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Most wickets by Indian bowling pair in Tests
India didn’t have the greatest of starts from 1932 to 1952 as they won only one game during this phase.
Throughout the history of Test cricket, India didn’t have the greatest of starts from 1932 to 1952 as they won only one game during this phase. After the 50s, the team started doing well in the shortest format of the game, having won their first overseas in New Zealand in 1968. Since then, a lot of bowlers for India have played and made an impact.
Talking about bowling pairs, there have been a lot of them that have won a lot of games for India. In this listicle, we will discuss three bowling pairs for India that have taken the most wickets for India.
Three most wickets for the Indian bowling pair in the Tests
Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh
1. Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh
Former India spin bowlers, Kumble and Singh played together from late 90 till 2008. The former India Test skipper, Kumble retired from the game in 2008 while Singh played his last in around 2016. Talking about the wickets they have taken, the off-spinner Singh has taken 220 wickets while the leggie has 220 wickets when they played together. Throughout their careers, Singh has taken 417 wickets while the former India head coach has 619 scalps.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja
2. Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja
The current spin-bowling duo of Ashwin and Jadeja started playing together in 2012 with Jadeja making his debut in the same year. They have taken 500 wickets and are soon expected to go past the likes of Bhajji and Kumble. While Ashwin has taken 274 wickets, Jadeja has 226 to his name while playing together. Apart from this, Ashwin has 490 wickets to his name while Jadeja has 275 and both are expected to increase their name in the ongoing series against England.
Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan
3. Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan
The 2011 World Cup-winning teammates played with each other in most games for India not just at home but also in overseas games. They have taken 474 wickets together with Singh taking 268 wickets and Khan taking 206. In his career, Khan took 311 wickets.
