Twenty five wickets in a test series by Indian bowlers

Twenty five wickets in a test series by Indian bowlers

R Ashwin of India captured 26 wickets in the just concluded test series against England to provide the 29th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 25 plus wickets in a bilateral test series. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerMInnsBallsRunsWOpponentVenueSeries
1BS Chandrasekhar509174766235EnglandIndia1972/73
2MH Mankad510222557134EnglandIndia1951/52
3SP Gupte510214066934New ZealandIndia1955/56
4N Kapil Dev611127156632PakistanIndia1979/80
5Harbhajan Singh306107154532AustraliaIndia2000/01
6R Ashwin408112947132AustraliaIndia2000/01
7BS Bedi510175974031AustraliaAustralia1977/78
8R Ashwin407098834531South AfricaIndia2015/16
9N Kapil Dev610122353729West IndiesIndia1983/84
10R Ashwin408144858329AustraliaIndia2012/13
11BS Chandrasekhar510157970428AustraliaAustralia1977/78
12N Kapil Dev612133962528AustraliaIndia1979/80
13R Ashwin510184384728EnglandIndia2016/17
14SP Gupte509197778927West IndiesWest Indies1952/53
15KD Ghavri610122463427West IndiesIndia1978/79
16DR Doshi612183863027AustraliaIndia1979/80
17A Kumble408118568527AustraliaIndia2004/05
18R Ashwin306087948027New ZealandIndia2016/17
19AR Patel306076628627EnglandIndia2020/21
20EAS Prasanna509177067226AustraliaIndia1969/70
21RA Jadeja510174167226EnglandIndia2016/17
22R Ashwin510093964526EnglandIndia2023/24
23MH Mankad407159251425PakistanIndia1952/53
24EAS Prasanna407158168625AustraliaAustralia1967/68
25BS Bedi509223763225EnglandIndia1972/73
26BS Bedi509178857425EnglandIndia1976/77
27N Kapil Dev510170464525AustraliaAustralia1991/92
28RA Jadeja408127946425AustraliaIndia2016/17
29R Ashwin408099943225AustraliaIndia2022/23

R Ashwin of India has captured 25 plus wickets in a series on seven occasions and owns the record for an Indian bowler to capture 25 plus wickets in a series on most occasions

NoPlayerMInnsBallsRunsWOpponentVenueSeries
1R Ashwin408112947132AustraliaIndia2000/01
2R Ashwin407098834531South AfricaIndia2015/16
3R Ashwin408144858329AustraliaIndia2012/13
4R Ashwin510184384728EnglandIndia2016/17
5R Ashwin306087948027New ZealandIndia2016/17
6R Ashwin510093964526EnglandIndia2023/24
7R Ashwin408099943225AustraliaIndia2022/23

R Ashwin of India captured 26 wickets in the just concluded test series against England to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 25 plus wickets in a bilateral test series against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerMInnsBallsRunsWOpponentVenueSeries
1BS Chandrasekhar509174766235EnglandIndia1972/73
2MH Mankad510222557134EnglandIndia1951/52
3R Ashwin510184384728EnglandIndia2016/17
4AR Patel306076628627EnglandIndia2020/21
5RA Jadeja510174167226EnglandIndia2016/17
6R Ashwin510093964526EnglandIndia2023/24
7BS Bedi509223763225EnglandIndia1972/73
8BS Bedi509178857425EnglandIndia1976/77

BS Bedi and R Ashwin are the two Indian bowlers to capture 25 plus wickets in a series on two occasions.

NoPlayerMInnsBallsRunsWOpponentVenueSeries
1BS Bedi509223763225EnglandIndia1972/73
2BS Bedi509178857425EnglandIndia1976/77
          
1R Ashwin510184384728EnglandIndia2016/17
2R Ashwin510093964526EnglandIndia2023/24

The following five Indian bowlers have captured 25 plus wickets in a series on away soil.

NoPlayerMInnsBallsRunsWOpponentVenueSeries
1BS Bedi510175974031AustraliaAustralia1977/78
2BS Chandrasekhar510157970428AustraliaAustralia1977/78
3SP Gupte509197778927West IndiesWest Indies1952/53
4EAS Prasanna407158168625AustraliaAustralia1967/68
5N Kapil Dev510170464525AustraliaAustralia1991/92
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