Top 5 Indian Fast Bowlers with the Most Five-Wicket Hauls in Test Cricket

Indian fast bowlers with the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket. These bowlers have consistently dominated with their pace and skill, making significant impacts in matches by taking multiple wickets in an innings. Their achievements highlight India’s rich history of producing world-class fast bowlers who excel in the longest format.

Javagal Srinath – 10 Five-Wicket Hauls

Javagal Srinath was India’s premier fast bowler during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He made his Test debut in 1991 against Australia at the Gabba. Over his career, Srinath took 10 five-wicket hauls in Test matches.
He claimed 236 wickets in 67 Tests at an average of 30.5. His best performance came in 1999 against Pakistan in Kolkata, where he took 8 wickets for 86 runs, devastating the opposition’s batting lineup.

Ishant Sharma – 11 Five-Wicket Hauls

Ishant Sharma is tied for the second-most five-wicket hauls among Indian fast bowlers, alongside Zaheer Khan, with 11 each. The tall pacer from Delhi made his Test debut in 2007 and took 311 wickets in 105 Tests.
Ishant was instrumental in leading India’s pace attack through a challenging transitional phase in the 2010s. His last Test appearance came in 2021 against New Zealand in Kanpur.

Zaheer Khan – 11 Five-Wicket Hauls

Former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan also took 11 five-wicket hauls in Tests. Known for his ability to swing the new ball as well as reverse swing the old ball, Zaheer was a key bowler for India. He took 311 wickets in 92 Tests at an average of 32.94. His best bowling figures came in 2010 against Bangladesh in Dhaka, where he claimed 7 wickets for 87 runs in the second innings.

Jasprit Bumrah – 14 Five-Wicket Hauls

Jasprit Bumrah is widely regarded as one of the best fast bowlers of his generation. So far in his Test career, he has taken 14 five-wicket hauls.
He boasts the best bowling average among bowlers with 200 or more Test wickets, at an impressive 19.33. Bumrah’s best figures are 6 for 27, recorded against the West Indies in Kingston in 2019.

Kapil Dev – 23 Five-Wicket Hauls

No discussion of Indian cricket history is complete without Kapil Dev. The former captain leads this elite list with 23 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket. Kapil ended his Test career in 1994 with 434 wickets in 131 matches, averaging 29.64. He was also a valuable all-rounder, scoring 5,248 runs in Tests. His best bowling figures, 9 for 83, came against the West Indies in Ahmedabad in 1983.

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