India have one of the best bowling attacks in Tests right now. The right mix of experienced and young bowlers has kept the opposition in check.
While the baton is getting transferred from the veterans to young ones, the hunger to take wickets is still the same.
So here are the top wicket-takers for India in Tests in the 2020s decade.
Most Test Wickets for India in the 2020s
| Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Avg | SR | 5-wicket Haul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 36 | 69 | 175 | 7/71 | 21.18 | 44.7 | 10 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 40 | 75 | 172 | 6/45 | 19.98 | 42.5 | 11 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 48 | 90 | 144 | 6/15 | 29.52 | 50.7 | 5 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 43 | 79 | 143 | 7/42 | 26.30 | 55.3 | 6 |
| Axar Patel | 15 | 29 | 57 | 6/38 | 19.66 | 46.6 | 5 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 13 | 26 | 56 | 5/40 | 23.03 | 38.5 | 3 |
| Mohammed Shami | 17 | 31 | 54 | 5/44 | 29.70 | 53.9 | 1 |
| Washington Sundar | 18 | 31 | 41 | 7/59 | 30.34 | 55.9 | 1 |
| Shardul Thakur | 12 | 21 | 33 | 7/61 | 30.75 | 48.5 | 1 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 9 | 17 | 32 | 4/62 | 29.53 | 42.0 | 0 |
| Akash Deep | 10 | 18 | 28 | 6/99 | 35.78 | 54.8 | 1 |
| Umesh Yadav | 12 | 24 | 28 | 4/25 | 34.50 | 63.8 | 0 |
| Manav Suthar | 3 | 6 | 22 | 6/33 | 16.31 | 32.0 | 2 |
| Ishant Sharma | 9 | 15 | 19 | 5/68 | 28.10 | 60.5 | 1 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2/32 | 45.75 | 64.5 | 0 |
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Key Insights on Leading Indian Test Wicket Takers in the 2020s
Elite Century Scalp Club and Five-Wicket Hauls
Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Siraj have taken 100-plus Test wickets for India in the 2020s decade.
Bumrah and Ashwin are the only two Indian bowlers with 10 or more five-wicket hauls in this decade in Tests.
Jadeja, meanwhile, is the only Indian bowler with two or more ten-wicket hauls in the 2020s.
Record Match Figures and Home-Away Dominance
Jadeja has also claimed the best bowling figures for India in Tests this decade. He returned 7 for 42 against Australia in the third innings of the 2023 Delhi Test.
Ashwin, meanwhile, has recorded the best match haul in this period. He took 5 for 60 and 7 for 71 to bag combined figures of 12 for 131 against the West Indies in the 2023 Roseau Test.
Ashwin picked up 129 of his 175 scalps in India, the most by an Indian bowler at home in this decade.
Bumrah and Siraj are the two Indian bowlers with more than 100 strikes in overseas Tests in the 2020s.
Series Records, Calendar Year Milestones and Averages
Ashwin and Bumrah hold the joint record for the most wickets bagged for India in a bilateral Test series in the 2020s decade. Both picked up 32 wickets each in the 2021 England series and the 2024/25 Australia series, respectively.
Bumrah took 71 wickets in 26 innings in 2024, the most by an Indian bowler in a calendar year in this decade. This is also the fifth-most wickets by an Indian bowler in a year in Tests.
Axar Patel and Bumrah are the two Indian bowlers to average 20 or lower per wicket in Tests this decade (minimum 50 wickets taken).
Kuldeep Yadav, meanwhile, is the only Indian bowler to maintain a bowling strike rate under 40 per wicket this decade (minimum 50 wickets taken).
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