Most Wickets for India in Test Cricket [Updated]

Anil Kumble has picked up the most wickets for India in Test cricket. The former leg spinner racked up 619 wickets in 132 Tests, including 35 five-wicket hauls and 8 ten-fers.

Ravichandran Ashwin, who occupies the second spot, became the second Indian bowler to take 500 wickets in Tests. He surpassed the milestone in 98 Tests, making him the second-fastest bowler to 500 Test scalps after Muthiah Muralidaran.

Kapil Dev sits at No. 3 with 434 scalps in 131 matches, which is the most by an Indian pacer in the format. Former off-spinner Harbhajan Singh finds himself in the fourth spot, bagging 417 wickets in 103 matches.

Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma have taken 311 wickets each, occupying the joint fifth position. Ravindra Jadeja is inching closer to his 300th Test scalp.

Bishan Singh Bedi, Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, Javagal Srinath, and Mohammed Shami have picked up 200+ wickets in the longer format.

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Most Wickets for India in Tests

Player	Matches	Innings	Wickets	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5W/10W
Anil Kumble	132	236	619	10/74	29.65	2.69	65.9	35/8
Ravichandran Ashwin	105	199	536	7/59	23.95	2.83	50.6	37/8
Kapil Dev	131	227	434	9/83	29.64	2.78	63.9	23/2
Harbhajan Singh	103	190	417	8/84	32.46	2.84	68.5	25/5
Zaheer Khan	92	165	311	7/87	32.94	3.27	60.4	11/1
Ishant Sharma	105	188	311	7/74	32.40	3.15	61.6	11/1
Ravindra Jadeja	77	146	319	7/42	23.76	2.51	56.7	15/3
Bishan Singh Bedi	67	118	266	7/98	28.71	2.14	80.3	14/1
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	58	97	242	8/79	29.74	2.70	65.9	16/2
Javagal Srinath	67	121	236	8/86	30.49	2.85	64.0	10/1
Mohammed Shami	64	122	229	6/56	27.71	3.30	50.2	6/0
Erapalli Prasanna	49	86	189	8/76	30.38	2.40	75.9	10/2
Jasprit Bumrah	40	77	173	6/27	20.57	2.76	44.6	10/0
Umesh Yadav	57	112	170	6/88	30.95	3.51	52.8	3/1
Vinoo Mankad	44	70	162	8/52	32.32	2.13	90.6	8/2
Srinivas Venkataraghavan	57	96	156	8/72	36.11	2.27	95.3	3/1
Ravi Shastri	80	125	151	5/75	40.96	2.35	104.3	2/0
Subhash Gupte	36	61	149	9/102	29.55	2.34	75.7	12/1
Dilip Doshi	33	55	114	6/102	30.71	2.25	81.7	6/0
Pragyan Ojha	24	48	113	6/47	30.26	2.68	67.5	7/1

Did You Know?:

Anil Kumble is one of the 3 bowlers who have grabbed all 10 wickets of the opposition in a single Test innings. He achieved this unique feat against Pakistan in 1999, wrapping up their batting attack in his 26.3 overs spell. Kumble returned with figures of 10 for 74, joining England’s Jim Laker in the record books.

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