Kapil Dev To Jasprit Bumrah: Indian Pacers With Most Five-Wicket Hauls In Tests - In Pics
Jasprit Bumrah added another milestone to his illustrious career after his sensational fifer against Australia in the third Test of the Border–Gavaskar Trophy in Brisbane. It was Bumrah's 12th five-wicket haul in Test cricket and he surpassed Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma, both of whom have 11 fifers to their names in the longest format of the game.
Here's a list of Indian fast bowlers with most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket:
Kapil Dev - 23
Former skipper Kapil Dev has claimed most five-wicket hauls (23) as Indian pacer in Test cricket. Kapil finished his test career in 1994 with 434 wickets in 131 games at an average of 29.64.
Jasprit Bumrah - 12
Jasprit Bumrah has claimed 12 five-wicket hauls in his Test career so far. Bumrah also has most five-wicket hauls (7) for India in SENA countries in Test cricket.
Zaheer Khan - 11
Former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan claimed 11 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket. Zaheer finished his career with 311 wickets in 92 games with an average of 32.94 in Tests.
Ishant Sharma - 11
Ishant Sharma has also claimed 11 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket. The Delhi pacer is tied with Zaheer Khan with 311 wickets in 105 Tests.
Javagal Srinath - 10
Javagal Srinath, who was India’s leading pacer in the late 1990s and early 2000s, finished his career with 10 five-wicket hauls in test cricket.
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