Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Best averages for India in Tests

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
AR Patel (IND)	2021-2024	14	423.2	96	2540	1064	55	6/38	19.34	2.51	46.18	2	5	1
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	48	1558.0	366	9348	4341	219	6/27	19.82	2.78	42.68	7	15	-
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	26	-	218	6391	2195	104	6/43	21.10	2.06	61.45	5	5	-
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	71	2183.2	433	13100	7306	336	7/112	21.74	3.34	38.98	15	17	4
M Jansen (SA)	2021-2025	18	488.1	86	2929	1696	77	7/13	22.02	3.47	38.03	5	3	1
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	393.3	107	2361	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2017-2024	13	348.5	46	2093	1241	56	5/40	22.16	3.55	37.37	3	4	-
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	72	2586.3	661	15519	7344	330	8/71	22.25	2.83	47.02	11	20	3
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	64	1898.3	507	11391	5000	224	6/21	22.32	2.63	50.85	8	13	2
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2017	11	346.5	95	2081	886	39	7/29	22.71	2.55	53.35	-	3	-
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1911	15	460.4	96	2764	1455	64	7/94	22.73	3.15	43.18	3	5	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	93	3101.2	660	18608	10077	439	7/51	22.95	3.24	42.38	27	26	5
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	4058.5	1222	24353	9733	421	7/87	23.11	2.39	57.84	23	16	1
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2025	20	429.4	100	2578	1356	58	6/39	23.37	3.15	44.44	1	3	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2024	106	4541.0	907	27246	12891	537	7/59	24.00	2.83	50.73	25	37	8
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	28	-	270	6522	2806	116	6/38	24.18	2.58	56.22	1	9	1
PS de Villiers (SA)	1993-1998	18	800.5	221	4805	2063	85	6/23	24.27	2.57	56.52	6	5	2
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2024	16	382.0	64	2292	1432	59	6/37	24.27	3.74	38.84	1	3	1
PS Heine (SA)	1955-1962	14	-	106	3890	1455	58	6/58	25.08	2.24	67.06	2	4	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2025	85	3221.0	742	19326	8305	330	7/42	25.16	2.57	58.56	14	15	3
RO Schwarz (SA)	1906-1912	20	439.5	66	2639	1417	55	6/47	25.76	3.22	47.98	4	2	-
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1960	37	-	602	13568	4405	170	9/113	25.91	1.94	79.81	5	14	2
B Kumar (IND)	2013-2018	21	558.0	141	3348	1644	63	6/82	26.09	2.94	53.14	3	4	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1970	41	-	706	11736	3226	123	6/53	26.22	1.64	95.41	2	5	-
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	25	704.3	124	4227	2180	82	7/84	26.58	3.09	51.54	4	4	-
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	19	509.3	81	3057	1870	70	6/56	26.71	3.67	43.67	1	4	-
SR Harmer (SA)	2015-2023	10	350.5	68	2105	1075	39	4/61	27.56	3.06	53.97	4	-	-
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	86	2749.4	605	16498	8550	309	6/23	27.66	3.10	53.39	18	8	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2023	64	1919.1	364	11515	6346	229	6/56	27.71	3.30	50.28	12	6	-
JC Watkins (SA)	1949-1957	15	-	134	2805	816	29	4/22	28.13	1.74	96.72	3	-	-
BS Bedi (IND)	1966-1979	67	-	1096	21364	7637	266	7/98	28.71	2.14	80.31	13	14	1
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	101	3472.2	759	20834	11242	390	7/37	28.82	3.23	53.42	19	18	4
CR Matthews (SA)	1992-1995	18	663.2	231	3980	1502	52	5/42	28.88	2.26	76.53	1	2	-
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1955-1968	41	-	665	9165	2559	88	6/43	29.07	1.67	104.14	2	4	1
SP Gupte (IND)	1951-1961	36	1880.4	608	11284	4403	149	9/102	29.55	2.34	75.73	8	12	1
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1912	15	-	55	2292	1421	48	6/92	29.60	3.71	47.75	2	4	1
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1994	131	4623.2	1060	27740	12867	434	9/83	29.64	2.78	63.91	17	23	2
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2008	132	6808.2	1576	40850	18355	619	10/74	29.65	2.69	65.99	31	35	8
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1964-1979	58	-	584	15963	7199	242	8/79	29.74	2.70	65.96	12	16	2
M Hayward (SA)	1999-2004	16	470.1	90	2821	1609	54	5/56	29.79	3.42	52.24	1	1	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2025	59	1944.2	367	11666	6055	203	9/129	29.82	3.11	57.46	6	11	1
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	68	633.2	243	3800	1288	43	3/14	29.95	2.03	88.37	-	-	-
ND Hirwani (IND)	1988-1996	17	716.2	155	4298	1987	66	8/61	30.10	2.77	65.12	2	4	1
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1948-1959	22	941.4	254	5650	2052	68	7/49	30.17	2.17	83.08	3	4	1
PP Ojha (IND)	2009-2013	24	1272.1	298	7633	3420	113	6/47	30.26	2.68	67.54	5	7	1
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1924	18	648.0	132	3888	1817	60	6/76	30.28	2.80	64.80	1	4	-
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1962-1978	49	-	602	14353	5742	189	8/76	30.38	2.40	75.94	17	10	2
J Srinath (IND)	1991-2002	67	2517.2	599	15104	7196	236	8/86	30.49	2.85	64.00	8	10	1
L Amar Singh (IND)	1932-1936	7	363.4	95	2182	858	28	7/86	30.64	2.35	77.92	1	2	-
DR Doshi (IND)	1979-1983	33	1553.4	456	9322	3502	114	6/102	30.71	2.25	81.77	4	6	-
SLV Raju (IND)	1990-2001	28	1267.0	362	7602	2857	93	6/12	30.72	2.25	81.74	1	5	1
UT Yadav (IND)	2011-2023	57	1496.3	245	8979	5263	170	6/88	30.95	3.51	52.81	6	3	1
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2020-2025	41	1069.5	190	6419	3820	123	6/15	31.05	3.57	52.18	7	5	-
JT Partridge (SA)	1963-1965	11	-	136	3684	1373	44	7/91	31.20	2.23	83.72	3	3	-
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1935	25	975.1	194	5851	2631	84	6/51	31.32	2.69	69.65	5	3	-
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1911	25	-	110	3598	1996	63	6/26	31.68	3.32	57.11	4	1	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	36	1271.4	280	7630	3919	123	6/32	31.86	3.08	62.03	4	3	1
IK Pathan (IND)	2003-2008	29	980.4	212	5884	3226	100	7/59	32.26	3.28	58.84	2	7	2
MH Mankad (IND)	1946-1959	44	-	777	14686	5236	162	8/52	32.32	2.13	90.65	10	8	2
I Sharma (IND)	2007-2021	105	3193.2	640	19160	10078	311	7/74	32.40	3.15	61.60	10	11	1
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2015	103	4763.2	871	28580	13537	417	8/84	32.46	2.84	68.53	16	25	5
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	165	3362.0	846	20172	9497	291	6/54	32.63	2.82	69.31	7	5	-
RMH Binny (IND)	1979-1987	27	478.2	76	2870	1534	47	6/56	32.63	3.20	61.06	-	2	-
AJ Bell (SA)	1929-1935	16	557.0	89	3342	1567	48	6/99	32.64	2.81	69.62	1	4	-
NA Quinn (SA)	1929-1932	12	487.0	103	2922	1145	35	6/92	32.71	2.35	83.48	2	1	-
PR Adams (SA)	1995-2004	45	1475.0	339	8850	4405	134	7/128	32.87	2.98	66.04	5	4	1
L Amarnath (IND)	1933-1952	24	-	195	4241	1481	45	5/96	32.91	2.09	94.24	3	2	-
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2014	92	3130.5	624	18785	10247	311	7/87	32.94	3.27	60.40	15	11	1
NBF Mann (SA)	1947-1951	19	-	260	5796	1920	58	6/59	33.10	1.98	99.93	5	1	-
SJ Pegler (SA)	1910-1924	16	498.1	84	2989	1572	47	7/65	33.44	3.15	63.59	3	2	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1974-1981	39	-	233	7036	3656	109	5/33	33.54	3.11	64.55	5	4	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1998	38	1008.0	255	6048	2537	75	4/65	33.82	2.51	80.64	2	-	-
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1970	30	-	115	3021	1362	40	5/85	34.05	2.70	75.52	-	1	-
Q McMillan (SA)	1929-1932	13	336.5	38	2021	1243	36	5/66	34.52	3.69	56.13	2	2	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1996-2001	33	1173.3	275	7041	3360	96	6/33	35.00	2.86	73.34	1	7	1
Arshad Ayub (IND)	1987-1989	13	610.3	150	3663	1438	41	5/50	35.07	2.35	89.34	4	3	-
NS Yadav (IND)	1979-1987	35	1393.2	339	8360	3580	102	5/76	35.09	2.56	81.96	8	3	-
SA Durani (IND)	1960-1973	29	1074.2	317	6446	2657	75	6/73	35.42	2.47	85.94	2	3	1
C Sharma (IND)	1984-1989	23	578.2	61	3470	2163	61	6/58	35.45	3.74	56.88	2	4	1
AH McKinnon (SA)	1960-1967	8	424.2	153	2546	925	26	4/128	35.57	2.17	97.92	1	-	-
A Mishra (IND)	2008-2016	22	850.3	123	5103	2715	76	5/71	35.72	3.19	67.14	2	1	-
EP Nupen (SA)	1921-1936	17	693.1	133	4159	1788	50	6/46	35.76	2.57	83.18	1	5	1
SB Joshi (IND)	1996-2000	15	575.1	146	3451	1470	41	5/142	35.85	2.55	84.17	1	1	-
AJ Hall (SA)	2002-2007	21	500.1	95	3001	1617	45	3/1	35.93	3.23	66.68	-	-	-
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1965-1983	57	-	696	14877	5634	156	8/72	36.11	2.27	95.36	7	3	1
DG Phadkar (IND)	1947-1959	31	-	277	5994	2285	62	7/159	36.85	2.28	96.67	1	3	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2003-2014	15	419.1	85	2515	1416	38	5/33	37.26	3.37	66.18	1	1	-
M Prabhakar (IND)	1984-1995	39	1245.5	274	7475	3581	96	6/132	37.30	2.87	77.86	4	3	-
RB Desai (IND)	1959-1968	28	-	178	5597	2761	74	6/56	37.31	2.95	75.63	8	2	-
Maninder Singh (IND)	1982-1993	35	1369.4	359	8218	3288	88	7/27	37.36	2.40	93.38	5	3	2
S Sreesanth (IND)	2006-2011	27	903.1	162	5419	3271	87	5/40	37.59	3.62	62.28	4	3	-
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2011	37	1468.1	336	8809	3901	103	6/127	37.87	2.65	85.52	3	3	-
AW Nourse (SA)	1902-1924	45	539.0	120	3234	1553	41	4/25	37.87	2.88	78.87	2	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2004	49	1147.5	318	6887	3033	80	8/64	37.91	2.64	86.08	2	1	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2008-2017	46	450.3	48	2703	1601	42	4/47	38.11	3.55	64.35	2	-	-
MM Patel (IND)	2006-2011	13	443.0	95	2658	1349	35	4/25	38.54	3.04	75.94	1	-	-
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1951	15	-	136	5193	2084	54	5/68	38.59	2.40	96.16	2	4	-
ARA Murray (SA)	1952-1954	10	-	111	2374	710	18	4/169	39.44	1.79	131.88	1	-	-
RK Chauhan (IND)	1993-1998	21	791.3	238	4749	1857	47	4/48	39.51	2.34	101.04	1	-	-
S Madan Lal (IND)	1974-1986	39	-	188	5997	2846	71	5/23	40.08	2.84	84.46	1	4	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2015	20	654.1	86	3925	2294	57	5/32	40.24	3.50	68.85	1	2	-
Surendranath (IND)	1958-1961	11	433.4	144	2602	1053	26	5/75	40.50	2.42	100.07	1	2	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1992	80	2625.1	657	15751	6185	151	5/75	40.96	2.35	104.31	11	2	-
DL Piedt (SA)	2014-2024	12	404.3	57	2427	1521	37	5/89	41.10	3.76	65.59	3	2	-
CN McCarthy (SA)	1948-1951	15	-	64	3499	1510	36	6/43	41.94	2.58	97.19	2	2	-
RP Singh (IND)	2006-2011	14	422.2	59	2534	1682	40	5/59	42.05	3.98	63.35	3	1	-
PR Umrigar (IND)	1948-1962	59	787.3	262	4725	1473	35	6/74	42.08	1.87	135.00	3	2	-
S Abid Ali (IND)	1967-1974	29	-	119	4164	1980	47	6/55	42.12	2.85	88.59	2	1	-
A Nehra (IND)	1999-2004	17	574.3	122	3447	1866	44	4/72	42.40	3.24	78.34	2	-	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	43	1436.4	293	8620	4265	100	5/62	42.65	2.96	86.20	9	3	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1993-1998	20	593.3	135	3561	1603	37	4/69	43.32	2.70	96.24	1	-	-
L Sivaramakrishnan (IND)	1983-1986	9	394.3	74	2367	1145	26	6/64	44.03	2.90	91.03	-	3	1
ACB Langton (SA)	1935-1939	15	-	104	4199	1827	40	5/58	45.67	2.61	104.97	4	1	-
GS Ramchand (IND)	1952-1960	33	829.2	256	4976	1899	41	6/49	46.31	2.28	121.36	-	1	-
CG Borde (IND)	1958-1969	55	-	236	5695	2417	52	5/88	46.48	2.54	109.51	2	1	-
RF Surti (IND)	1960-1969	26	-	115	3870	1962	42	5/74	46.71	3.04	92.14	-	1	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	1998-2006	26	809.3	168	4857	2745	58	6/41	47.32	3.39	83.74	-	1	-
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2013	103	621.5	74	3731	1894	40	5/104	47.35	3.04	93.27	-	1	-
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1949	42	-	26	2525	1380	27	5/87	51.11	3.27	93.51	1	1	-
L Tuckett (SA)	1947-1949	9	-	47	2104	980	19	5/68	51.57	2.79	110.73	1	2	-
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	113	519.3	110	3117	1681	32	3/28	52.53	3.23	97.40	-	-	-
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1989-2013	200	706.4	83	4240	2492	46	3/10	54.17	3.52	92.17	-	-	-
M Amarnath (IND)	1969-1988	69	-	101	3676	1782	32	4/63	55.68	2.90	114.87	1	-	-
ED Solkar (IND)	1969-1977	27	377.3	82	2265	1070	18	3/28	59.44	2.83	125.83	-	-	-
VS Hazare (IND)	1946-1953	30	-	99	2840	1220	20	4/29	61.00	2.57	142.00	1	-	-
ML Jaisimha (IND)	1959-1971	39	-	109	2097	829	9	2/54	92.11	2.37	233.00	-	-	-

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Minimum of 2000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Brazil vs Belize at Buenos Aires, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Americas QLF 29th Match, Dec 15, 2024 [T20I # 3058]

Bermuda vs Bahamas at Buenos Aires, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Americas QLF 31st Match, Dec 15, 2024 [T20I # 3060]

Bahamas vs Suriname at Buenos Aires, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Americas QLF 26th Match, Dec 14, 2024 [T20I # 3053]