Indian bowlers who have captured six plus wickets in a test innings against Australia – RA Jadeja joins the list

RA Jadeja returned with figures of 6 for 63 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing first test between India and Australia at Bengaluru to provide the 27th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Ghulam Ahmed | 20.3 | 6 | 49 | 7 | 1 | Aus | Kolkata | 02 Nov 1956 |
| 2 | JM Patel | 35.5 | 16 | 69 | 9 | 2 | Aus | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 |
| 3 | RG Nadkarni | 51.0 | 11 | 105 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Mumbai (BS) | 01 Jan 1960 |
| 4 | RG Nadkarni | 54.4 | 21 | 91 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Chennai | 02 Oct 1964 |
| 5 | SA Durani | 28.0 | 11 | 73 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Kolkata | 17 Oct 1964 |
| 6 | S Abid Ali | 17.0×8 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Adelaide | 23 Dec 1967 |
| 7 | EAS Prasanna | 34.0×8 | 6 | 141 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1967 |
| 8 | EAS Prasanna | 33.4×8 | 9 | 104 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Brisbane | 19 Jan 1968 |
| 9 | BS Bedi | 50.0 | 19 | 98 | 7 | 2 | Aus | Kolkata | 12 Dec 1969 |
| 10 | EAS Prasanna | 31.0 | 14 | 74 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Chennai | 24 Dec 1969 |
| 11 | BS Chandrasekhar | 14.1×8 | 2 | 52 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 |
| 12 | BS Chandrasekhar | 20.0×8 | 3 | 52 | 6 | 4 | Aus | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 |
| 13 | DR Doshi | 43.0 | 10 | 103 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Chennai | 11 Sep 1979 |
| 14 | N Kapil Dev | 38.0 | 6 | 106 | 8 | 1 | Aus | Adelaide | 13 Dec 1985 |
| 15 | A Kumble | 41.3 | 8 | 98 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Bengaluru | 25 Mar 1998 |
| 16 | Harbhajan Singh | 37.5 | 7 | 123 | 7 | 1 | Aus | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 17 | Harbhajan Singh | 30.3 | 8 | 73 | 6 | 4 | Aus | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 18 | Harbhajan Singh | 38.2 | 6 | 133 | 7 | 1 | Aus | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 19 | Harbhajan Singh | 41.5 | 20 | 84 | 8 | 3 | Aus | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 20 | AB Agarkar | 16.2 | 2 | 41 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Adelaide | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 21 | A Kumble | 51.0 | 8 | 176 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2003 |
| 22 | A Kumble | 46.5 | 7 | 141 | 8 | 2 | Aus | Sydney | 02 Jan 2004 |
| 23 | Harbhajan Singh | 30.1 | 5 | 78 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| 24 | A Kumble | 17.3 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 1 | Aus | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 |
| 25 | A Kumble | 47.0 | 8 | 133 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 |
| 26 | R Ashwin | 42.0 | 12 | 103 | 7 | 1 | Aus | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 27 | RA Jadeja | 21.4 | 1 | 63 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
RA Jadeja returned with figures of 6 for 63 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing first test between India and Australia at Bengaluru to provide the 18th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against Australia in India. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Ghulam Ahmed | 20.3 | 6 | 49 | 7 | 1 | Aus | Kolkata | 2 Nov 1956 |
| 2 | JM Patel | 35.5 | 16 | 69 | 9 | 2 | Aus | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 |
| 3 | RG Nadkarni | 51.0 | 11 | 105 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Mumbai (BS) | 01 Jan 1960 |
| 4 | RG Nadkarni | 54.4 | 21 | 91 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Chennai | 02 Oct 1964 |
| 5 | SA Durani | 28.0 | 11 | 73 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Kolkata | 17 Oct 1964 |
| 6 | BS Bedi | 50.0 | 19 | 98 | 7 | 2 | Aus | Kolkata | 12 Dec 1969 |
| 6 | EAS Prasanna | 31.0 | 14 | 74 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Chennai | 24 Dec 1969 |
| 8 | DR Doshi | 43.0 | 10 | 103 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Chennai | 11 Sep 1979 |
| 9 | A Kumble | 41.3 | 8 | 98 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Bengaluru | 25 Mar 1998 |
| 10 | Harbhajan Singh | 37.5 | 7 | 123 | 7 | 1 | Aus | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 11 | Harbhajan Singh | 30.3 | 8 | 73 | 6 | 4 | Aus | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 12 | Harbhajan Singh | 38.2 | 6 | 133 | 7 | 1 | Aus | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 13 | Harbhajan Singh | 41.5 | 20 | 84 | 8 | 3 | Aus | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 14 | Harbhajan Singh | 30.1 | 5 | 78 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| 15 | A Kumble | 17.3 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 1 | Aus | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 |
| 16 | A Kumble | 47.0 | 8 | 133 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 |
| 17 | R Ashwin | 42.0 | 12 | 103 | 7 | 1 | Aus | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 18 | RA Jadeja | 21.4 | 1 | 63 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
RA Jadeja became the third Indian bowler to capture six wickets in a test innings at Bengaluru against Australia. A Kumble and Harbhajan Singh are the other two bowlers to accomplish such a feat. All the three occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Kumble | 41.3 | 8 | 98 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Bengaluru | 25 Mar 1998 |
| 2 | Harbhajan Singh | 30.1 | 5 | 78 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| 3 | RA Jadeja | 21.4 | 1 | 63 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
It is observed that RA Jadeja’s 6 for 63 in the first innings of this test represent the best innings bowling figures by an Indian bowler in a test innings against Australia at Bengaluru. The previous best was Harbhajan Singh’s 6 for 78 in Oct 2004
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RA Jadeja | 21.4 | 1 | 63 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 2 | Harbhajan Singh | 30.1 | 5 | 78 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| 3 | A Kumble | 41.3 | 8 | 98 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Bengaluru | 25 Mar 1998 |