Top 5 Indian Bowlers with Most Wickets in a Test Innings: You Won’t Believe Who’s on this List!

Top 5 Indian bowlers with most wickets in Test innings: India’s cricketing heritage is rich, including many legendary players who have achieved remarkable feats on the field. Recently, the Indian team faced a tough challenge in the home series against New Zealand. In the first innings of the opening Test in Bangalore, India lost all ten wickets for just 46 runs. The Rohit Sharma-led side will aim to bounce back in the second Test and level the three-match series. Although performances have come under scrutiny, Washington Sundar’s return is showing promising signs.

Sundar, who is known for his excellent all-round abilities in domestic cricket, performed brilliantly in red-ball cricket by taking seven wickets in the first innings of the second Test against New Zealand in Pune. His exceptional bowling figures of 7 wickets for 59 runs registered his name in the record books. Here, we highlight the top five Indian bowlers with the most wickets in a Test innings.

1. Bapu Nadkarni
   Bapu Nadkarni is one of the best bowlers in the history of Indian cricket. In 1960, he took a five-wicket haul against Australia at Bombay (now Mumbai), dismissing Colin McDonald, Gavin Stevens, Neil Harvey, Les Favell and Wally Grout.
2. Jasu Patel
   In 1959, Jasu Patel made headlines with his impressive performance against Australia in Kanpur. He took the wickets of Colin McDonald, Neil Harvey, Allan Davidson, Richie Benaud and Lindsay Clyne in Australia’s first innings.
3. Anil Kumble
   In 1992, Indian cricket legend Anil Kumble took five wickets against South Africa in a Test held in Johannesburg. He displayed his extraordinary talent by dismissing Andrew Hudson, David Richardson, Peter Kirsten, Jonty Rhodes and Hansie Cronje in the second innings.
4. Ravindra Jadeja
   Known as “Sir” Ravindra Jadeja, he was a force to reckon with in his time. In the Delhi Test against Australia in 2023, Jadeja created a sensation by dismissing Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon and Matthew Kuhneman.
5. Washington is beautiful
   Finally, Washington Sundar made his mark by taking seven wickets against New Zealand in the Pune Test. Proving his mastery of spin bowling, he dismissed Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee and Ajaj Patel.

These bowlers have not only registered their names in the record books but also made significant contributions to the Indian cricketing heritage.