| Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Kumar | 11.0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0.72 | India | v Sri Lanka | 16 Nov 2017 | Test # 2281 | |
| RR Lindwall | 12.0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.75 | Australia | v India | 2 Nov 1956 | Test # 433 | |
| R Gilchrist | 23.0 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 0.78 | West Indies | v India | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 463 | |
| RJ Shastri | 20.5 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0.86 | India | v Pakistan | 11 Feb 1987 | Test # 1067 | |
| S Venkataraghavan | 17.0 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0.88 | India | v New Zealand | 5 Mar 1965 | Test # 581 | |
| RG Nadkarni | 42.0 | 24 | 38 | 2 | 0.90 | India | v England | 29 Jan 1964 | Test # 554 | |
| Fazal Mahmood | 25.3 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 1.01 | Pakistan | v India | 30 Dec 1960 | Test # 501 | |
| RK Chauhan | 29.1 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 1.02 | India | v England | 29 Jan 1993 | Test # 1211 | |
| Maninder Singh | 20.1 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 1.04 | India | v Pakistan | 11 Feb 1987 | Test # 1067 | |
| RJ Shastri | 21.0 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 1.04 | India | v England | 1 Jan 1982 | Test # 916 | |
| PR Umrigar | 20.0 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 1.05 | India | v Australia | 2 Nov 1956 | Test # 433 | |
| D Wilson | 16.0 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 1.06 | England | v India | 29 Jan 1964 | Test # 554 | |
| MH Mankad | 12.0 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1.16 | India | v New Zealand | 28 Dec 1955 | Test # 419 | |
| LR Gibbs | 30.4 | 8 | 36 | 2 | 1.17 | West Indies | v India | 31 Dec 1966 | Test # 612 | |
| JR Reid | 16.0 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 1.18 | New Zealand | v India | 28 Dec 1955 | Test # 419 | |
| AW Greig | 19.5 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 1.21 | England | v India | 30 Dec 1972 | Test # 706 | |
| Harbhajan Singh | 48.3 | 23 | 59 | 5 | 1.21 | India | v South Africa | 14 Feb 2010 | Test # 1952 | |
| DL Underwood | 31.0 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 1.22 | England | v India | 1 Jan 1982 | Test # 916 | |
| PR Umrigar | 17.0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1.23 | India | v New Zealand | 28 Dec 1955 | Test # 419 | |
| SLV Raju | 16.0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 1.25 | India | v Australia | 18 Mar 1998 | Test # 1409 | |
| RR Lindwall | 25.2 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 1.26 | Australia | v India | 2 Nov 1956 | Test # 433 | |
| CG Borde | 16.2 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1.28 | India | v Pakistan | 30 Dec 1960 | Test # 501 | |
| GD McGrath | 14.0 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1.28 | Australia | v India | 11 Mar 2001 | Test # 1535 | |
| CG Borde | 31.0 | 14 | 40 | 1 | 1.29 | India | v England | 29 Jan 1964 | Test # 554 | |
| RJ Shastri | 10.0 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1.30 | India | v West Indies | 26 Dec 1987 | Test # 1088 | |
| MN Samuels | 16.0 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 1.31 | West Indies | v India | 30 Oct 2002 | Test # 1622 | |
| DG Phadkar | 20.0 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 1.35 | India | v England | 30 Dec 1951 | Test # 344 | |
| RGD Willis | 20.0 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 1.35 | England | v India | 1 Jan 1977 | Test # 791 | |
| BS Chandrasekhar | 28.5 | 15 | 39 | 1 | 1.35 | India | v Australia | 17 Oct 1964 | Test # 568 | |
| S Madan Lal | 16.1 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 1.36 | India | v West Indies | 27 Dec 1974 | Test # 750 | |
| PI Pocock | 19.0 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 1.36 | England | v India | 30 Dec 1972 | Test # 706 | |
| RAS Lakmal | 19.0 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 1.36 | Sri Lanka | v India | 16 Nov 2017 | Test # 2281 | |
| LR Gibbs | 37.0 | 17 | 51 | 5 | 1.37 | West Indies | v India | 31 Dec 1966 | Test # 612 | |
| ML Jaisimha | 15.1 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 1.38 | India | v New Zealand | 5 Mar 1965 | Test # 581 | |
| DG Phadkar | 21.0 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 1.42 | India | v Pakistan | 12 Dec 1952 | Test # 360 | |
| LR Gibbs | 37.0 | 17 | 53 | 1 | 1.43 | West Indies | v India | 27 Dec 1974 | Test # 750 | |
| SLV Raju | 27.0 | 14 | 39 | 3 | 1.44 | India | v England | 29 Jan 1993 | Test # 1211 | |
| BS Chandrasekhar | 29.0 | 14 | 42 | 4 | 1.44 | India | v England | 30 Dec 1972 | Test # 706 | |
| DR Doshi | 19.2 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 1.44 | India | v England | 1 Jan 1982 | Test # 916 | |
| BS Bedi | 22.0 | 14 | 32 | 1 | 1.45 | India | v West Indies | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 839 | |
| KD Mackay | 11.0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1.45 | Australia | v India | 23 Jan 1960 | Test # 487 | |
| NS Yadav | 11.0 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1.45 | India | v Australia | 26 Oct 1979 | Test # 859 | |
| FJ Titmus | 46.0 | 23 | 67 | 2 | 1.45 | England | v India | 29 Jan 1964 | Test # 554 | |
| GS Sobers | 28.5 | 16 | 42 | 3 | 1.45 | West Indies | v India | 31 Dec 1966 | Test # 612 | |
| Intikhab Alam | 24.0 | 11 | 35 | 2 | 1.45 | Pakistan | v India | 30 Dec 1960 | Test # 501 | |
| S Madan Lal | 17.0 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 1.47 | India | v England | 1 Jan 1977 | Test # 791 | |
| AJ Watkins | 21.0 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 1.47 | England | v India | 30 Dec 1951 | Test # 344 | |
| L Amarnath | 21.0 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 1.47 | India | v Pakistan | 12 Dec 1952 | Test # 360 | |
| GA Hick | 12.5 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1.48 | England | v India | 29 Jan 1993 | Test # 1211 | |
| HB Cave | 57.0 | 26 | 85 | 2 | 1.49 | New Zealand | v India | 28 Dec 1955 | Test # 419 |
| By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry. |
| Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years |
Minimum of 60 balls
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
India v Bangladesh at Kolkata, 2nd Test, Nov 22-24, 2019
[Test # 2369] |
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India v Sri Lanka at Kolkata, 1st Test, Nov 16-20, 2017
[Test # 2281] |
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India v New Zealand at Kolkata, 2nd Test, Sep 30-Oct 3, 2016
[Test # 2222] |
