| Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | SR | Team | Opposition | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKV Prasad | 10.2 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 10.3 | India | v Pakistan | 28 Jan 1999 | Test # 1442 | |
| ND Hirwani | 15.2 | 3 | 75 | 8 | 11.5 | India | v West Indies | 11 Jan 1988 | Test # 1089 | |
| ND Hirwani | 18.3 | 3 | 61 | 8 | 13.8 | India | v West Indies | 11 Jan 1988 | Test # 1089 | |
| A Kumble | 17.3 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 15.0 | India | v Australia | 14 Oct 2004 | Test # 1714 | |
| PEW Jones | 10.0 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 15.0 | West Indies | v India | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| EAS Prasanna | 10.0 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 15.0 | India | v England | 12 Jan 1973 | Test # 708 | |
| ALF de Mel | 14.0 | 0 | 68 | 5 | 16.8 | Sri Lanka | v India | 17 Sep 1982 | Test # 934 | |
| R Ashwin | 17.3 | 2 | 61 | 6 | 17.5 | India | v England | 5 Feb 2021 | Test # 2409 | |
| AME Roberts | 20.5 | 5 | 64 | 7 | 17.8 | West Indies | v India | 11 Jan 1975 | Test # 752 | |
| PI Pocock | 13.0 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 19.5 | England | v India | 12 Jan 1973 | Test # 708 | |
| BS Bedi | 16.4 | 4 | 48 | 5 | 20.0 | India | v New Zealand | 26 Nov 1976 | Test # 787 | |
| N Kapil Dev | 23.4 | 7 | 56 | 7 | 20.2 | India | v Pakistan | 15 Jan 1980 | Test # 869 | |
| H Verity | 23.5 | 10 | 49 | 7 | 20.4 | England | v India | 10 Feb 1934 | Test # 232 | |
| A Kumble | 21.0 | 7 | 64 | 6 | 21.0 | India | v England | 11 Feb 1993 | Test # 1213 | |
| CC Griffith | 14.0 | 2 | 61 | 4 | 21.0 | West Indies | v India | 13 Jan 1967 | Test # 614 | |
| DL Underwood | 14.0 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 21.0 | England | v India | 14 Jan 1977 | Test # 793 | |
| N Kapil Dev | 14.0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 21.0 | India | v West Indies | 12 Jan 1979 | Test # 841 | |
| RA Jadeja | 25.0 | 5 | 48 | 7 | 21.4 | India | v England | 16 Dec 2016 | Test # 2241 | |
| NA Foster | 23.0 | 2 | 104 | 6 | 23.0 | England | v India | 13 Jan 1985 | Test # 1008 | |
| JK Lever | 19.5 | 2 | 59 | 5 | 23.8 | England | v India | 14 Jan 1977 | Test # 793 | |
| CA Walsh | 16.0 | 5 | 55 | 4 | 24.0 | West Indies | v India | 11 Jan 1988 | Test # 1089 | |
| A Kumble | 24.5 | 7 | 70 | 6 | 24.8 | India | v Pakistan | 28 Jan 1999 | Test # 1442 | |
| BS Chandrasekhar | 20.5 | 4 | 50 | 5 | 25.0 | India | v England | 14 Jan 1977 | Test # 793 | |
| AR Patel | 21.0 | 5 | 60 | 5 | 25.2 | India | v England | 13 Feb 2021 | Test # 2411 | |
| S Venkataraghavan | 16.5 | 5 | 43 | 4 | 25.2 | India | v West Indies | 12 Jan 1979 | Test # 841 | |
| AME Roberts | 21.4 | 6 | 57 | 5 | 26.0 | West Indies | v India | 11 Jan 1975 | Test # 752 | |
| WW Davis | 18.1 | 0 | 76 | 4 | 27.2 | West Indies | v India | 11 Jan 1988 | Test # 1089 | |
| EAS Prasanna | 23.0 | 6 | 70 | 5 | 27.6 | India | v West Indies | 11 Jan 1975 | Test # 752 | |
| A Kumble | 23.3 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 28.2 | India | v West Indies | 17 Oct 2002 | Test # 1618 | |
| N Kapil Dev | 19.0 | 5 | 90 | 4 | 28.5 | India | v Pakistan | 15 Jan 1980 | Test # 869 | |
| R Ashwin | 23.5 | 4 | 43 | 5 | 28.6 | India | v England | 13 Feb 2021 | Test # 2411 | |
| James Langridge | 24.0 | 5 | 63 | 5 | 28.8 | England | v India | 10 Feb 1934 | Test # 232 | |
| MH Mankad | 38.5 | 15 | 55 | 8 | 29.1 | India | v England | 6 Feb 1952 | Test # 348 | |
| N Kapil Dev | 24.3 | 3 | 110 | 5 | 29.4 | India | v Sri Lanka | 17 Sep 1982 | Test # 934 | |
| AA Mallett | 25.0 | 7 | 91 | 5 | 30.0 | Australia | v India | 24 Dec 1969 | Test # 669 | |
| RJ Bright | 25.0 | 3 | 94 | 5 | 30.0 | Australia | v India | 18 Sep 1986 | Test # 1052 | |
| EAS Prasanna | 31.0 | 14 | 74 | 6 | 31.0 | India | v Australia | 24 Dec 1969 | Test # 669 | |
| MD Marshall | 26.0 | 8 | 72 | 5 | 31.2 | West Indies | v India | 24 Dec 1983 | Test # 972 | |
| Harbhajan Singh | 41.5 | 20 | 84 | 8 | 31.3 | India | v Australia | 18 Mar 2001 | Test # 1539 | |
| WPUJC Vaas | 21.0 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 31.5 | Sri Lanka | v India | 2 Dec 2005 | Test # 1775 | |
| Harbhajan Singh | 38.2 | 6 | 133 | 7 | 32.8 | India | v Australia | 18 Mar 2001 | Test # 1539 | |
| BS Bedi | 22.0 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 33.0 | India | v New Zealand | 26 Nov 1976 | Test # 787 | |
| EAS Prasanna | 22.0 | 5 | 55 | 4 | 33.0 | India | v England | 14 Jan 1977 | Test # 793 | |
| N Phillip | 22.0 | 8 | 48 | 4 | 33.0 | West Indies | v India | 12 Jan 1979 | Test # 841 | |
| NA Foster | 28.0 | 8 | 59 | 5 | 33.6 | England | v India | 13 Jan 1985 | Test # 1008 | |
| GRJ Matthews | 28.2 | 3 | 103 | 5 | 34.0 | Australia | v India | 18 Sep 1986 | Test # 1052 | |
| A Kumble | 22.5 | 7 | 46 | 4 | 34.2 | India | v Australia | 6 Mar 1998 | Test # 1405 | |
| S Nazir Ali | 23.0 | 1 | 83 | 4 | 34.5 | India | v England | 10 Feb 1934 | Test # 232 | |
| AA Mallett | 29.2 | 12 | 53 | 5 | 35.2 | Australia | v India | 24 Dec 1969 | Test # 669 | |
| JD Higgs | 41.3 | 12 | 143 | 7 | 35.5 | Australia | v India | 11 Sep 1979 | Test # 855 |
| 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 |
Minimum of 4 wickets
| 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] |
