India And the UK will face a five-match Test series starting on Friday (June 20). This article provides detailed information on the five Indian bowlers with the most test wickets in the UK.
Five Indian bowlers with the most test wickets in the UK
5. Bishan Singh Bedi
Veteran spinner Bishan Singh Bedi, The visitors are also captains, the fifth-highest wicket taker for visitors in the UK. Bedi finished his career with 35 wickets in 18 innings.
Bedi’s performance included the haul of six wickets for Lord’s, which helped him ride the Honorary Committee.
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The left arm spinner was an important part of the spin bowling quartet of the 70s, including Erapalli Prasanna, Chandrasekhar and Venkataraghavan.
4. Anil Cumbre
Anil CumbreThe 18-year-old player in India found himself fourth on the list of visiting bowlers with the most wickets in the UK. The leg spinner picked up 36 wickets in 19 innings.
Kumble, along with Harbhajan, was crucial to the success of the 2002 tour of England. There, the side led by Sourav Ganguly was able to draw the series after winning the first Test at Headingley.
One of the main reasons for Cumble’s consistent performance in the UK over the years was his stint with Northamptonshire, where he took 10 wickets.
Kumble also played a key role in his final series victory in England, both in the bat and the ball.
3. Jaspri Bumura
Jasprit Bumrah is the third highest wicket taker for visitors in English soil, winning 37 wickets in 15 innings in the UK.
Bumra picked up 21 wickets on his final tour of England in 2021, averaging 22.47. Fast Bowlers will try to replicate the same performance in the upcoming 5-match Test series.
That being said, Bumrah does not play the entire series according to team management and will be featured in three matches.
2. Kapil Dev
India’s first captain to win the World Cup was the second captain to win the Test series after Ajit Wadekal Englandand he did so in 1986.
Kapil Dev was one of the players who did their best for England, whether it was bat or ball.
The 43 Fox batsman in fast bowling all-arounds in 22 innings is the second most visited British bowlers.
1. Isant Sharma
Ishant Sharma It holds a record of most wickets filmed by bowlers visiting during British Tests, including a 7-74 spell against the homeside at Roads in 2014.
He also won the Match Award Player Award for the spell he won in the match. In total, Ishant took 48 wickets in 22 innings for England.
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