Bowlers who have captured twelve or more wickets in a test against India
SNJ O’Keefe returned with figures of 12 for 70 against India in the just concluded test to provide the tenth occasion of a bowler capturing twelve or more wickets in a test against India. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Fazal Mahmood | 51.4 | 19 | 94 | 12 | Pak | Ind | Lucknow | 23 Oct 1952 |
| 2 | AK Davidson | 77.4 | 30 | 124 | 12 | Aus | Ind | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 |
| 3 | AME Roberts | 42.3 | 11 | 121 | 12 | Win | Ind | Chennai | 11 Jan 1975 |
| 4 | G Dymock | 63.4 | 12 | 166 | 12 | Aus | Ind | Kanpur | 02 Oct 1979 |
| 5 | IT Botham | 48.5 | 14 | 106 | 13 | Eng | Ind | Mumbai | 15 Feb 1980 |
| 6 | BA Reid | 55.2 | 16 | 126 | 12 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1991 |
| 7 | AA Donald | 55.0 | 15 | 139 | 12 | SAF | Ind | P Elizabeth | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 8 | JJ Krejza | 74.5 | 4 | 358 | 12 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |
| 9 | NM Lyon | 70.1 | 9 | 286 | 12 | Aus | Ind | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 10 | SNJ O’Keefe | 28.1 | 6 | 70 | 12 | Aus | Ind | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
The best match bowling figures against India is credited to IT Botham of England who has figures of 13 for 106 at Mumbai in Feb 1980, SNJ O’keefe’s 12 for 70 is the best bowling figures against India amongst the bowlers who have captured exact twelve wickets in a test
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | IT Botham | 48.5 | 14 | 106 | 13 | Eng | Ind | Mumbai | 15 Feb 1980 |
| 1 | SNJ O’Keefe | 28.1 | 6 | 70 | 12 | Aus | Ind | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
| 2 | Fazal Mahmood | 51.4 | 19 | 94 | 12 | Pak | Ind | Lucknow | 23 Oct 1952 |
| 3 | AME Roberts | 42.3 | 11 | 121 | 12 | Win | Ind | Chennai | 11 Jan 1975 |
| 4 | AK Davidson | 77.4 | 30 | 124 | 12 | Aus | Ind | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 |
| 5 | BA Reid | 55.2 | 16 | 126 | 12 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1991 |
| 6 | AA Donald | 55.0 | 15 | 139 | 12 | SAF | Ind | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 7 | G Dymock | 63.4 | 12 | 166 | 12 | Aus | Ind | Kanpur | 02 Oct 1979 |
| 8 | NM Lyon | 70.1 | 9 | 286 | 12 | Aus | Ind | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 9 | JJ Krejza | 74.5 | 4 | 358 | 12 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |
SNJ O’Keefe became the sixth Australian bowler to capture 12 wickets in a test against India and his 12 for 70 represents the best bowling figures by an Australian bowler against India. The previous best was AK Davidson’s 12 for 124 at Kanpur in Dec 1959.
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SNJ O’Keefe | 28.1 | 6 | 70 | 12 | Aus | Ind | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
| 2 | AK Davidson | 77.4 | 30 | 124 | 12 | Aus | Ind | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 |
| 3 | BA Reid | 55.2 | 16 | 126 | 12 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1991 |
| 4 | G Dymock | 63.4 | 12 | 166 | 12 | Aus | Ind | Kanpur | 02 Oct 1979 |
| 5 | NM Lyon | 70.1 | 9 | 286 | 12 | Aus | Ind | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 6 | JJ Krejza | 74.5 | 4 | 358 | 12 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |