Indian spin bowlers who have captured seven or more wickets in a test innings
R Ashwin’s 7 for 83 in the North Sound test against West Indies provide the 32nd occasion of an Indian spin bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MH Mankad | 38.5 | 15 | 055 | 8 | v England | Chennai | 06 Feb 1952 |
| 2 | MH Mankad | 47.0 | 27 | 052 | 8 | v Pakistan | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 |
| 3 | SP Gupte | 66.0 | 15 | 162 | 7 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 21 Jan 1953 |
| 4 | SP Gupte | 76.4 | 35 | 128 | 7 | v New Zealand | Hyd-RGS | 19 Nov 1955 |
| 5 | Ghulam Ahmed | 20.3 | 06 | 049 | 7 | v Australia | Kolkata | 02 Nov 1956 |
| 6 | SP Gupte | 34.3 | 11 | 102 | 9 | v West Indies | Kanpur | 12 Dec 1958 |
| 7 | JM Patel | 35.5 | 16 | 069 | 9 | v Australia | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 |
| 8 | S Venkataraghavan | 51.1 | 26 | 072 | 8 | v New Zealand | Delhi | 19 Mar 1965 |
| 9 | BS Chandrasekhar | 61.5 | 17 | 157 | 7 | v West Indies | Mumbai (BS) | 13 Dec 1966 |
| 10 | BS Bedi | 50.0 | 19 | 098 | 7 | v Australia | Kolkata | 12 Dec 1969 |
| 11 | BS Chandrasekhar | 41.5 | 18 | 079 | 8 | v England | Delhi | 20 Dec 1972 |
| 12 | EAS Prasanna | 23.0 | 05 | 076 | 8 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 |
| 13 | Maninder Singh | 17.4 | 04 | 051 | 7 | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 27 Dec 1986 |
| 14 | Maninder Singh | 18.2 | 08 | 027 | 7 | v Pakistan | Bangalore | 13 Mar 1987 |
| 15 | ND Hirwani | 18.3 | 03 | 061 | 8 | v West Indies | Chennai | 11 Jan 1988 |
| 16 | ND Hirwani | 15.2 | 03 | 075 | 8 | v West Indies | Chennai | 11 Jan 1988 |
| 17 | A Kumble | 27.3 | 09 | 059 | 7 | v Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 18 Jan 1994 |
| 18 | A Kumble | 26.3 | 09 | 074 | 10 | v Pakistan | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |
| 19 | Harbhajan Singh | 37.5 | 07 | 123 | 7 | v Australia | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 20 | Harbhajan Singh | 38.2 | 06 | 133 | 7 | v Australia | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 21 | Harbhajan Singh | 41.5 | 20 | 084 | 8 | v Australia | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 22 | A Kumble | 51.0 | 13 | 115 | 7 | v England | Ahmedabad | 11 Dec 2001 |
| 23 | Harbhajan Singh | 28.3 | 12 | 048 | 7 | v West Indies | Mumbai | 09 Oct 2002 |
| 24 | A Kumble | 46.5 | 07 | 141 | 8 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2004 |
| 25 | A Kumble | 17.3 | 04 | 048 | 7 | v Australia | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 |
| 26 | Harbhajan Singh | 30.0 | 03 | 087 | 7 | v South Africa | Kolkata | 28 Nov 2004 |
| 27 | A Kumble | 38.0 | 16 | 603 | 7 | v Pakistan | Kolkata | 16 Mar 2005 |
| 28 | Harbhajan Singh | 22.2 | 03 | 062 | 7 | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 |
| 29 | Harbhajan Singh | 38.0 | 01 | 120 | 7 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 30 | R Ashwin | 42.0 | 12 | 103 | 7 | v Australia | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 31 | R Ashwin | 29.5 | 07 | 066 | 7 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| 32 | R Ashwin | 25.0 | 08 | 083 | 7 | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
R Ashwin’s 7 for 83 in the North Sound test against West Indies provide the fifth occasion of an Indian spin bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings on away soil. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SP Gupte | 66.0 | 15 | 162 | 7 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 21 Jan 1953 |
| 2 | EAS Prasanna | 23.0 | 05 | 076 | 8 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 |
| 3 | A Kumble | 46.5 | 07 | 141 | 8 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2004 |
| 4 | Harbhajan Singh | 38.0 | 01 | 120 | 7 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 5 | R Ashwin | 25.0 | 08 | 083 | 7 | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
A Kumble, `Harbhajan Singh, R Ashwin and SP Gupte are the four Indian spin bowlers who have caputured seven or more wickets on three or more occasions. The performance of these four bowlers are furnished below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Kumble | 27.3 | 09 | 059 | 7 | v Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 18 Jan 1994 |
| 2 | A Kumble | 26.3 | 09 | 074 | 10 | v Pakistan | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |
| 3 | A Kumble | 51.0 | 13 | 115 | 7 | v England | Ahmedabad | 11 Dec 2001 |
| 4 | A Kumble | 46.5 | 07 | 141 | 8 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2004 |
| 5 | A Kumble | 17.3 | 04 | 048 | 7 | v Australia | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 |
| 6 | A Kumble | 38.0 | 16 | 603 | 7 | v Pakistan | Kolkata | 16 Mar 2005 |
| 1 | Harbhajan Singh | 37.5 | 07 | 123 | 7 | v Australia | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 2 | Harbhajan Singh | 38.2 | 06 | 133 | 7 | v Australia | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 3 | Harbhajan Singh | 41.5 | 20 | 084 | 8 | v Australia | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 4 | Harbhajan Singh | 28.3 | 12 | 048 | 7 | v West Indies | Mumbai | 09 Oct 2002 |
| 5 | Harbhajan Singh | 30.0 | 03 | 087 | 7 | v South Africa | Kolkata | 28 Nov 2004 |
| 6 | Harbhajan Singh | 22.2 | 03 | 062 | 7 | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 |
| 7 | Harbhajan Singh | 38.0 | 01 | 120 | 7 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 1 | R Ashwin | 42.0 | 12 | 103 | 7 | v Australia | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 2 | R Ashwin | 29.5 | 07 | 066 | 7 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| 3 | R Ashwin | 25.0 | 08 | 083 | 7 | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 1 | SP Gupte | 66.0 | 15 | 162 | 7 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 21 Jan 1953 |
| 2 | SP Gupte | 76.4 | 35 | 128 | 7 | v New Zealand | Hyd-RGS | 19 Nov 1955 |
| 3 | SP Gupte | 34.3 | 11 | 102 | 9 | v West Indies | Kanpur | 12 Dec 1958 |
The following table lists out the Indian spinners who have captured seven or more wickets against West Indies, SP Gupte and N Hirwani have accomplished the feat on two occasions. ND Hirwani captured eight wickets in both innings of the test at Chennai in Jan 1988
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SP Gupte | 66.0 | 15 | 162 | 7 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 21 Jan 1953 |
| 2 | SP Gupte | 34.3 | 11 | 102 | 9 | v West Indies | Kanpur | 12 Dec 1958 |
| 3 | BS Chandrasekhar | 61.5 | 17 | 157 | 7 | v West Indies | Mumbai (BS) | 13 Dec 1966 |
| 4 | ND Hirwani | 18.3 | 03 | 061 | 8 | v West Indies | Chennai | 11 Jan 1988 |
| 5 | ND Hirwani | 15.2 | 03 | 075 | 8 | v West Indies | Chennai | 11 Jan 1988 |
| 6 | Harbhajan Singh | 28.3 | 12 | 048 | 7 | v West Indies | Mumbai | 09 Oct 2002 |
| 7 | R Ashwin | 25.0 | 08 | 083 | 7 | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |