Bowling Most Wickets Career IN India

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches IN India

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2009	40	75	12821	2136.5	432	5757	214	8/84	26.90	2.69	59.91	8	17
A Kumble (IND)	2000-2008	34	62	11891	1981.5	470	5229	187	7/48	27.96	2.63	63.58	10	14
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2009	27	51	5202	867.0	180	2692	71	5/72	37.91	3.10	73.26	3	2
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2001-2004	7	14	1556	259.2	64	717	33	5/56	21.72	2.76	47.15	2	1
I Sharma (IND)	2007-2009	9	16	1753	292.1	53	905	33	5/118	27.42	3.09	53.12	1	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	2001-2004	7	14	1664	277.2	111	617	31	4/18	19.90	2.22	53.67	2	0
J Srinath (IND)	2000-2002	12	22	2084	347.2	90	958	31	5/60	30.90	2.75	67.22	2	1
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2005-2007	6	12	2206	367.4	62	1227	31	6/150	39.58	3.33	71.16	1	2
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2008	14	26	2642	440.2	101	1359	27	3/34	50.33	3.08	97.85	0	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	2005-2009	6	9	1863	310.3	42	1087	25	7/100	43.48	3.50	74.52	1	1
A Flintoff (ENG)	2001-2008	8	14	1686	281.0	68	731	24	4/50	30.45	2.60	70.25	2	0
SK Warne (AUS)	2001-2004	6	11	1753	292.1	58	926	24	6/125	38.58	3.16	73.04	1	1
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2001-2006	6	11	1252	208.4	69	513	22	6/57	23.31	2.45	56.90	1	1
M Kartik (IND)	2000-2004	6	11	1509	251.3	59	567	22	4/44	25.77	2.25	68.59	1	0
S Sreesanth (IND)	2006-2009	7	13	1301	216.5	42	745	21	5/75	35.47	3.43	61.95	2	1
A Mishra (IND)	2008-2009	6	11	1578	263.0	43	796	21	5/71	37.90	3.02	75.14	0	1
M Ntini (SA)	2004-2008	5	8	956	159.2	23	500	18	4/112	27.77	3.13	53.11	1	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2008-2008	3	5	510	85.0	7	303	15	5/23	20.20	3.56	34.00	1	1
L Balaji (IND)	2003-2005	5	9	1120	186.4	40	635	15	5/76	42.33	3.40	74.66	1	1
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2009	34	35	1214	202.2	33	613	14	5/104	43.78	3.02	86.71	0	1
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2005-2007	6	12	1590	265.0	36	968	14	3/82	69.14	3.65	113.57	0	0
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2004	4	7	979	163.1	56	356	13	4/24	27.38	2.18	75.30	1	0
MM Patel (IND)	2006-2007	4	8	870	145.0	30	432	13	4/25	33.23	2.97	66.92	1	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2008	4	8	996	166.0	30	521	13	4/70	40.07	3.13	76.61	1	0
JJ Krejza (AUS)	2008-2008	1	2	449	74.5	4	358	12	8/215	29.83	4.78	37.41	1	1
M Dillon (WI)	2002-2002	3	5	656	109.2	30	275	11	3/44	25.00	2.51	59.63	0	0
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	2001-2004	5	9	939	156.3	37	433	11	2/11	39.36	2.76	85.36	0	0
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2009-2009	3	4	891	148.3	12	537	11	5/121	48.81	3.61	81.00	0	1
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2008	5	10	1182	197.0	42	615	11	3/65	55.90	3.12	107.45	0	0
JM Anderson (ENG)	2006-2008	3	6	625	104.1	27	293	10	4/40	29.30	2.81	62.50	1	0
RW Price (ZIM)	2002-2002	2	3	822	137.0	43	314	10	5/182	31.40	2.29	82.20	0	1
SR Watson (AUS)	2008-2008	4	8	694	115.4	20	321	10	4/42	32.10	2.77	69.40	1	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	2000-2005	8	15	1290	215.0	55	630	10	2/45	63.00	2.93	129.00	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2000-2009	42	41	1518	253.0	31	814	10	3/10	81.40	3.21	151.80	0	0
PP Ojha (IND)	2009-2009	2	4	511	85.1	21	258	9	3/101	28.66	3.02	56.77	0	0
Sarandeep Singh (IND)	2000-2001	2	3	552	92.0	22	260	9	4/136	28.88	2.82	61.33	1	0
HMCM Bandara (SL)	2005-2005	3	5	552	92.0	14	296	9	3/84	32.88	3.21	61.33	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2007-2007	3	6	587	97.5	17	298	9	4/58	33.11	3.04	65.22	1	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	2000-2002	4	6	925	154.1	42	436	9	4/92	48.44	2.82	102.77	1	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2005-2005	2	4	382	63.4	12	170	8	3/13	21.25	2.67	47.75	0	0
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2003-2003	2	4	498	83.0	17	231	8	4/80	28.87	2.78	62.25	1	0
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2008	3	5	426	71.0	8	254	8	3/63	31.75	3.57	53.25	0	0
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2008	8	9	557	92.5	18	269	8	6/9	33.62	2.89	69.62	0	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2008	2	4	603	100.3	16	316	8	3/122	39.50	3.14	75.37	0	0
PL Harris (SA)	2008-2008	3	4	696	116.0	18	408	8	3/101	51.00	3.51	87.00	0	0
B Lee (AUS)	2008-2008	4	8	888	148.0	24	493	8	2/48	61.62	3.33	111.00	0	0
N Boje (SA)	2000-2000	2	3	348	58.0	20	110	7	5/83	15.71	1.89	49.71	0	1
AA Donald (SA)	2000-2000	2	4	348	58.0	19	133	7	2/23	19.00	2.29	49.71	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2005-2005	2	3	384	64.0	23	162	7	4/20	23.14	2.53	54.85	1	0
Yasir Arafat (PAK)	2007-2007	1	2	315	52.3	8	210	7	5/161	30.00	4.00	45.00	0	1
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2005-2005	3	5	583	97.1	11	360	7	3/62	51.42	3.70	83.28	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	2000-2008	35	23	764	127.2	26	370	7	2/20	52.85	2.90	109.14	0	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	2000-2000	2	4	204	34.0	12	83	6	3/23	13.83	2.44	34.00	0	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2001-2001	2	3	651	108.3	46	198	6	5/67	33.00	1.82	108.50	0	1
JH Kallis (SA)	2000-2008	7	7	414	69.0	21	199	6	3/30	33.16	2.88	69.00	0	0
CR Miller (AUS)	2001-2001	1	2	330	55.0	7	201	6	3/41	33.50	3.65	55.00	0	0
CE Cuffy (WI)	2002-2002	2	3	424	70.4	13	224	6	2/52	37.33	3.16	70.66	0	0
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2003-2009	14	14	438	73.0	8	232	6	2/9	38.66	3.17	73.00	0	0
RKJ Dawson (ENG)	2001-2001	3	3	540	90.0	15	279	6	4/134	46.50	3.10	90.00	1	0
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2006-2008	3	6	584	97.2	20	283	6	2/48	47.16	2.90	97.33	0	0
UWMBCA Welegedara (SL)	2009-2009	3	4	594	99.0	12	397	6	4/87	66.16	4.01	99.00	1	0
SB Joshi (IND)	2000-2000	2	4	822	137.0	30	406	6	2/68	67.66	2.96	137.00	0	0
SD Udal (ENG)	2006-2006	1	2	152	25.2	5	67	5	4/14	13.40	2.64	30.40	1	0
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2004-2004	1	2	162	27.0	4	103	5	3/16	20.60	3.81	32.40	0	0
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	2003-2003	2	4	491	81.5	13	276	5	4/64	55.20	3.37	98.20	1	0
Sohail Tanvir (PAK)	2007-2007	2	4	504	84.0	15	316	5	3/83	63.20	3.76	100.80	0	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	2003-2003	2	4	834	139.0	41	333	5	2/84	66.60	2.39	166.80	0	0
CL White (AUS)	2008-2008	4	8	558	93.0	8	342	5	2/71	68.40	3.67	111.60	0	0
AJ Hall (SA)	2004-2004	2	3	334	55.4	14	163	4	3/93	40.75	2.92	83.50	0	0
SL Malinga (SL)	2005-2005	1	2	264	44.0	6	176	4	3/113	44.00	4.00	66.00	0	0
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2008	1	2	258	43.0	6	176	4	3/114	44.00	4.09	64.50	0	0
CL Hooper (WI)	2002-2002	3	5	359	59.5	12	190	4	2/32	47.50	3.17	89.75	0	0
JJC Lawson (WI)	2002-2002	2	4	384	64.0	10	206	4	2/63	51.50	3.21	96.00	0	0
T Yohannan (IND)	2001-2001	2	4	336	56.0	8	213	4	2/56	53.25	3.80	84.00	0	0
GW Flower (ZIM)	2000-2002	4	6	482	80.2	14	298	4	2/22	74.50	3.70	120.50	0	0
Z de Bruyn (SA)	2004-2004	2	2	162	27.0	7	61	3	2/32	20.33	2.25	54.00	0	0
MF Maharoof (SL)	2005-2005	1	2	198	33.0	11	77	3	2/52	25.66	2.33	66.00	0	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	2001-2001	3	3	216	36.0	6	106	3	3/40	35.33	2.94	72.00	0	0
DBL Powell (WI)	2002-2002	1	2	248	41.2	8	115	3	2/62	38.33	2.78	82.66	0	0
MV Nagamootoo (WI)	2002-2002	1	1	282	47.0	12	132	3	3/132	44.00	2.80	94.00	0	0
PP Chawla (IND)	2006-2008	2	4	205	34.1	6	137	3	2/66	45.66	4.00	68.33	0	0
BA Murphy (ZIM)	2000-2000	2	3	527	87.5	7	321	3	2/175	107.00	3.65	175.66	0	0
M Hayward (SA)	2000-2000	1	2	186	31.0	5	71	2	2/40	35.50	2.29	93.00	0	0
RL Sanghvi (IND)	2001-2001	1	2	74	12.2	3	78	2	2/67	39.00	6.32	37.00	0	0
SV Bahutule (IND)	2001-2001	1	2	180	30.0	3	102	2	1/32	51.00	3.40	90.00	0	0
Arshad Khan (PAK)	2005-2005	1	2	252	42.0	11	108	2	2/21	54.00	2.57	126.00	0	0
C White (ENG)	2001-2001	3	4	324	54.0	17	122	2	1/33	61.00	2.25	162.00	0	0
SB Styris (NZ)	2003-2003	2	3	294	49.0	14	127	2	1/40	63.50	2.59	147.00	0	0
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2008	1	2	240	40.0	11	134	2	1/50	67.00	3.35	120.00	0	0
JDP Oram (NZ)	2003-2003	1	2	246	41.0	8	134	2	1/39	67.00	3.26	123.00	0	0
GR Breese (WI)	2002-2002	1	2	188	31.2	3	135	2	2/108	67.50	4.30	94.00	0	0
SR Clark (AUS)	2008-2008	2	4	438	73.0	24	161	2	1/12	80.50	2.20	219.00	0	0
BAW Mendis (SL)	2009-2009	1	1	228	38.0	3	162	2	2/162	81.00	4.26	114.00	0	0
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2009-2009	1	2	210	35.0	1	162	2	2/106	81.00	4.62	105.00	0	0
CRD Fernando (SL)	2005-2005	2	3	336	56.0	14	176	2	1/58	88.00	3.14	168.00	0	0
HK Olonga (ZIM)	2000-2000	2	3	300	50.0	7	203	2	2/79	101.50	4.06	150.00	0	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2002-2002	3	1	18	3.0	0	9	1	1/9	9.00	3.00	18.00	0	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	2001-2001	3	1	42	7.0	1	19	1	1/19	19.00	2.71	42.00	0	0
MN Samuels (WI)	2002-2002	1	1	96	16.0	3	21	1	1/21	21.00	1.31	96.00	0	0
VVS Laxman (IND)	2000-2009	42	3	72	12.0	2	22	1	1/2	22.00	1.83	72.00	0	0

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]