Test matches are won when the bowlers take all the 20 wickets of the opposition team and for that, one needs to have a complete bowling attack. These are achieved by a team when one or more bowlers take a truckload of wickets, like picking a five-wicket haul.
Historically, Indian teams have struggled in this regard, especially in SENA countries owing to a lack of pacers who could run through a side. There have been pacers who have found sporadic success in Australia, but the Indian spinners also had a say there. Things are promising now as far as the Indian pace bowling department is concerned and we could see a lot of their pacers joining the below list soon. Here in this article, we will talk about the Indian bowlers with the most fifers in Australia.
Most 5-Wicket Hauls for India in Australia in Tests
| Player | Innings | 5-Wicket Hauls | Total Wickets | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 21 | 5 | 51 | 8/106 |
| Anil Kumble | 18 | 4 | 49 | 8/141 |
| Bishan Singh Bedi | 14 | 3 | 35 | 5/55 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 13 | 3 | 29 | 6/52 |
| Mohammed Shami | 15 | 2 | 31 | 6/56 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | 15 | 2 | 31 | 6/104 |
| Syed Abid Ali | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6/55 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 13 | 1 | 27 | 6/41 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 14 | 1 | 32 | 6/33 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 11 | 1 | 21 | 5/107 |
Key Stats
5 – Kapil Dev, who has taken the most Test wickets for an Indian bowler in Australia has also picked the most five-wicket hauls. The legendary former India skipper took two fifers each at Adelaide and MCG respectively while the other one came at Sydney Cricket Ground.
6 – Apart from Kapil, only five other Indian bowlers have taken multiple Test five-wicket hauls in Australia. Former India skipper Anil Kumble is second on the list with four fifers and two of those came at the MCG. Legendary spinners Bishen Singh Bedi and Bhagwath Chandrasekhar have taken three five-wicket hauls each on Australian soil.
3 – In a land where the pacers get the most assistance, the only three Indian bowlers who have ten-wicket hauls in Australia are Anil Kumble, Bishen Singh Bedi, and Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, surprisingly are all spinners.
3 – Anil Kumble took three of his four fifers in the 2003/04 series against Australia, all Bishen Singh Bedi and Bhagwath Chandrasekhar’s three fifers came in the 1977/78. These are the most five-wicket hauls by an Indian bowler in a single series.
18 – This is the number of Indian bowlers who have taken a five-wicket haul in Australia. Aside from the 10 mentioned here, Zaheer Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Madan Lal, Mohammed Siraj, Manoj Prabhakar, Umesh Yadav, Rusi Surti, and Shivlal Yadav are the others to have picked at least a single fifer in Australia.
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