Top 5 Indian bowlers with the most Test wickets taken in Australia

Top 5 Indian bowlers with the most Test wickets taken in Australia



These Indian bowlers took full advantage of the conditions in Australia and thus were able to pick up an impressive number of wickets in the country

Bumrah taking a Test wicket
Jasprit Bumrah

1. Jasprit Bumrah – 53 wickets

The India pace spearhead has so far played 10 Tests in Australia and has proved to be impressive in almost each and every one of them. Bumrah has so far picked up 3 fifers Down Under and has the best figures of 6/33 on Australian soil.

Kapil Dev bowling during a Test match
Kapil Dev

2. Kapil Dev – 51 wickets

The legendary Indian all-rounder picked up tons of wickets in Tests held in Australia. Kapil played a total of 11 Test matches Down Under and gave great bowling performances in almost every single one of them. Picking up 5 fifers, his best bowling figures on Australian soil are 8/106.

Kumble bowling during a Test match
Anil Kumble

3. Anil Kumble – 49 wickets

The legendary India spinner performed brilliantly on Australian soil despite pitches in the country known to favour the seamers a lot more. Kumble played a total of 10 Tests Down Under and picked up an impressive number of scalps. Picking up 4 fifers, his best figures in Australia are 8/141.

Ashwin bowling during a Test match
Ravichandran Ashwin

4. Ravichandran Ashwin – 40 wickets

The veteran India spinner has bamboozled batters on Australian soil in many Test series. Ashwin has played a total of 11 Test matches Down Under, picking up a great number of wickets. His best figures in Australia are 4/55.

Bedi bowling during a Test match
Bishan Singh Bedi

5. Bishan Singh Bedi – 35 wickets

The former India spinner was especially quite impressive while bowling on the Australian soil. Bedi picked up an highly impressive number of wickets despite only featuring in 7 Tests Down Under. Picking up 3 fifers, his best figures in Australia are 5/55.

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