Top 5 Indian pacers with the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket
1. Kapil Dev – 23 fifers
The legendary all-rounder is not only the Indian pacer with the most fifers in Test cricket, but is also the seamer with the most wickets in red-ball cricket. Kapil played a total of 131 Tests throughout his career and best figures in the format are 9/83.
2. Jasprit Bumrah – 12 fifers
The India pace spearhead picked up his 12th fifer in red-ball cricket during the Men in Blue’s clash against Australia in Brisbane. The ongoing Test at The Gabba is Bumrah’s 43rd and he has so far taken 190 wickets. His best figures in the format are 6/27.
3. Zaheer Khan – 11 fifers
The former Indian pacer featured in a total of 92 matches for the Men in Blue in the longest format. Zaheer is one of the highest wicket-taking seamers that India has ever had. The left-handed bowler picked up 311 wickets in his Test career and had the best figures of 7/87.
4. Ishant Sharma – 11 fifers
The former Indian pacer gave some absolutely stellar bowling performances in his Test career. In the 105 Tests he played, Ishant picked up a total of 311 wickets, including best figures of 7/74.
5. Javagal Srinath – 10 fifers
The former Indian seamer picked up tons of wickets for his side in the longest format. Srinath played a total of 67 Test matches, picking up 236 wickets with the best figures of 8/86.
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