Often hailed as one of the most prestigious and significant formats for bowlers, the history of test cricket has witnessed numerous prominent bowlers, including Shane Warne, Nathan Lyon, Anil Kumble, Wasim Akram, Jasprit Bumrah and many others, who have dominated and destroyed the top batting lineups of numerous top-notch cricket teams in the world.
Well, the test series against England has always been one of the most exciting and thrilling scenarios for Indian cricket aficionados and garners immense attention for its unmatched bowling and batting spells. While numerous prominent Indian batsmen have risen to prominence after displaying their spine-chilling dominance against England in a test series, a few bowlers have also earned enormous fame for their annihilating bowling spell in the past few years.
In this article we will take a look at the top four Indian bowlers who have picked up the highest wickets in a test series against England.
Top 4 Indian Bowlers to Pick Highest Wickets in a Test Series Against England
Bhagwat Chandrashekhar -35 Wickets
The legendary Indian former cricketer Bhagwat Chandrashekhar, who is often hailed as one of the greatest leg spinners in the history of Indian cricket, is at the first spot in our list of the top four Indian bowlers who have picked up the highest number of wickets in the test series against England.
Throughout his glorious test cricket career that spanned over sixteen years, Bhagwat Chandrashekhar played a total of 58 test matches and picked up a record total of 242 wickets at a blistering 29.74. Additionally, Bhagwat Chandrashekhar also proved to be one of the most lethal bowlers for the England national cricket team and picked up a total of 35 wickets, which continues to be the highest total of wickets ever picked up by an Indian cricketer against India in a test series.
Jasprit Bumrah – 33 Wickets
At the second spot in our list of the four Indian bowlers who have picked up the highest wickets in a test series against England, we have the legendary Indian international cricketer Japsrit Bumrah, who plays for the national team in all formats of the game and has captained India in Tests and T20Is. Often hailed as one of the most crucial members of India’s playing eleven, he clinched the 2024 T20 World Cup, where he was named the Player of the Tournament for taking 15 wickets.
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Throughout his international cricketing career, Jasprit Bumrah has played a total of seven tests against England and has picked up a total of thirty-three wickets, which continues to be the second-highest total of wickets picked up by an Indian bowler against England in test series.
Bishan Singh Bedi – 25 Wickets
Next, at the third spot in our list of the top four Indian bowlers who have picked up the highest wickets in a test series against England, we have the legendary former Indian professional cricketer, Bishan Singh Bedi, who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and represented the Indian cricket team in the test format from 1966 to 1979 and played a total of 67 tests, picking up a total of 266 wickets.
Throughout his glorious cricketing career, Bishan Singh Bedi played against England in test series five times and picked up the third-highest total of twenty-five wickets. Often hailed as one of the most formidable Indian bowlers in the history of test cricket.
Ravichandran Ashwin – 24 Wickets
Finally, at the fourth spot in our list of the top four Indian bowlers who have picked up the highest wickets in a test series against England, we have the thirty-eight-year-old Indian professional cricketer, Ravichandran Ashwin, who is widely hailed as one of the most prolific spinners of all time and was a crucial member of the Indian national cricket team that clinched the 2011 Cricket World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy. Ravichandran Ashwin has picked up a total of 24 wickets against England and established himself as the fourth-highest Indian wicket-taker in the history of test cricket.
