| Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND Hirwani | 33.5 | 6 | 136 | 16 | 4.01 | India | v West Indies | 11 Jan 1988 | Test # 1089 | |
| Harbhajan Singh | 80.1 | 26 | 217 | 15 | 2.70 | India | v Australia | 18 Mar 2001 | Test # 1539 | |
| A Kumble | 64.3 | 12 | 181 | 13 | 2.80 | India | v Australia | 14 Oct 2004 | Test # 1714 | |
| MH Mankad | 69.4 | 24 | 108 | 12 | 1.55 | India | v England | 6 Feb 1952 | Test # 348 | |
| AME Roberts | 42.3 | 11 | 121 | 12 | 2.84 | West Indies | v India | 11 Jan 1975 | Test # 752 | |
| R Ashwin | 74.0 | 18 | 198 | 12 | 2.67 | India | v Australia | 22 Feb 2013 | Test # 2074 | |
| N Kapil Dev | 42.4 | 12 | 146 | 11 | 3.42 | India | v Pakistan | 15 Jan 1980 | Test # 869 | |
| H Verity | 51.1 | 16 | 153 | 11 | 2.99 | England | v India | 10 Feb 1934 | Test # 232 | |
| NA Foster | 51.0 | 10 | 163 | 11 | 3.19 | England | v India | 13 Jan 1985 | Test # 1008 | |
| AA Mallett | 54.2 | 19 | 144 | 10 | 2.65 | Australia | v India | 24 Dec 1969 | Test # 669 | |
| RA Jadeja | 70.0 | 14 | 154 | 10 | 2.20 | India | v England | 16 Dec 2016 | Test # 2241 | |
| EAS Prasanna | 71.0 | 27 | 174 | 10 | 2.45 | India | v Australia | 24 Dec 1969 | Test # 669 | |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 67.2 | 16 | 187 | 10 | 2.77 | Pakistan | v India | 28 Jan 1999 | Test # 1442 | |
| GRJ Matthews | 68.1 | 10 | 249 | 10 | 3.65 | Australia | v India | 18 Sep 1986 | Test # 1052 | |
| BS Bedi | 38.4 | 16 | 70 | 9 | 1.81 | India | v New Zealand | 26 Nov 1976 | Test # 787 | |
| EAS Prasanna | 47.0 | 14 | 111 | 9 | 2.36 | India | v West Indies | 11 Jan 1975 | Test # 752 | |
| R Ashwin | 72.4 | 7 | 207 | 9 | 2.84 | India | v England | 5 Feb 2021 | Test # 2409 | |
| R Ashwin | 41.5 | 9 | 96 | 8 | 2.29 | India | v England | 13 Feb 2021 | Test # 2411 | |
| A Kumble | 46.0 | 16 | 125 | 8 | 2.71 | India | v England | 11 Feb 1993 | Test # 1213 | |
| L Amar Singh | 67.4 | 19 | 141 | 8 | 2.08 | India | v England | 10 Feb 1934 | Test # 232 | |
| PI Pocock | 59.0 | 18 | 142 | 8 | 2.40 | England | v India | 12 Jan 1973 | Test # 708 | |
| A Kumble | 67.5 | 17 | 149 | 8 | 2.19 | India | v Australia | 6 Mar 1998 | Test # 1405 | |
| DR Doshi | 85.0 | 25 | 167 | 8 | 1.96 | India | v Australia | 11 Sep 1979 | Test # 855 | |
| N Kapil Dev | 47.2 | 5 | 207 | 8 | 4.37 | India | v Sri Lanka | 17 Sep 1982 | Test # 934 | |
| MM Ali | 61.0 | 10 | 226 | 8 | 3.70 | England | v India | 13 Feb 2021 | Test # 2411 | |
| DR Doshi | 68.0 | 12 | 232 | 8 | 3.41 | India | v Sri Lanka | 17 Sep 1982 | Test # 934 | |
| Harbhajan Singh | 78.5 | 5 | 265 | 8 | 3.36 | India | v South Africa | 26 Mar 2008 | Test # 1870 | |
| J Trim | 43.0 | 12 | 76 | 7 | 1.76 | West Indies | v India | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| JK Lever | 26.4 | 2 | 77 | 7 | 2.88 | England | v India | 14 Jan 1977 | Test # 793 | |
| N Kapil Dev | 28.0 | 3 | 84 | 7 | 3.00 | India | v West Indies | 12 Jan 1979 | Test # 841 | |
| N Phillip | 37.0 | 13 | 85 | 7 | 2.29 | West Indies | v India | 12 Jan 1979 | Test # 841 | |
| AR Patel | 41.0 | 8 | 100 | 7 | 2.43 | India | v England | 13 Feb 2021 | Test # 2411 | |
| S Venkataraghavan | 37.4 | 10 | 103 | 7 | 2.73 | India | v West Indies | 12 Jan 1979 | Test # 841 | |
| Harbhajan Singh | 59.0 | 19 | 135 | 7 | 2.28 | India | v West Indies | 17 Oct 2002 | Test # 1618 | |
| CA Walsh | 43.0 | 8 | 140 | 7 | 3.25 | West Indies | v India | 11 Jan 1988 | Test # 1089 | |
| JD Higgs | 41.3 | 12 | 143 | 7 | 3.44 | Australia | v India | 11 Sep 1979 | Test # 855 | |
| DG Phadkar | 45.3 | 10 | 159 | 7 | 3.49 | India | v West Indies | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| BS Chandrasekhar | 73.5 | 18 | 159 | 7 | 2.15 | India | v England | 12 Jan 1973 | Test # 708 | |
| A Kumble | 46.5 | 11 | 163 | 7 | 3.48 | India | v Pakistan | 28 Jan 1999 | Test # 1442 | |
| RJ Bright | 48.0 | 6 | 182 | 7 | 3.79 | Australia | v India | 18 Sep 1986 | Test # 1052 | |
| Maninder Singh | 85.0 | 26 | 182 | 7 | 2.14 | India | v Pakistan | 3 Feb 1987 | Test # 1066 | |
| LR Gibbs | 86.4 | 23 | 183 | 7 | 2.11 | West Indies | v India | 13 Jan 1967 | Test # 614 | |
| ALF de Mel | 43.0 | 2 | 201 | 7 | 4.67 | Sri Lanka | v India | 17 Sep 1982 | Test # 934 |
| 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 | post-war |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
India v England at Chennai, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2021
[Test # 2411] |
|
India v England at Chennai, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 5-9, 2021
[Test # 2409] |
|
India v England at Chennai, 5th Test, Dec 16-20, 2016
[Test # 2241] |
