjee1949-194912273812754/5425.402.7954.60000
ST Banerjee1992-19921110844733/4715.662.61360000
SB Bangar2001-200212147623534372/2349.002.70108.80040
M Baqa Jilani1936-193611904550--3.66-0000
BS Bedi1966-19796711821364109676372667/9828.712.1480.3141260
P Bhandari1955-195632782390--3.00-0010
KS Bharat2023-2024700000----00181
AR Bhat1983-1983224382215142/6537.752.06109.50000
RMH Binny1979-198727382870761534476/5632.633.206120110
STR Binny2014-2015674501225832/2486.003.441500040
CG Borde1958-1969555456952362417525/8846.482.54109.510370
JJ Bumrah2018-202552991003139646312346/2719.792.7742.8160170
BS Chandrasekhar1964-197958971596358471992428/7929.742.7065.9162250
CPS Chauhan1969-19814010174210621/453.003.658700380
RK Chauhan1993-1998213447492381857474/4839.512.3410100120
PP Chawla2006-2012364921327074/6938.573.2970.20010
A Chopra2003-20041000000----00150
N Chopra2000-2000111443780--3.25-0000
NR Chowdhury1949-1951235162120511/130205.002.385160000
SHM Colah1932-1933200000----0020
NJ Contractor1955-1962311018678011/980.002.5818600180
V Dahiya2000-2000200000----0060
HT Dani1952-1952126051911/919.001.90600010
SS Das2000-2002232662350--3.18-00340
D Dasgupta2001-2002800000----00130
RB Desai1959-1968284555971782761746/5637.312.9575.62090
S Dhawan2013-2018345542180--2.00-00280
MS Dhoni2005-2014907961670--4.18-0025638
SS Dighe2001-2001600000----00122
Dilawar Hussain1934-1936300000----0061
RV Divecha1951-195257104444361113/10232.812.0794.90050
DR Doshi1979-19833355932245635021146/10230.712.2581.760100
R Dravid1996-2012163512043911/1839.001.95120002090
SA Durani1960-1973294664463172657756/7335.422.4785.931140
FM Engineer1961-19754600000----006616
CV Gadkari1953-1955631024450--2.64-0060
AD Gaekwad1974-19854017334818721/493.503.3516700150
DK Gaekwad1952-1961112120120--6.00-0050
HG Gaekwad1952-19521122221470--1.27-0000
G Gambhir2004-201658112040--2.00-00380
DJ Gandhi1999-1999400000----0030
A Gandotra1969-1969216050--5.00-0010
D Ganesh1997-1997474611528752/2857.403.7392.20000
SC Ganguly1996-20081139931171101681323/2852.533.2397.400710
SM Gavaskar1971-1987125293801520611/34206.003.25380001080
KD Ghavri1974-19813969703623336561095/3333.543.1164.540160
JM Ghorpade1953-19598515011310--5.24-0040
Ghulam Ahmed1948-1959223656502542052687/4930.172.178341110
MJ Gopalan1934-19341111473911/3939.002.051140030
CD Gopinath1951-1960814821111/1111.001.37480020
GM Guard1958-1960243961618232/6960.662.751320020
S Guha1967-1969486742331132/55103.662.76224.60020
Gul Mohammad1946-1952847742422/2112.001.8738.50030
BP Gupte1961-1965356782834931/54116.333.082260000
SP Gupte1951-196136611128460844031499/10229.552.3475.7121140
Gursharan Singh1990-1990100000----0020
Hanumant Singh1964-1969143660510--4.63-00110
Harbhajan Singh1998-201510319028580871135374178/8432.462.8468.5255420
MS Hardikar1958-19582310875511/955.003.051080030
Harshit Rana2024-202423270620343/4850.754.5167.50010
Harvinder Singh1998-200136273618542/6246.254.0668.20000
VS Hazare1946-195330432840991220204/2961.002.5714200110
DD Hindlekar1936-1946400000----0030
ND Hirwani1988-1996172842981551987668/6130.102.7765.14150
KC Ibrahim1948-1949400000----0000
KS Indrajitsinhji1964-1969400000----0063
JK Irani1947-1947200000----0021
Ishan Kishan2023-2023200000----0050
SS Iyer2021-20241416020--2.00-00150
A Jadeja1992-20001500000----0050
RA Jadeja2012-2025891672024177087413487/4225.112.5958.1153490
W Jaffer2000-20083116631822/189.001.633300270
M Jahangir Khan1932-1936466062825544/6063.752.52151.50040
LP Jai1933-1933100000----0000
ML Jaisimha1959-19713951209710982992/5492.112.3723300170
YBK Jaiswal2023-2025283180180--6.00-00250
RJD Jamshedji1933-193311210413733/13745.663.91700020
HK Jayantilal1971-1971100000----0000
DJ Johnson1996-199624240614332/5247.663.57800000
PG Joshi1951-19601200000----00189
SB Joshi1996-2000152634511461470415/14235.852.5584.11070
DC Jurel2024-2025900000----00172
M Kaif2000-200613118040--1.33-00140
VG Kambli1993-19951700000----0070
A Kamboj2025-20251110818911/8989.004.941080000
HH Kanitkar1999-2000216020--2.00-0000
HS Kanitkar1974-1974200000----0000
N Kapil Dev1978-1994131227277401060128674349/8329.642.7863.9232640
AR Kapoor1994-1996476422625562/1942.502.381070010
SS Karim2000-2000100000----0010
KD Karthik2004-20182600000----00576
M Kartik2000-2004815193274820244/4434.162.5480.50020
RB Kenny1958-1960500000----0010
SN Khan2024-2024600000----0030
Z Khan2000-20149216518785624102473117/8732.943.2760.4111190
SMH Kirmani1976-19868831901311/913.004.10190016038
G Kishenchand1947-1952500000----0010
V Kohli2011-2025123111752840--2.88-001210
AG Kripal Singh1955-19641415151876584103/4358.402.30151.80040
P Krishnamurthy1971-1971500000----0071
Kuldeep Yadav2017-202517322893631704765/4022.423.53385050
NM Kulkarni1997-2001337382833221/70166.002.693690010
RR Kulkarni1986-198736366522753/8545.403.7273.20010
UN Kulkarni1967-196847448523852/3747.603.1889.60000
B Kumar2013-2018213733481411644636/8226.092.9453.14080
P Kumar2011-2011611161168697275/10625.812.5959.61020
VV Kumar1961-1961236054620275/6428.852.0086.41020
A Kumble1990-20081322364085015761835561910/7429.652.6965.9358600
BK Kunderan1960-1967181240130--3.25-00237
A Kuruvilla1997-19971015176559892255/6835.683.0370.61000
Lall Singh1932-1932100000----0010
R Lamba1986-1987400000----0050
VVS Laxman1996-2012134133241212621/263.002.33162001350
S Madan Lal1974-1986396359971882846715/2340.082.8484.440150
ES Maka1952-1953200000----0021
AO Malhotra1982-19857218130--1.00-0020
Maninder Singh1982-1993355282183593288887/2737.362.4093.33290
SV Manjrekar1987-1996373170150--5.29-00251
VL Manjrekar1951-1965556204174411/1644.001.2920400192
AV Mankad1969-1978223411430--6.29-00120
MH Mankad1946-195944701468677752361628/5232.322.1390.682330
MK Mantri1951-1955400000----0081
KR Meherhomji1936-1936100000----0010
VL Mehra1955-19648336160--1.00-0010
VM Merchant1933-1951102540400--4.44-0070
PL Mhambrey1996-199623258614821/4374.003.441290010
AG Milkha Singh1960-1961416020--2.00-0020
A Mishra2008-2016224051031232715765/7135.723.1967.11080
A Mithun2010-2011487202145694/10550.663.80800000
RS Modi1946-1952101301140--2.80-0030
Mohammed Shami2013-2023641221151536463462296/5627.713.3050.260160
Mohammed Siraj2020-20254584700720641241396/1529.663.5350.450220
DS Mohanty1997-1997244301023944/7859.753.33107.50000
NR Mongia1994-20014400000----00998
KS More1986-1993491120120--6.00-0011020
VM Muddiah1959-1960233181713432/4044.662.521060000
Mukesh Kumar2023-2024362841617972/025.573.7840.50000
A Mukund2011-201771120140--7.00-0060
S Mushtaq Ali1934-1952115378920231/4567.333.201260070
S Nadeem2019-2021244581127382/1834.123.5757.20010
RG Nadkarni1955-1968416591656652559886/4329.071.67104.141220
SS Naik1974-1975300000----0000
KK Nair2016-2025102120110--5.50-00100
Naoomal Jaoomal1932-19343410806821/434.003.77540000
MV Narasimha Rao1978-1979464631122732/4675.662.94154.30080
T Natarajan2021-202112230711933/7839.663.1076.60000
JG Navle1932-1933200000----0010
SV Nayak1982-198223231613211/16132.003.422310010
CK Nayudu1932-19367108582438693/4042.882.6995.30040
CS Nayudu1934-19521112522635921/19179.504.122610030
S Nazir Ali1932-19342113818344/8320.753.6034.50000
A Nehra1999-2004172934471221866444/7242.403.2478.30050
M Nissar1932-1936611121134707255/9028.283.5048.43020
K Nitish Kumar Reddy2024-20251015516536682/3245.754.2564.50050
S Nyalchand1952-195211384339733/9732.331.511280000
NV Ojha2015-2015100000----0041
PP Ojha2009-20132448763329834201136/4730.262.6867.571100
D Padikkal2024-2024200000----0020
AM Pai1969-19691211453122/2915.501.63570000
PE Palia1932-193622423130--1.85-0000
CS Pandit1986-1992500000----00142
HH Pandya2017-2018111993719528175/2831.053.3855.11070
Pankaj Singh2014-2014234501729222/113146.003.892250020
RR Pant2018-20254900000----0016016
GAHM Parkar1982-1982100000----0010
RD Parkar1972-1973200000----0000
DD Parsana1979-19792312065011/3250.002.501200000
CT Patankar1955-1956100000----0031
MAK Pataudi1961-1975461013268811/1088.004.0013200270
Nawab of Pataudi1946-1946300000----0000
AR Patel2021-202515292660981121576/3819.662.5246.65140
BP Patel1974-19772100000----00170
JM Patel1955-1960711172594637299/6921.962.2159.42120
MM Patel2006-201113252658951349354/2538.543.0475.90060
PA Patel2002-20182500000----006210
RGM Patel1988-198812840510--3.64-0010
IK Pathan2003-20082954588421232261007/5932.263.2858.87280
Yuvraj of Patiala1934-1934100000----0020
RM Patidar2024-2024300000----0040
SM Patil1980-198429156452924092/2826.662.2371.600120
SR Patil1955-19551213875121/1525.502.21690010
DG Phadkar1947-1959314859942772285627/15936.852.2896.630210
RR Powar2007-200724252811863/3319.662.80420000
M Prabhakar1984-1995396874752743581966/13237.302.8777.830200
BKV Prasad1996-2001335870412753360966/3335.002.8673.37160
MSK Prasad1999-2000600000----00150
EAS Prasanna1962-197849861435360257421898/7630.382.4075.9102180
M Prasidh Krishna2023-202561196014756224/6234.364.7243.60000
CA Pujara2010-2023103212030--1.50-00660
PH Punjabi1955-1955500000----0050
AM Rahane2013-20238500000----001020
KL Rahul2014-20256700000----00850
SK Raina2010-20151822104122603132/146.383.478000230
K Rai Singh1948-1948100000----0000
V Rajindernath1952-1952100000----0004
Rajinder Pal1964-196412784220--1.69-0000
LS Rajput1985-1985200000----0010
SLV Raju1990-2001285176023622857936/1230.722.2581.75160
WV Raman1988-19971173482012921/764.502.221740060
C Ramaswami1936-1936200000----0000
GS Ramchand1952-1960335649762561899416/4946.312.28121.310200
S Ramesh1999-2001193540430--4.77-00180
L Ramji1933-1933111385640--2.78-0010
CR Rangachari1948-1948448461149395/10754.773.49941000
KM Rangnekar1947-1948300000----0010
VB Ranjane1958-1964713126533649194/7234.153.0766.50010
V Rathour1996-1997600000----00120
A Ratra2002-2002616010--1.00-00112
V Razdan1989-198922240614155/7928.203.52481000
B Reddy1979-1979400000----0092
MR Rege1949-1949100000----0010
AK Roy1969-1969400000----0000
P Roy1951-196043710446611/666.003.8010400160
P Roy1982-1982200000----0010
WP Saha2010-20214000000----009212
NA Saini2021-202124251517242/5443.004.1162.70010
B Sai Sudharsan2025-2025600000----0040
BS Sandhu1983-1983810102032557103/8755.703.271020010
RL Sanghvi2001-2001127437822/6739.006.32370000
Sarandeep Singh2000-20023467827340104/13634.003.0067.80010
DN Sardesai1961-1972305592450--4.57-0040
CT Sarwate1946-1951910658537431/16124.663.41219.30000
RC Saxena1967-196711120110--5.50-0000
V Sehwag2001-2013103913731741894405/10447.353.0493.210900
TAP Sekhar1983-19832220431290--3.79-0000
PK Sen1948-19521400000----002011
AK Sengupta1959-1959100000----0000
AK Sharma1988-19881124090--2.25-0010
C Sharma1984-198923393470612163616/5835.453.7456.84170
G Sharma1985-199058130757418104/8841.801.91130.70020
I Sharma2007-202110518819160640100783117/7432.403.1561.6111230
KV Sharma2014-201412294323842/9559.504.8573.50000
PH Sharma1974-19775224080--2.00-0010
RG Sharma2013-20246716383522421/26112.003.50191.500680
SK Sharma1988-199024414924763/3741.163.57690010
RJ Shastri1981-1992801251575165761851515/7540.962.35104.320360
PP Shaw2018-2020500000----0020
SG Shinde1946-1952710151559717126/9159.752.83126.21000
RH Shodhan1952-195333603260--2.60-0010
Shubman Gill2020-20254017010--0.85-00300
RC Shukla1982-198212294915222/8276.003.101470000
IR Siddiqui2001-20011211454811/3248.002.521140010
NS Sidhu1983-19995116090--9.00-0090
R Singh1999-199912240817632/7458.664.40800010
RP Singh2006-201114252534591682405/5942.053.9863.31060
RR Singh1998-199812604320--3.20-0050
VRV Singh2006-20075106692042783/4853.373.8283.60010
L Sivaramakrishnan1983-19869162367741145266/6444.032.90913190
SW Sohoni1946-1951455322020221/16101.002.272660020
ED Solkar1969-197727442265821070183/2859.442.83125.800530
MM Sood1960-1960100000----0000
S Sreesanth2006-2011275054191623271875/4037.593.6262.23050
K Srikkanth1981-1992431621631140--3.16-00400
J Srinath1991-2002671211510459971962368/8630.492.8564101220
TE Srinivasan1981-1981100000----0000
V Subramanya1965-19689144441720132/3267.002.711480090
GR Sunderam1955-1956243961216632/4655.332.511320000
Surendranath1958-1961111726021441053265/7540.502.421002040
RF Surti1960-1969264538701151962425/7446.713.0492.110260
VN Swamy1955-1955121085450--2.50-0000
NS Tamhane1955-19612100000----003516
KK Tarapore1948-1948111142720--3.78-0000
SR Tendulkar1989-20132001454240832492463/1054.173.5292.1001150
SN Thakur2018-202513221611361024337/6131.033.8148.81060
PR Umrigar1948-1962595047252621473356/7442.081.8713520330
JD Unadkat2010-2023474741723132/5077.002.921580030
DB Vengsarkar1976-19921166471360--4.59-00780
S Venkataraghavan1965-198357961487769656341568/7236.112.2795.331440
M Venkataramana1989-1989127015811/1058.004.97700010
GH Vihari2018-202216103451018053/3736.003.13690040
M Vijay2008-20186118384619811/12198.003.0938400490
R Vijay Bharadwaj1999-200034247810711/26107.002.592470030
R Vinay Kumar2012-2012117807311/7373.005.61780000
GR Viswanath1969-19839177014611/1146.003.947000630
S Viswanath1985-1985300000----00110
Vizianagram1936-1936300000----0010
AL Wadekar1966-1974377611550--5.40-00460
Washington Sundar2021-202517292188411187367/5932.973.2560.71160
AS Wassan1990-19904671216504104/10850.404.2471.20010
S Wazir Ali1932-193673301250--5.00-0010
J Yadav2016-202261282528465164/4929.063.3851.50030
NS Yadav1979-19873561836033935801025/7635.092.5681.930100
SA Yadav2023-2023100000----0000
UT Yadav2011-202357112897924552631706/8830.953.5152.831190
V Yadav1993-1993100000----0012
Yajurvindra Singh1977-1979441203500--2.50-00110
Yashpal Sharma1979-19833733021711/617.003.403000160
B Yograj Singh1981-1981119036311/6363.004.20900000
T Yohannan2001-2002364861725652/5651.203.1697.20010
Yuvraj Singh2003-201240359311454792/960.773.52103.400310
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs India at Guwahati, South Africa in India 2nd Test, Nov 22-26, 2025 [Test # 2609]

South Africa vs India at Eden Gardens, South Africa in India 1st Test, Nov 14-16, 2025 [Test # 2606]

India vs West Indies at Delhi, West Indies in India 2nd Test, Oct 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2601]