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Most wickets in a series
Player	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10
Harbhajan Singh (India)	3	1071	545	32	8/84	15/217	17.03	3.05	33.4	4	2
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2000/01
CJ McDermott (Aus)	5	1586	670	31	5/54	10/168	21.61	2.53	51.1	3	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92
BS Bedi (India)	5	1759	740	31	5/55	10/194	23.87	2.52	56.7	3	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78
AK Davidson (Aus)	5	1469	431	29	7/93	12/124	14.86	1.76	50.6	2	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1959/60
R Benaud (Aus)	5	1934	568	29	5/43	8/76	19.58	1.76	66.6	2	0
Australia in India Test Series, 1959/60
R Ashwin (India)	4	1448	583	29	7/103	12/198	20.10	2.41	49.9	4	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2012/13
AA Mallett (Aus)	5	1792	535	28	6/64	10/144	19.10	1.79	64.0	3	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1969/70
N Kapil Dev (India)	6	1339	625	28	5/74	7/130	22.32	2.80	47.8	2	0
Australia in India Test Series, 1979/80
WM Clark (Aus)	5	1585	701	28	4/46	8/147	25.03	2.65	56.6	0	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78
BS Chandrasekhar (India)	5	1579	704	28	6/52	12/104	25.14	2.67	56.3	3	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78
BW Hilfenhaus (Aus)	4	1008	465	27	5/75	8/97	17.22	2.76	37.3	2	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2011/12
DR Doshi (India)	6	1838	630	27	6/103	8/103	23.33	2.05	68.0	2	0
Australia in India Test Series, 1979/80
A Kumble (India)	4	1185	685	27	7/48	13/181	25.37	3.46	43.8	3	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2004/05
EAS Prasanna (India)	5	1770	672	26	6/74	10/174	25.84	2.27	68.0	3	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1969/70
N Kapil Dev (India)	5	1704	645	25	5/97	8/163	25.80	2.27	68.1	2	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92
EAS Prasanna (India)	4	1581	686	25	6/104	8/218	27.44	2.60	63.2	2	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1967/68
RA Jadeja (India)	4	1160	419	24	5/58	7/98	17.45	2.16	48.3	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2012/13
B Lee (Aus)	4	1121	542	24	5/119	7/153	22.58	2.90	46.7	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2007/08
NS Yadav (India)	5	1407	577	24	4/35	7/81	24.04	2.46	58.6	0	0
Australia in India Test Series, 1979/80
G Dymock (Aus)	5	1276	580	24	7/67	12/166	24.16	2.72	53.1	2	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1979/80
A Kumble (India)	3	1237	710	24	8/141	12/279	29.58	3.44	51.5	3	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2003/04
R Benaud (Aus)	3	1019	388	23	7/72	11/105	16.86	2.28	44.3	3	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1956/57
A Kumble (India)	3	1146	416	23	6/98	8/106	18.08	2.17	49.8	2	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 1997/98
PM Siddle (Aus)	4	744	429	23	5/49	6/85	18.65	3.45	32.3	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2011/12
MG Hughes (Aus)	5	1197	511	22	4/50	7/84	23.22	2.56	54.4	0	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92
JR Thomson (Aus)	5	1167	516	22	4/76	7/130	23.45	2.65	53.0	0	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78
BS Bedi (India)	5	1642	432	21	7/98	9/108	20.57	1.57	78.1	2	0
Australia in India Test Series, 1969/70
GD McKenzie (Aus)	5	1332	441	21	6/67	7/101	21.00	1.98	63.4	2	0
Australia in India Test Series, 1969/70
DK Lillee (Aus)	3	891	452	21	4/65	8/169	21.52	3.04	42.4	0	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1980/81
Harbhajan Singh (India)	3	1073	504	21	6/78	11/224	24.00	2.81	51.0	3	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2004/05
JN Gillespie (Aus)	4	797	323	20	5/56	9/80	16.15	2.43	39.8	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2004/05
A Kumble (India)	4	1089	689	20	5/84	8/254	34.45	3.79	54.4	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2007/08
JM Patel (India)	3	789	327	19	9/69	14/124	17.21	2.48	41.5	2	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1959/60
M Prabhakar (India)	5	1523	680	19	5/101	6/217	35.78	2.67	80.1	1	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92
GD McGrath (Aus)	3	678	248	18	5/48	10/103	13.77	2.19	37.6	2	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 1999/00
RR Lindwall (Aus)	5	908	304	18	7/38	8/99	16.88	2.00	50.4	1	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1947/48
RG Nadkarni (India)	3	769	233	17	6/91	11/122	13.70	1.81	45.2	2	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1964/65
GD McGrath (Aus)	3	818	261	17	4/18	7/121	15.35	1.91	48.1	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2000/01
MR Whitney (Aus)	3	701	359	17	7/27	11/95	21.11	3.07	41.2	1	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92
AN Connolly (Aus)	5	1291	415	17	4/31	6/160	24.41	1.92	75.9	0	0
Australia in India Test Series, 1969/70
WA Johnston (Aus)	4	672	182	16	4/44	6/77	11.37	1.62	42.0	0	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1947/48
IWG Johnson (Aus)	4	744	261	16	4/35	8/94	16.31	2.10	46.5	0	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1947/48
LS Pascoe (Aus)	3	654	299	16	4/61	6/96	18.68	2.74	40.8	0	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1980/81
MG Johnson (Aus)	4	1009	530	16	4/86	6/159	33.12	3.15	63.0	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2007/08
AB Agarkar (India)	4	929	596	16	6/41	8/160	37.25	3.84	58.0	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2003/04

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v Australia at Delhi, 4th Test, Mar 22-24, 2013 [Test # 2085]

India v Australia at Mohali, 3rd Test, Mar 14-18, 2013 [Test # 2081]

India v Australia at Hyderabad (Deccan), 2nd Test, Mar 2-5, 2013 [Test # 2076]