| Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Best Bowling (Innings) | Avg | Econ | SR | 5W/10W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishant Sharma | 15 | 24 | 51 | 7/74 | 33.35 | 3.22 | 61.9 | 2/0 |
| Kapil Dev | 13 | 22 | 43 | 5/125 | 39.18 | 2.99 | 78.5 | 2/0 |
| Mohammed Shami | 13 | 23 | 38 | 4/57 | 40.52 | 3.50 | 69.3 | 0/0 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 9 | 17 | 37 | 5/64 | 26.27 | 2.72 | 57.8 | 2/0 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 19 | 36 | 4/66 | 41.41 | 2.84 | 87.4 | 0/0 |
| Bishan Singh Bedi | 12 | 18 | 35 | 6/226 | 38.08 | 2.54 | 89.9 | 1/0 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 9 | 15 | 31 | 6/38 | 33.96 | 2.72 | 74.8 | 2/0 |
| Zaheer Khan | 8 | 14 | 31 | 5/75 | 27.96 | 2.92 | 57.4 | 1/0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 11 | 19 | 23 | 4/79 | 46.08 | 2.70 | 102.2 | 0/0 |
| Vinoo Mankad | 6 | 9 | 20 | 5/101 | 33.90 | 2.16 | 93.8 | 2/0 |
Key Insights – Top Indian Wicket-Takers in Test Matches in England
Ishant Sharma is the lead Test wicket-taker for India in England. The tall pacer picked up 51 wickets in 24 innings at an average of 33.35.
In all, 11 Indian bowlers have taken 20 or more wickets in England. Six of them are spinners, with Anil Kumble (36) leading the pack.
Among the Indian bowlers with at least 10 Test wickets, Maninder Singh has the best bowling average in England. The former leg-arm spinner averaged 15.58 while taking 12 wickets in five innings.
When it comes to bowling strike rate, Chetan Sharma has the best one. He struck at 38.4 while picking up 16 wickets across four innings in 1986.
Chetan Sharma is also the only bowler with a 10-wicket match haul for India in England. Ten of his 16 scalps came in the 1986 Birmingham Test.
Ishant Sharma has recorded the best bowling figures in a Test innings in England. He delivered the figures of 7 for 74 in India’s famous 2014 Lord’s victory.
There are 10 Indian bowlers who have picked up multiple five-wicket hauls in England. The number extends to 22 bowlers with at least one five-for.
