Most Test wickets for India: Ashwin second on all-time l, Jadeja nears 300 club | Cricket News

India have produced champion bowlers in Test cricket throughout its 92-year journey in the long format.
From the early days of stalwarts Vinoo Mankad, Bishan Singh Bedi and Kapil Dev to the modern era of Anil Kumble, R Ashwin and Zaheer Khan, several bowlers have racked up impressive numbers throughout their Test career. While India’s current pace attack ranks among the best they have ever produced, Kapil Dev still leads the seamers’ charts with 434 wickets. The legendary Kumble continues to hold the record for most Test wickets for India even after 16 years of his retirement. Kumble scalped 619 Test wickets from 132 appearances, the fourth-highest ever in Test cricket.

Meanwhile, off-spin wizard Ravichandran Ashwin is closing on Kumble’s tally, having reached 522 wickets in 101 games. Among active players, Ashwin is followed left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, who is one short of completing 300 wickets. Jadeja can become only the seventh Indian to cross 300 Test wickets during the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur.
Mohammad Shami (229) and Jasprit Bumrah (164) are the other active India players within the top 15.
Here is a look at the top 15 highest Test wicket-takers for India

Player
Span
Matches
Wickkts
Best Bowling
Ave
SR
5w

Anil Kumble
1990-2008
132
619
10/74
29.65
65.99
35

R Ashwin
2011-2024
101
522
7/59
23.7
50.51
37

Kapil Dev
1978-1994
131
434
9/83
29.64
63.91
23

Harbhajan Singh
1998-2015
103
417
8/84
32.46
68.53
25

Ishant Sharma
2007-2021
105
311
7/74
32.4
61.6
11

Zaheer Khan
2000-2014
92
311
7/87
32.94
60.4
11

Ravindra Jadeja
2012-2024
73
299
7/42
23.98
58.1
13

Bishan Singh Bedi
1966-1979
67
266
7/98
28.71
80.31
14

B Chandrasekhar
1964-1979
58
242
8/79
29.74
65.96
16

Javagal Srinath
1991-2002
67
236
8/86
30.49
64
10

Mohammed Shami
2013-2023
64
229
6/56
27.71
50.28
6

Erapalli Prasanna
1962-1978
49
189
8/76
30.38
75.94
10

Umesh Yadav
2011-2023
57
170
6/88
30.95
52.81
3

Jasprit Bumrah
2018-2024
37
164
6/27
20.51
44.56
10

Vinoo Mankad
1946-1959
44
162
8/52
32.32
90.65
8