Indian bowlers who have captured seven or more wickets in a Test innngs.
R Ashwin captured seven for 145 in South Africa’s first innings in the ongoing test at Vizag to provide the 46th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a Test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | L Amar Singh | 44.4 | 13 | 86 | 7 | 1 | v England | Chennai | 10 Feb 1934 |
| 2 | DG Phadkar | 45.3 | 10 | 159 | 7 | 1 | v West Indies | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 |
| 3 | MH Mankad | 38.5 | 15 | 55 | 8 | 1 | v England | Chennai | 06 Feb 1952 |
| 4 | MH Mankad | 47.0 | 27 | 52 | 8 | 2 | v Pakistan | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 |
| 5 | SP Gupte | 66.0 | 15 | 162 | 7 | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 21 Jan 1953 |
| 6 | SP Gupte | 76.4 | 35 | 128 | 7 | 2 | v New Zealand | Hyd-LBS | 19 Nov 1955 |
| 7 | Ghulam Ahmed | 20.3 | 6 | 49 | 7 | 1 | v Australia | Kolkata | 02 Nov 1956 |
| 8 | SP Gupte | 34.3 | 11 | 102 | 9 | 1 | v West Indies | Kanpur | 12 Dec 1958 |
| 9 | JM Patel | 35.5 | 16 | 69 | 9 | 2 | v Australia | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 |
| 10 | S Venkataraghavan | 51.1 | 26 | 72 | 8 | 1 | v New Zealand | Delhi | 19 Mar 1965 |
| 11 | BS Chandrasekhar | 61.5 | 17 | 157 | 7 | 2 | v West Indies | Mumbai (BS) | 13 Dec 1966 |
| 12 | BS Bedi | 50.0 | 19 | 98 | 7 | 2 | v Australia | Kolkata | 12 Dec 1969 |
| 13 | BS Chandrasekhar | 41.5 | 18 | 79 | 8 | 2 | v England | Delhi | 20 Dec 1972 |
| 14 | EAS Prasanna | 23.0×8 | 5 | 76 | 8 | 3 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 |
| 15 | N Kapil Dev | 23.4 | 7 | 56 | 7 | 3 | v Pakistan | Chennai | 15 Jan 1980 |
| 16 | N Kapil Dev | 38.4 | 3 | 220 | 7 | 2 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 |
| 17 | N Kapil Dev | 30.5 | 7 | 85 | 8 | 1 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 23 Jan 1983 |
| 18 | N Kapil Dev | 30.3 | 6 | 83 | 9 | 3 | v West Indies | Ahmedabad | 12 Nov 1983 |
| 19 | N Kapil Dev | 38.0 | 6 | 106 | 8 | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 13 Dec 1985 |
| 20 | Maninder Singh | 17.4 | 4 | 51 | 7 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 27 Dec 1986 |
| 21 | Maninder Singh | 18.2 | 8 | 27 | 7 | 1 | v Pakistan | Bengaluru | 13 Mar 1987 |
| 22 | ND Hirwani | 18.3 | 3 | 61 | 8 | 2 | v West Indies | Chennai | 11 Jan 1988 |
| 23 | ND Hirwani | 15.2 | 3 | 75 | 8 | 4 | v West Indies | Chennai | 11 Jan 1988 |
| 24 | A Kumble | 27.3 | 9 | 59 | 7 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 18 Jan 1994 |
| 25 | A Kumble | 26.3 | 9 | 74 | 10 | 4 | v Pakistan | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |
| 26 | J Srinath | 27.0 | 6 | 86 | 8 | 3 | v Pakistan | Kolkata | 16 Feb 1999 |
| 27 | Harbhajan Singh | 37.5 | 7 | 123 | 7 | 1 | v Australia | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 28 | Harbhajan Singh | 38.2 | 6 | 133 | 7 | 1 | v Australia | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 29 | Harbhajan Singh | 41.5 | 20 | 84 | 8 | 3 | v Australia | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 30 | A Kumble | 51.0 | 13 | 115 | 7 | 1 | v England | Ahmedabad | 11 Dec 2001 |
| 31 | Harbhajan Singh | 28.3 | 12 | 48 | 7 | 3 | v West Indies | Mumbai | 09 Oct 2002 |
| 32 | A Kumble | 46.5 | 7 | 141 | 8 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2004 |
| 33 | A Kumble | 17.3 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 1 | v Australia | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 |
| 34 | Harbhajan Singh | 30.0 | 3 | 87 | 7 | 3 | v South Africa | Kolkata | 28 Nov 2004 |
| 35 | A Kumble | 38.0 | 16 | 63 | 7 | 4 | v Pakistan | Kolkata | 16 Mar 2005 |
| 36 | IK Pathan | 15.2 | 4 | 59 | 7 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 20 Sep 2005 |
| 37 | Harbhajan Singh | 22.2 | 3 | 62 | 7 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 |
| 38 | Z Khan | 20.3 | 2 | 87 | 7 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 24 Jan 2010 |
| 39 | Harbhajan Singh | 38.0 | 1 | 120 | 7 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 40 | R Ashwin | 42.0 | 12 | 103 | 7 | 1 | v Australia | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 41 | I Sharma | 23.0 | 6 | 74 | 7 | 4 | v England | Lord’s | 17 Jul 2014 |
| 42 | R Ashwin | 29.5 | 7 | 66 | 7 | 4 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| 43 | R Ashwin | 25.0 | 8 | 83 | 7 | 3 | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 44 | R Ashwin | 13.5 | 2 | 59 | 7 | 4 | v New Zealand | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
| 45 | RA Jadeja | 25.0 | 5 | 48 | 7 | 3 | v England | Chennai | 16 Dec 2016 |
| 46 | R Ashwin | 46.2 | 11 | 145 | 7 | 2 | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Harbhajan Singh | 30.0 | 3 | 87 | 7 | 3 | v South Africa | Kolkata | 28 Nov 2004 |
| 2 | Harbhajan Singh | 38.0 | 1 | 120 | 7 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 3 | R Ashwin | 29.5 | 7 | 66 | 7 | 4 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| 4 | R Ashwin | 46.2 | 11 | 145 | 7 | 2 | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
A Kumble {06}, Harbhajan Singh {07}, N Kapil Dev {05} and R Ashwin {05} are the four Indian bowler to capture seven plus wickets in a test innings on five or more occasions. All such occsions sre tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Kumble | 27.3 | 9 | 59 | 7 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 18 Jan 1994 |
| 2 | A Kumble | 26.3 | 9 | 74 | 10 | 4 | v Pakistan | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |
| 3 | A Kumble | 51.0 | 13 | 115 | 7 | 1 | v England | Ahmedabad | 11 Dec 2001 |
| 4 | A Kumble | 46.5 | 7 | 141 | 8 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2004 |
| 5 | A Kumble | 17.3 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 1 | v Australia | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 |
| 6 | A Kumble | 38.0 | 16 | 63 | 7 | 4 | v Pakistan | Kolkata | 16 Mar 2005 |
| 1 | Harbhajan Singh | 37.5 | 7 | 123 | 7 | 1 | v Australia | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 2 | Harbhajan Singh | 38.2 | 6 | 133 | 7 | 1 | v Australia | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 3 | Harbhajan Singh | 41.5 | 20 | 84 | 8 | 3 | v Australia | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 4 | Harbhajan Singh | 28.3 | 12 | 48 | 7 | 3 | v West Indies | Mumbai | 09 Oct 2002 |
| 5 | Harbhajan Singh | 30.0 | 3 | 87 | 7 | 3 | v South Africa | Kolkata | 28 Nov 2004 |
| 6 | Harbhajan Singh | 22.2 | 3 | 62 | 7 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 |
| 7 | Harbhajan Singh | 38.0 | 1 | 120 | 7 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 1 | N Kapil Dev | 23.4 | 7 | 56 | 7 | 3 | v Pakistan | Chennai | 15 Jan 1980 |
| 2 | N Kapil Dev | 38.4 | 3 | 220 | 7 | 2 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 |
| 3 | N Kapil Dev | 30.5 | 7 | 85 | 8 | 1 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 23 Jan 1983 |
| 4 | N Kapil Dev | 30.3 | 6 | 83 | 9 | 3 | v West Indies | Ahmedabad | 12 Nov 1983 |
| 5 | N Kapil Dev | 38.0 | 6 | 106 | 8 | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 13 Dec 1985 |
| 1 | R Ashwin | 42.0 | 12 | 103 | 7 | 1 | v Australia | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 2 | R Ashwin | 29.5 | 7 | 66 | 7 | 4 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| 3 | R Ashwin | 25.0 | 8 | 83 | 7 | 3 | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 4 | R Ashwin | 13.5 | 2 | 59 | 7 | 4 | v New Zealand | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
| 5 | R Ashwin | 46.2 | 11 | 145 | 7 | 2 | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |