Top 5 Indian Bowlers Most Test Wickets In England Mohammad Siraj: The five-match Test series between India and England has ended. The last match of this series was played at the Oval, in which Team India won by 6 runs and the series ended in a 2-2 draw.
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The credit for the victory goes to Mohammad Siraj and company, who wreaked havoc with their bowling and England had to face defeat despite a strong position. Siraj opened the claws and he also took the last wicket of England’s innings. He took 23 wickets in this series and was the most successful bowler.
With this, Siraj has equaled Jasprit Bumrah in terms of taking the most wickets for India during a Test series in England. Bumrah took 23 wickets in 2021-22. Apart from this, Siraj has secured the third place in the list of Indian bowlers who have taken the most Test wickets in England. In this article, we are going to mention 5 Indian bowlers who have taken the most Test wickets in England.
5 Mohammed Shami (42 wickets)
Fast bowler Mohammed Shami was not selected for the England tour this time, otherwise his number of wickets would have increased. Shami has taken 42 wickets in 25 innings of 14 Tests played in England at an average of 40.50, which does not include 5 wickets in an innings even once.
4 Kapil Dev (43 wickets)
Kapil Dev is at fourth place in this list. Kapil took 43 wickets in 22 innings of 13 Tests in England. During this, his bowling average was 39.18. He also took 5 wickets in an innings twice.
3 Mohammad Siraj (46 wickets)
Mohammad Siraj has secured the third position in this list. Siraj has played 11 Tests in England so far and has taken 46 wickets in 20 innings during this period. He also has 5 wickets in an innings twice, which he took during this series.
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2 Ishant Sharma (51 wickets)
Experienced fast bowler Ishant Sharma is one of those Indian bowlers who have completed half a century of Test wickets in England. Ishant took 51 wickets in 24 innings of 15 matches in England. During this, he also took two 5-wicket hauls.
1 Jasprit Bumrah (51 wickets)
Jasprit Bumrah also has 51 wickets in England. However, he has played fewer matches than Ishant, that is why despite having equal wickets, Bumrah has been placed on top. Bumrah has played 12 Test matches in England and has taken wickets in 22 innings at an average of 26.19. He also has four 5-wicket hauls to his name.
