As Ravichandran Ashwin surpasses Kapil Dev, have a glance at India’s top wicket takers in test cricket

Mar 7, 2022

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Anil Kumble — 619 wickets

Former Indian leg-spinner and former cricket coach of the Indian team, Kumble tops the list with 619 wickets taken in 132 matches with a strike rate of 66.

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Ravichandran Ashwin — 436 wickets

Indian spinner Ashwin surpassed cricket legend Kapil Dev for the second position in the list of highest wicket takers in test cricket for India on Saturday. He has a career tally of 436 wickets in 85 matches with an average of 24.26.

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Kapil Dev — 434 wickets

Former Indian fast-medium bowler, who was known for his dangerous outswingers, is in the third spot with 434 wickets in 131 matches with an average of 29.65.

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Harbhajan Singh — 417 wickets

Former Indian specialist spinner, who is known as one of the most successful off-spin bowlers of all time, Singh has taken 417 wickets in 103 matches with an average of 24.53.

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Ishant Sharma — 311 wickets

Right-arm fast bowler of India, Sharma has a career tally of 311 wickets in 105 matches with a strike rate of 61.4.

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Zaheer Khan — 311 wickets

Former Indian medium fast bowler, who was also one of the most successful pace bowlers in Test, has a tally of 311 wickets in 92 matches with an average of 32.95.

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Bishan Bedi — 266 wickets

Former Indian slow left-arm orthodox bowler, who was an integral part of the famous Indian spin quartet in 1979, took 266 wickets from 67 matches with a strike rate of 80.3

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Bhagwat Chandrasekhar — 242 wickets

One of the top leg spinners of all time, Chandrasekhar has a record of 242 wickets in 58 matches with an average of 29.75.

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Javagal Srinath — 236 wickets

One of the finest fast bowlers of his era, Srinath, who is currently an ICC match referee, took 236 wickets in 67 matches with a strike rate of 64.

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Ravindra Jadeja — 228 wickets

India’s all-rounder, who became the third Indian cricketer to score 150 or more runs and pick five-wicket haul on Sunday, has a career tally of 228 wickets in 57 matches with an average of 25.18.

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