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Fabulous five-for: Indian bowlers with most five wicket hauls in Tests

Updated on: 10 December,2016 07:00 AM IST  | 
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R Ashwin scalped six wickets during the first innings of the Mumbai Test between India and England and went on equal Kapil Dev with the most five-wicket-hauls by an Indian in Test cricket history.

Fabulous five-for: Indian bowlers with most five wicket hauls in Tests

Ravichandran Ashwin, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Kapil Dev

Ravichandran Ashwin is undoubtedly India's finest spinner in recent years and has proved to be a driving force in the bowling attack for the team.


R Ashwin scalped six wickets during the first innings of the Mumbai Test between India and England and went on equal Kapil Dev with the most five-wicket-hauls by an Indian in Test cricket history.


Let us take a look at those Indian cricketers with the most five wickets in an innings in their Test career.


Anil Kumble - 35
Anil Kumble
Matches - 132. Span - 1990-2008. Wickets - 619. Best bowling - 10/74.

Harbhajan Singh - 25
Harbhajan Singh
Matches - 103. Span - 1998-2015. Wickets - 417. Best bowling - 8/84

Ravichandran Ashwin - 23
R Ashwin
Matches - 43. Span - 2011-present. Wickets - 241. Best bowling - 7/59.

Kapil Dev - 23
Kapil Dev
Matches - 131. Span - 1978-1994. Wickets - 434. Best bowling - 9/83.

Bhagwath Chandrasekhar - 16
Matches - 58. Span - 1964-1979. Wickets - 242. Best bowling - 8/79.

Bishen Singh Bedi - 14
Matches - 67. Span - 1966-1979. Wickets - 266. Best bowling - 7/98.

Subhash Gupte - 12
Matches - 36. Span - 1951-1961. Wickets - 149. Best bowling - 9/102.

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