Top 5 highest wicket-takers in India vs Bangladesh tests

Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 23 wickets in India vs Bangladesh tests.

The rivalry between the Indian cricket team and Bangladesh over the years has been fascinating to watch, with India dominating their test contests. One of the key factors for India’s success over Bangladesh is that their bowlers have made a significant contribution, claiming numerous wickets and contributing with match-winning performances.

The Bangladesh cricket team bowlers have improved remarkably over the years, and they troubled the Indian batters in the last series in Bangladesh, though they couldn’t land match-winning blows. In this article, we look at the top five leading wicket-takers in India vs Bangladesh test matches.

Top 5 highest wicket-takers in India vs Bangladesh tests:

5. Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) – 21 wickets

Veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is the only Bangladesh bowler to feature in the top five highest wicket-takers list in the IND vs BAN tests.

Shakib, who is Bangladesh’s highest wicket-taker in tests, has played eight matches against the Indian cricket team in the longest format, in which the all-rounder scalped 21 wickets at a bowling average of 37.95. He will have a chance to add more wickets to his tally during the upcoming two-match test series against India in September-October 2024.

4. Umesh Yadav (IND) – 22 wickets

Right-arm speedster Umesh Yadav has played six test matches against the Bangladesh cricket team. In those, the veteran pacer took 22 wickets at a bowling average of 21.04, including one five-wicket haul.

3. Ravichandran Ashwin (IND) – 23 wickets

Indian cricket team senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been a huge match-winner, especially in Asian conditions, for over a decade. The veteran has played six tests against Bangladesh and dismissed 23 batters at a bowling average of 26.78, with one five-for.

2. Ishant Sharma (IND) – 25 wickets

Veteran Indian pacer Ishant Sharma has taken 25 wickets in seven test matches against the Bangladesh cricket team. He managed a bowling average of 20.88, including one fifer, against Bangladesh.

1. Zaheer Khan (IND) – 31 wickets

Former India pacer Zaheer Khan is the only bowler to take 30 or more wickets in the India vs Bangladesh tests so far. The great left-arm seamer scalped 31 wickets in seven tests at a bowling average of 24.25, including two five-wicket hauls and one ten-wicket match haul, against Bangladesh.

(All stats are updated till 13th September 2024)

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