Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Best economy rates for India in Tests

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
RG Nadkarni	1955-1968	41	-	665	9165	2559	88	6/43	29.07	1.67	104.1	2	4	1
PR Umrigar	1948-1962	59	787.3	262	4725	1473	35	6/74	42.08	1.87	135	3	2	-
L Amarnath	1933-1952	24	-	195	4241	1481	45	5/96	32.91	2.09	94.2	3	2	-
MH Mankad	1946-1959	44	-	777	14686	5236	162	8/52	32.32	2.13	90.6	10	8	2
BS Bedi	1966-1979	67	-	1096	21364	7637	266	7/98	28.71	2.14	80.3	13	14	1
Ghulam Ahmed	1948-1959	22	941.4	254	5650	2052	68	7/49	30.17	2.17	83	3	4	1
DR Doshi	1979-1983	33	1553.4	456	9322	3502	114	6/102	30.71	2.25	81.7	4	6	-
SLV Raju	1990-2001	28	1267.0	362	7602	2857	93	6/12	30.72	2.25	81.7	1	5	1
S Venkataraghavan	1965-1983	57	-	696	14877	5634	156	8/72	36.11	2.27	95.3	7	3	1
DG Phadkar	1947-1959	31	-	277	5994	2285	62	7/159	36.85	2.28	96.6	1	3	-
GS Ramchand	1952-1960	33	829.2	256	4976	1899	41	6/49	46.31	2.28	121.3	-	1	-
SP Gupte	1951-1961	36	1880.4	608	11284	4403	149	9/102	29.55	2.34	75.7	8	12	1
RK Chauhan	1993-1998	21	791.3	238	4749	1857	47	4/48	39.51	2.34	101	1	-	-
Arshad Ayub	1987-1989	13	610.3	150	3663	1438	41	5/50	35.07	2.35	89.3	4	3	-
RJ Shastri	1981-1992	80	2625.1	657	15751	6185	151	5/75	40.96	2.35	104.3	11	2	-
L Amar Singh	1932-1936	7	363.4	95	2182	858	28	7/86	30.64	2.35	77.9	1	2	-
ML Jaisimha	1959-1971	39	-	109	2097	829	9	2/54	92.11	2.37	233	-	-	-
EAS Prasanna	1962-1978	49	-	602	14353	5742	189	8/76	30.38	2.40	75.9	17	10	2
Maninder Singh	1982-1993	35	1369.4	359	8218	3288	88	7/27	37.36	2.40	93.3	5	3	2
Surendranath	1958-1961	11	433.4	144	2602	1053	26	5/75	40.50	2.42	100	1	2	-
SA Durani	1960-1973	29	1074.2	317	6446	2657	75	6/73	35.42	2.47	85.9	2	3	1
AR Patel	2021-2025	15	443.2	98	2660	1121	57	6/38	19.66	2.52	46.6	2	5	1
CG Borde	1958-1969	55	-	236	5695	2417	52	5/88	46.48	2.54	109.5	2	1	-
SB Joshi	1996-2000	15	575.1	146	3451	1470	41	5/142	35.85	2.55	84.1	1	1	-
NS Yadav	1979-1987	35	1393.2	339	8360	3580	102	5/76	35.09	2.56	81.9	8	3	-
VS Hazare	1946-1953	30	-	99	2840	1220	20	4/29	61.00	2.57	142	1	-	-
RA Jadeja	2012-2025	89	3373.3	770	20241	8741	348	7/42	25.11	2.59	58.1	17	15	3
PP Ojha	2009-2013	24	1272.1	298	7633	3420	113	6/47	30.26	2.68	67.5	5	7	1
A Kumble	1990-2008	132	6808.2	1576	40850	18355	619	10/74	29.65	2.69	65.9	31	35	8
BS Chandrasekhar	1964-1979	58	-	584	15963	7199	242	8/79	29.74	2.70	65.9	12	16	2
JJ Bumrah	2018-2025	52	1671.5	396	10031	4631	234	6/27	19.79	2.77	42.8	7	16	-
ND Hirwani	1988-1996	17	716.2	155	4298	1987	66	8/61	30.10	2.77	65.1	2	4	1
N Kapil Dev	1978-1994	131	4623.2	1060	27740	12867	434	9/83	29.64	2.78	63.9	17	23	2
ED Solkar	1969-1977	27	377.3	82	2265	1070	18	3/28	59.44	2.83	125.8	-	-	-
R Ashwin	2011-2024	106	4541.0	907	27246	12891	537	7/59	24.00	2.83	50.7	25	37	8
Harbhajan Singh	1998-2015	103	4763.2	871	28580	13537	417	8/84	32.46	2.84	68.5	16	25	5
S Madan Lal	1974-1986	39	-	188	5997	2846	71	5/23	40.08	2.84	84.4	1	4	-
S Abid Ali	1967-1974	29	-	119	4164	1980	47	6/55	42.12	2.85	88.5	2	1	-
J Srinath	1991-2002	67	2517.2	599	15104	7196	236	8/86	30.49	2.85	64	8	10	1
BKV Prasad	1996-2001	33	1173.3	275	7041	3360	96	6/33	35.00	2.86	73.3	1	7	1
M Prabhakar	1984-1995	39	1245.5	274	7475	3581	96	6/132	37.30	2.87	77.8	4	3	-
L Sivaramakrishnan	1983-1986	9	394.3	74	2367	1145	26	6/64	44.03	2.90	91	-	3	1
M Amarnath	1969-1988	69	-	101	3676	1782	32	4/63	55.68	2.90	114.8	1	-	-
B Kumar	2013-2018	21	558.0	141	3348	1644	63	6/82	26.09	2.94	53.1	3	4	-
RB Desai	1959-1968	28	-	178	5597	2761	74	6/56	37.31	2.95	75.6	8	2	-
RF Surti	1960-1969	26	-	115	3870	1962	42	5/74	46.71	3.04	92.1	-	1	-
MM Patel	2006-2011	13	443.0	95	2658	1349	35	4/25	38.54	3.04	75.9	1	-	-
V Sehwag	2001-2013	103	621.5	74	3731	1894	40	5/104	47.35	3.04	93.2	-	1	-
KD Ghavri	1974-1981	39	-	233	7036	3656	109	5/33	33.54	3.11	64.5	5	4	-
I Sharma	2007-2021	105	3193.2	640	19160	10078	311	7/74	32.40	3.15	61.6	10	11	1
A Mishra	2008-2016	22	850.3	123	5103	2715	76	5/71	35.72	3.19	67.1	2	1	-
RMH Binny	1979-1987	27	478.2	76	2870	1534	47	6/56	32.63	3.20	61	-	2	-
SC Ganguly	1996-2008	113	519.3	110	3117	1681	32	3/28	52.53	3.23	97.4	-	-	-
A Nehra	1999-2004	17	574.3	122	3447	1866	44	4/72	42.40	3.24	78.3	2	-	-
Washington Sundar	2021-2025	17	364.4	41	2188	1187	36	7/59	32.97	3.25	60.7	3	1	1
Z Khan	2000-2014	92	3130.5	624	18785	10247	311	7/87	32.94	3.27	60.4	15	11	1
IK Pathan	2003-2008	29	980.4	212	5884	3226	100	7/59	32.26	3.28	58.8	2	7	2
Mohammed Shami	2013-2023	64	1919.1	364	11515	6346	229	6/56	27.71	3.30	50.2	12	6	-
AB Agarkar	1998-2006	26	809.3	168	4857	2745	58	6/41	47.32	3.39	83.7	-	1	-
UT Yadav	2011-2023	57	1496.3	245	8979	5263	170	6/88	30.95	3.51	52.8	6	3	1
SR Tendulkar	1989-2013	200	706.4	83	4240	2492	46	3/10	54.17	3.52	92.1	-	-	-
Mohammed Siraj	2020-2025	45	1167.5	206	7007	4124	139	6/15	29.66	3.53	50.4	8	5	-
Kuldeep Yadav	2017-2025	17	482.1	63	2893	1704	76	5/40	22.42	3.53	38	4	5	-
S Sreesanth	2006-2011	27	903.1	162	5419	3271	87	5/40	37.59	3.62	62.2	4	3	-
C Sharma	1984-1989	23	578.2	61	3470	2163	61	6/58	35.45	3.74	56.8	2	4	1
RP Singh	2006-2011	14	422.2	59	2534	1682	40	5/59	42.05	3.98	63.3	3	1	-

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Minimum of 2000 balls

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]