Ravindra Jadeja became the seventh Indian bowler to pick up 300 test wickets in the second Test match against Bangladesh at Kanpur on Monday.
He was just a wicket away at the start of the match and after dismissing Khaled Ahmed for a duck, the left-arm off spinner reached the milestone. The Gujarat bowler closed out the inning as India bowled out the visitors for 233 runs.
In this article, The Sporting News takes a look at the list of Indian bowlers with the highest wickets in tests.
List of highest wicket-takers for India in Tests
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Kumble | 1990-2008 | 132 | 236 | 619 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 29.65 | 2.69 | 65.9 | 35 | 8 |
| R Ashwin | 2011-2024 | 102 | 92 | 524 | 7/59 | 13/140 | 23.69 | 2.78 | 51.3 | 37 | 8 |
| N Kapil Dev | 1978-1994 | 131 | 227 | 434 | 9/83 | 11/146 | 29.64 | 2.78 | 63.9 | 23 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 1998-2015 | 103 | 190 | 417 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 32.46 | 2.84 | 68.5 | 25 | 5 |
| Z Khan | 2000-2014 | 92 | 165 | 311 | 7/87 | 10/149 | 32.94 | 3.27 | 60.4 | 11 | 1 |
| I Sharma | 2007-2021 | 105 | 188 | 311 | 7/74 | 10/108 | 32.40 | 3.15 | 61.6 | 11 | 1 |
| RA Jadeja | 2012-2024 | 74 | 139 | 300 | 7/42 | 10/110 | 24.00 | 2.47 | 59.5 | 13 | 2 |
| BS Bedi | 1966-1979 | 67 | 118 | 266 | 7/98 | 10/194 | 28.71 | 2.14 | 80.3 | 14 | 1 |
| BS Chandrasekhar | 1964-1979 | 58 | 97 | 242 | 8/79 | 12/104 | 29.74 | 2.70 | 65.9 | 16 | 2 |
| J Srinath | 1991-2002 | 67 | 121 | 236 | 8/86 | 13/132 | 30.49 | 2.85 | 64.0 | 10 | 1 |
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