Jasprit Bumrah joins elite bowler list after Perth Test five-for: Which Indian pacer has taken the most 5-wicket hauls in Tests?

Mayank Bande

Jasprit Bumrah joins elite bowler list after Perth Test five-for: Which Indian pacer has taken the most 5-wicket hauls in Tests? image

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Jasprit Bumrah India Australia Test

Leading the team from the front, Jasprit Bumrah took a five-wicket-haul at the Gabba in Brisbane, which is his second five-fer (after 5/20 at Perth) in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.

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Bumrah's 5/72* in 25 overs (Australia are currently 351/6) was the lone bowler who was able to make impact in the Test match, which has been an ongoing story in the ongoing series.

As the Indian pacer takes his 12th five-fer for India, The Sporting News looks at the list of Indian seamers with most 5-wickets in a Test innings.

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Which pacers have the most five-wicket hauls for India in Tests?

The elite list is led by India's all-time top wicket taking pacer, Kapil Dev who has 23 five-wicket hauls to his name.

With Bumrah's 12th five-for in Tests, he has now equalled Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma's record.

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#BowlerMatchesInningsFive-fersTotal wicketsAvg/SR
1.Kapil Dev1312272343429.64/63.9
2.Jasprit Bumrah43821219019.81/43.1
3.Zaheer Khan921651131132.94/60.4
4.Ishant Sharma1051881131132.40/61.6
5.Javagal Srinath671211023630.49/64.0

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Mayank Bande

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Mayank Bande is a content producer for The Sporting News’ India edition.