Bowling Most Wickets Series

Most wickets in a series for India in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Most wickets in a series

Player	Mat	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Inns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
BS Chandrasekhar	5	1747	291.1	83	9	662	35	8/79	18.91	2.27	49.91	2	4	-
England in India Test Series, 1972/73
MH Mankad	5	2225	370.5	151	10	571	34	8/55	16.79	1.53	65.44	5	1	1
England in India Test Series, 1951/52
SP Gupte	5	2140	356.4	152	10	669	34	7/128	19.67	1.87	62.94	1	4	-
New Zealand in India Test Series, 1955/56
JJ Bumrah	5	908	151.2	39	9	418	32	6/76	13.06	2.76	28.37	2	3	-
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2024/25
R Ashwin	4	1129	188.1	33	8	471	32	6/61	14.71	2.50	35.28	1	3	-
Anthony de Mello Trophy (England in India), 2020/21
Harbhajan Singh	3	1071	178.3	44	6	545	32	8/84	17.03	3.05	33.46	1	4	2
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2000/01
N Kapil Dev	6	1271	211.5	53	11	566	32	7/56	17.68	2.67	39.71	2	3	1
Pakistan in India Test Series, 1979/80
R Ashwin	4	988	164.4	56	7	345	31	7/66	11.12	2.09	31.87	1	4	1
Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India), 2015/16
BS Bedi	5	1759	219.7	39	10	740	31	5/55	23.87	2.52	56.74	2	3	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78
N Kapil Dev	6	1223	203.5	43	10	537	29	9/83	18.51	2.63	42.17	2	2	1
West Indies in India Test Series, 1983/84
R Ashwin	4	1448	241.2	74	8	583	29	7/103	20.10	2.41	49.93	-	4	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2012/13
N Kapil Dev	6	1339	223.1	53	12	625	28	5/74	22.32	2.80	47.82	2	2	-
Australia in India Test Series, 1979/80
BS Chandrasekhar	5	1579	197.3	24	10	704	28	6/52	25.14	2.67	56.39	1	3	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78
R Ashwin	5	1843	307.1	45	10	847	28	6/55	30.25	2.75	65.82	-	3	1
England in India Test Series, 2016/17
AR Patel	3	766	127.4	27	6	286	27	6/38	10.59	2.24	28.37	1	4	1
Anthony de Mello Trophy (England in India), 2020/21
R Ashwin	3	879	146.3	28	6	480	27	7/59	17.77	3.27	32.55	1	3	2
New Zealand in India Test Series, 2016/17
DR Doshi	6	1838	306.2	87	12	630	27	6/103	23.33	2.05	68.07	1	2	-
Australia in India Test Series, 1979/80
KD Ghavri	6	1224	204.0	42	10	634	27	5/51	23.48	3.10	45.33	2	1	-
West Indies in India Test Series, 1978/79
A Kumble	4	1185	197.3	30	8	685	27	7/48	25.37	3.46	43.88	-	3	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2004/05
SP Gupte	5	1977	329.3	87	9	789	27	7/162	29.22	2.39	73.22	1	3	-
India in West Indies Test Series, 1952/53
R Ashwin	5	939	156.3	12	10	645	26	5/51	24.80	4.12	36.11	1	2	-
Anthony de Mello Trophy (England in India), 2023/24
RA Jadeja	5	1741	290.1	67	10	672	26	7/48	25.84	2.31	66.96	1	1	1
England in India Test Series, 2016/17
EAS Prasanna	5	1770	295.0	107	9	672	26	6/74	25.84	2.27	68.07	2	3	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1969/70
R Ashwin	4	999	166.3	43	8	432	25	6/91	17.28	2.59	39.96	-	2	-
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2022/23
RA Jadeja	4	1279	213.1	54	8	464	25	6/63	18.56	2.17	51.16	1	2	-
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2016/17
MH Mankad	4	1592	265.2	100	7	514	25	8/52	20.56	1.93	63.68	-	3	1
Pakistan in India Test Series, 1952/53
BS Bedi	5	1788	298.0	106	9	574	25	6/71	22.96	1.92	71.52	3	2	-
England in India Test Series, 1976/77
BS Bedi	5	2237	372.5	134	9	632	25	5/63	25.28	1.69	89.48	1	1	-
England in India Test Series, 1972/73
N Kapil Dev	5	1704	284.0	76	10	645	25	5/97	25.80	2.27	68.16	1	2	-
India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92
EAS Prasanna	4	1581	197.5	34	7	686	25	6/104	27.44	2.60	63.24	1	2	-
India in Australia Test Series, 1967/68
Mohammed Shami	7	293	48.5	4	7	257	24	7/57	10.70	5.26	12.20	1	3	-
ICC Cricket World Cup (in India), 2023/24
RA Jadeja	4	1160	193.2	53	8	419	24	5/58	17.45	2.16	48.33	-	1	-
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2012/13
EAS Prasanna	4	1187	197.5	63	8	451	24	6/94	18.79	2.27	49.45	2	2	-
India in New Zealand Test Series, 1967/68
NS Yadav	5	1407	234.3	63	10	577	24	4/35	24.04	2.46	58.62	3	-	-
Australia in India Test Series, 1979/80
A Kumble	3	1237	206.1	28	6	710	24	8/141	29.58	3.44	51.54	1	3	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2003/04
N Kapil Dev	6	1232	205.2	22	7	831	24	8/85	34.62	4.04	51.33	-	3	-
India in Pakistan Test Series, 1982/83
RA Jadeja	4	845	140.5	56	7	249	23	5/21	10.82	1.76	36.73	2	2	-
Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India), 2015/16
A Kumble	3	1146	191.0	51	6	416	23	6/98	18.08	2.17	49.82	2	2	-
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 1997/98
JJ Bumrah	5	1122	187.0	44	9	517	23	5/64	22.47	2.76	48.78	1	1	-
Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2021-2022
SA Durani	5	1498	249.4	71	9	622	23	6/105	27.04	2.49	65.13	1	2	1
England in India Test Series, 1961/62
A Kumble	4	1339	223.1	50	8	658	23	6/78	28.60	2.94	58.21	1	1	-
India in West Indies Test Series, 2006
L Sivaramakrishnan	5	1647	274.3	63	9	723	23	6/64	31.43	2.63	71.60	-	3	1
England in India Test Series, 1984/85
BS Bedi	3	1219	203.1	91	6	290	22	5/27	13.18	1.42	55.40	1	2	-
New Zealand in India Test Series, 1976/77
I Sharma	3	743	123.5	29	6	371	22	6/55	16.86	2.99	33.77	1	2	1
India in West Indies Test Series, 2011
RA Jadeja	4	967	161.1	35	8	415	22	7/42	18.86	2.57	43.95	1	2	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2022/23
DR Doshi	6	1607	267.5	103	9	468	22	5/39	21.27	1.74	73.04	2	1	-
England in India Test Series, 1981/82
R Ashwin	3	1020	170.0	22	6	504	22	6/47	22.90	2.96	46.36	1	2	-
West Indies in India Test Series, 2011/12
S Venkataraghavan	5	1737	289.3	67	10	744	22	5/95	33.81	2.56	78.95	1	1	-
India in West Indies Test Series, 1970/71
N Kapil Dev	6	1463	243.5	40	10	835	22	6/91	37.95	3.42	66.50	-	2	-
England in India Test Series, 1981/82
SP Gupte	5	1875	312.3	71	8	927	22	9/102	42.13	2.96	85.22	2	1	1
West Indies in India Test Series, 1958/59
IK Pathan	2	391	65.1	14	4	237	21	7/59	11.28	3.63	18.61	1	3	1
India in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2005
Arshad Ayub	3	1180	196.4	75	6	287	21	5/50	13.66	1.45	56.19	3	1	-
New Zealand in India Test Series, 1988/89
A Kumble	2	587	97.5	24	4	312	21	10/74	14.85	3.18	27.95	1	2	1
Pakistan in India Test Series, 1998/99
JJ Bumrah	4	943	157.1	48	8	357	21	6/33	17.00	2.27	44.90	-	1	-
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2018/19
R Ashwin	3	690	115.0	20	6	380	21	6/46	18.09	3.30	32.85	2	2	1
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Z Khan	9	489	81.3	4	9	394	21	3/20	18.76	4.83	23.28	-	-	-
ICC Cricket World Cup (in Bangladesh/India/Sri Lanka), 2010/11
S Venkataraghavan	4	1545	257.3	124	7	399	21	8/72	19.00	1.54	73.57	1	1	1
New Zealand in India Test Series, 1964/65
A Kumble	3	1086	181.0	53	6	416	21	6/64	19.80	2.29	51.71	1	1	-
England in India Test Series, 1992/93
BS Bedi	5	1642	273.4	120	9	432	21	7/98	20.57	1.57	78.19	1	2	-
Australia in India Test Series, 1969/70
SP Gupte	5	1661	276.5	118	9	476	21	5/18	22.66	1.71	79.09	-	3	-
India in Pakistan Test Series, 1954/55
Harbhajan Singh	3	1073	178.5	32	6	504	21	6/78	24.00	2.81	51.09	-	3	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2004/05
R Ashwin	4	1352	225.2	51	8	575	21	6/41	27.38	2.55	64.38	1	1	-
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2016/17
RB Desai	5	1295	215.5	34	10	625	21	4/66	29.76	2.89	61.66	3	-	-
Pakistan in India Test Series, 1960/61
BS Chandrasekhar	4	1208	201.2	43	6	656	21	6/120	31.23	3.25	57.52	1	2	-
India in West Indies Test Series, 1975/76
Harbhajan Singh	3	996	166.0	54	5	335	20	7/48	16.75	2.01	49.80	1	2	-
West Indies in India Test Series, 2002/03
A Kumble	3	1186	197.4	76	6	364	20	6/67	18.20	1.84	59.30	1	2	1
New Zealand in India Test Series, 1999/00
JJ Bumrah	11	551	91.5	9	11	373	20	4/39	18.65	4.06	27.55	1	-	-
ICC Cricket World Cup (in India), 2023/24
A Kumble	3	831	138.3	28	5	374	20	6/72	18.70	2.70	41.55	1	2	1
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2005/06
ND Hirwani	3	1008	168.0	47	6	390	20	6/59	19.50	2.32	50.40	1	1	-
New Zealand in India Test Series, 1988/89
N Kapil Dev	12	678	113.0	17	12	391	20	4/30	19.55	3.46	33.90	1	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, India, New Zealand in Australia), 1985/86
EAS Prasanna	3	1191	198.3	69	6	433	20	5/51	21.65	2.18	59.55	2	1	-
New Zealand in India Test Series, 1969/70
PP Ojha	3	1064	177.2	38	6	450	20	6/47	22.50	2.53	53.20	1	2	-
West Indies in India Test Series, 2011/12
SLV Raju	3	1037	172.5	33	6	463	20	5/60	23.15	2.67	51.85	-	2	-
West Indies in India Test Series, 1994/95
Maninder Singh	4	1562	260.2	96	8	478	20	7/27	23.90	1.83	78.10	-	2	1
Pakistan in India Test Series, 1986/87
S Venkataraghavan	6	1575	262.3	99	10	495	20	4/43	24.75	1.88	78.75	2	-	-
West Indies in India Test Series, 1978/79
PP Ojha	4	1526	254.2	69	8	617	20	5/45	30.85	2.42	76.30	2	2	-
England in India Test Series, 2012/13
Mohammed Siraj	5	943	157.1	29	10	623	20	4/98	31.15	3.96	47.15	1	-	-
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2024/25
A Kumble	4	1089	181.3	16	7	689	20	5/84	34.45	3.79	54.45	2	1	-
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2007/08
JJ Bumrah	4	623	103.5	20	8	321	19	6/45	16.89	3.09	32.78	1	1	-
Anthony de Mello Trophy (England in India), 2023/24
JM Patel	3	789	131.3	38	5	327	19	9/69	17.21	2.48	41.52	-	2	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1959/60
Kuldeep Yadav	4	685	114.1	12	8	383	19	5/72	20.15	3.35	36.05	1	1	-
Anthony de Mello Trophy (England in India), 2023/24
A Kumble	3	997	166.1	36	5	440	19	7/115	23.15	2.64	52.47	-	2	1
England in India Test Series, 2001/02
RA Jadeja	4	879	146.3	24	8	476	19	5/41	25.05	3.24	46.26	1	1	-
Anthony de Mello Trophy (England in India), 2023/24
Harbhajan Singh	3	1037	172.5	26	5	496	19	5/164	26.10	2.86	54.57	2	1	-
South Africa in India Test Series, 2007/08
B Kumar	5	1037	172.5	45	7	506	19	6/82	26.63	2.92	54.57	-	2	-
Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2014
BS Chandrasekhar	5	1164	194.0	40	8	537	19	6/76	28.26	2.76	61.26	-	2	-
England in India Test Series, 1976/77
A Kumble	5	1204	200.4	44	7	576	19	5/104	30.31	2.87	63.36	-	2	-
India in West Indies Test Series, 1996/97
M Prabhakar	5	1523	253.5	61	10	680	19	5/101	35.78	2.67	80.15	1	1	-
India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92
J Srinath	7	398	66.2	10	7	201	18	4/23	11.16	3.03	22.11	1	-	-
India in New Zealand ODI Series, 2002/03
A Mishra	5	285	47.3	2	5	209	18	6/48	11.61	4.40	15.83	1	1	-
India in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2013
IK Pathan	2	378	63.0	19	4	214	18	6/51	11.88	3.39	21.00	-	3	1
India in Bangladesh Test Series, 2004/05
R Ashwin	2	536	89.2	20	4	236	18	6/31	13.11	2.64	29.77	-	3	1
New Zealand in India Test Series, 2012
Maninder Singh	3	623	103.5	33	5	279	18	7/51	15.50	2.68	34.61	1	1	1
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1986/87
A Kumble	3	819	136.3	36	6	317	18	7/59	17.61	2.32	45.50	1	1	1
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1993/94
UT Yadav	8	386	64.2	5	8	321	18	4/31	17.83	4.98	21.44	2	-	-
ICC Cricket World Cup (in Australia/New Zealand), 2014/15
RMH Binny	8	528	88.0	9	8	336	18	4/29	18.66	3.81	29.33	1	-	-
Prudential World Cup (in England), 1983
Z Khan	3	818	136.2	41	6	366	18	5/75	20.33	2.68	45.44	2	1	-
Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2007
JJ Bumrah	9	504	84.0	9	9	371	18	4/55	20.61	4.41	28.00	1	-	-
ICC Cricket World Cup (in England), 2019
Z Khan	11	530	88.2	5	11	374	18	4/42	20.77	4.23	29.44	1	-	-
ICC World Cup (in Kenya/South Africa/Zimbabwe), 2002/03
N Kapil Dev	4	881	146.5	31	7	385	18	6/84	21.38	2.62	48.94	-	2	-
India in West Indies Test Series, 1988/89

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