Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Cricket Records for England vs India in Test matches

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1952	7	308.1	90	1849	577	44	7/49	13.11	1.87	42.02	2	4	2
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1959	9	297.2	78	1784	787	53	8/31	14.84	2.64	33.66	5	2	0
AR Patel (IND)	2021-2024	5	174.4	31	1048	492	32	6/38	15.37	2.81	32.75	1	4	1
H Verity (ENG)	1933-1936	6	272.0	105	1632	615	38	7/49	16.18	2.26	42.94	5	1	1
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1979	7	214.2	65	1286	433	26	4/28	16.65	2.02	49.46	2	0	0
GG Arnold (ENG)	1972-1974	6	203.2	55	1220	504	27	6/45	18.66	2.47	45.18	1	1	0
CM Old (ENG)	1972-1977	11	313.1	70	1879	821	43	5/21	19.09	2.62	43.69	4	1	0
R Illingworth (ENG)	1959-1971	8	358.0	144	2148	592	31	6/29	19.09	1.65	69.29	2	2	0
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1959	8	238.2	80	1430	516	25	5/31	20.64	2.16	57.20	1	1	0
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1986	10	352.4	69	2116	995	45	7/46	22.11	2.82	47.02	1	3	1
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2024	14	472.1	105	2833	1330	60	6/45	22.16	2.81	47.21	2	3	0
MH Mankad (IND)	1946-1952	11	683.4	259	4102	1249	54	8/55	23.12	1.82	75.96	5	3	1
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1952-1952	6	276.1	83	1657	581	25	5/70	23.24	2.10	66.28	1	2	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1974-1982	17	490.1	96	2941	1441	62	6/53	23.24	2.93	47.43	1	3	0
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2024	5	179.2	47	1076	502	21	5/65	23.90	2.79	51.23	0	2	0
JM Anderson (ENG)	2006-2024	39	1386.2	375	8318	3796	149	5/20	25.47	2.73	55.82	7	6	0
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1962	7	322.0	131	1932	665	26	6/65	25.57	2.06	74.30	3	1	0
DR Pringle (ENG)	1982-1986	6	208.3	53	1251	521	20	4/73	26.05	2.49	62.55	1	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1979-1982	14	561.5	131	3371	1558	59	7/48	26.40	2.77	57.13	2	6	1
Surendra Nath (IND)	1959-1959	5	203.4	85	1222	426	16	5/75	26.62	2.09	76.37	0	2	0
JSE Price (ENG)	1964-1971	7	205.1	39	1231	590	22	5/73	26.81	2.87	55.95	0	1	0
JA Snow (ENG)	1967-1971	5	186.4	51	1120	433	16	3/49	27.06	2.31	70.00	0	0	0
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1964-1979	23	1033.1	249	6199	2591	95	8/79	27.27	2.50	65.25	3	8	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1971-1982	20	832.3	322	4995	1699	62	5/84	27.40	2.04	80.56	5	1	0
DR Doshi (IND)	1980-1982	10	454.0	148	2724	992	36	6/102	27.55	2.18	75.66	3	2	0
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1964-1964	5	398.5	156	2393	747	27	6/73	27.66	1.87	88.62	1	2	0
R Ashwin (IND)	2012-2024	24	1063.5	171	6383	3161	114	6/55	27.72	2.97	55.99	3	8	1
DA Allen (ENG)	1961-1962	5	301.5	121	1811	583	21	5/67	27.76	1.93	86.23	2	1	0
R Tattersall (ENG)	1951-1952	5	246.5	69	1481	589	21	6/48	28.04	2.38	70.52	1	1	0
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	13	345.0	96	2070	759	27	5/24	28.11	2.20	76.66	0	1	0
M Nissar (IND)	1932-1936	6	201.5	34	1211	707	25	5/90	28.28	3.50	48.44	0	3	0
B Kumar (IND)	2014-2016	6	189.5	46	1139	566	20	6/82	28.30	2.98	56.95	0	2	0
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2022	24	729.0	188	4374	2110	74	6/25	28.51	2.89	59.10	4	2	0
Z Khan (IND)	2002-2012	13	457.2	122	2744	1248	43	5/75	29.02	2.72	63.81	2	1	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2001-2006	10	368.4	104	2212	1046	36	6/57	29.05	2.83	61.44	3	1	0
BS Bedi (IND)	1967-1979	22	1195.3	373	7173	2539	85	6/71	29.87	2.12	84.38	5	4	0
CT Tremlett (ENG)	2007-2011	4	188.1	45	1129	510	17	3/12	30.00	2.71	66.41	0	0	0
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1959-1964	10	363.2	177	2180	607	20	3/97	30.35	1.67	109.00	0	0	0
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2007	19	1072.2	258	6434	2815	92	7/115	30.59	2.62	69.93	4	4	1
L Amar Singh (IND)	1932-1936	7	363.4	95	2182	858	28	7/86	30.64	2.35	77.92	1	2	0
PP Ojha (IND)	2012-2012	4	254.2	69	1526	617	20	5/45	30.85	2.42	76.30	2	2	0
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2024	21	383.0	58	2298	1247	40	5/73	31.17	3.25	57.45	3	1	0
L Sivaramakrishnan (IND)	1984-1985	5	274.3	63	1647	723	23	6/64	31.43	2.63	71.60	0	3	1
SLV Raju (IND)	1993-1996	4	253.0	74	1518	544	17	4/103	32.00	2.15	89.29	1	0	0
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1962-1977	13	579.1	142	3475	1327	41	4/16	32.36	2.29	84.75	5	0	0
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2021	23	717.0	147	4302	2171	67	7/74	32.40	3.02	64.20	2	2	0
L Amarnath (IND)	1933-1952	9	315.0	94	1890	650	20	5/96	32.50	2.06	94.50	0	2	0
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2024	20	883.2	183	5300	2280	70	7/48	32.57	2.58	75.71	3	2	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2012	10	428.2	78	2570	1340	41	6/106	32.68	3.12	62.68	2	2	0
SA Durani (IND)	1961-1973	13	491.4	148	2950	1152	35	6/105	32.91	2.34	84.28	1	2	1
CR Woakes (ENG)	2014-2021	9	253.0	61	1518	766	23	4/55	33.30	3.02	66.00	1	0	0
Shoaib Bashir (ENG)	2024-2024	3	169.1	18	1015	567	17	5/119	33.35	3.35	59.70	0	2	0
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2021	16	534.5	59	3209	1863	55	6/67	33.87	3.48	58.34	4	2	0
MJ Leach (ENG)	2021-2024	6	218.0	34	1308	712	21	4/54	33.90	3.26	62.28	3	0	0
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2021-2024	11	246.3	40	1479	938	27	4/32	34.74	3.80	54.77	4	0	0
KD Ghavri (IND)	1976-1980	8	230.1	50	1381	661	19	5/33	34.78	2.87	72.68	0	2	0
AU Rashid (ENG)	2016-2018	10	319.2	29	1916	1170	33	4/82	35.45	3.66	58.06	4	0	0
RK Chauhan (IND)	1993-1993	3	169.4	64	1018	323	9	3/30	35.88	1.90	113.11	0	0	0
TW Hartley (ENG)	2024-2024	5	250.4	30	1504	795	22	7/62	36.13	3.17	68.36	1	1	0
UT Yadav (IND)	2012-2021	8	235.1	34	1411	760	21	3/60	36.19	3.23	67.19	0	0	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1974-1986	14	403.0	99	2418	1045	28	5/23	37.32	2.59	86.35	0	2	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1993	27	1057.1	227	6343	3174	85	6/91	37.34	3.00	74.62	2	4	0
CG Borde (IND)	1959-1967	17	487.1	148	2923	1083	29	5/88	37.34	2.22	100.79	1	1	0
CC Lewis (ENG)	1990-1996	8	275.4	57	1654	860	23	5/72	37.39	3.11	71.91	0	1	0
A Flintoff (ENG)	2001-2008	11	393.0	93	2358	1088	29	4/50	37.51	2.76	81.31	2	0	0
SP Gupte (IND)	1951-1961	8	326.4	85	1960	903	24	5/90	37.62	2.76	81.66	3	1	0
GR Dilley (ENG)	1981-1986	6	190.2	36	1142	649	17	4/47	38.17	3.40	67.17	2	0	0
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2014-2022	15	505.3	87	3033	1685	44	4/57	38.29	3.33	68.93	2	0	0
J Srinath (IND)	1996-2001	5	223.1	55	1339	654	17	4/73	38.47	2.93	78.76	2	0	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2012	14	613.2	103	3680	1764	45	5/51	39.20	2.87	81.77	1	3	0
PI Pocock (ENG)	1972-1985	9	414.5	102	2489	1065	27	4/28	39.44	2.56	92.18	3	0	0
JE Root (ENG)	2012-2024	30	231.0	32	1386	750	19	5/8	39.47	3.24	72.94	1	1	0
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1979-1986	14	624.3	222	3747	1346	33	4/31	40.78	2.15	113.54	2	0	0
S Sreesanth (IND)	2006-2011	8	297.5	57	1787	1062	26	4/70	40.84	3.56	68.73	2	0	0
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2012	11	510.5	110	3065	1474	36	6/81	40.94	2.88	85.13	2	2	1
JE Emburey (ENG)	1980-1993	8	234.5	73	1409	507	12	2/35	42.25	2.15	117.41	0	0	0
D Wilson (ENG)	1964-1964	5	212.0	85	1272	398	9	2/17	44.22	1.87	141.33	0	0	0
NG Cowans (ENG)	1984-1985	5	181.5	41	1091	627	14	3/103	44.78	3.44	77.92	0	0	0
DG Phadkar (IND)	1951-1952	8	228.0	66	1368	457	10	3/89	45.70	2.00	136.80	0	0	0
RB Desai (IND)	1959-1964	11	342.3	62	2055	1018	22	5/89	46.27	2.97	93.40	1	1	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1967-1979	13	405.3	76	2433	1073	23	4/52	46.65	2.64	105.78	1	0	0
BR Knight (ENG)	1961-1964	9	209.5	42	1259	662	14	2/18	47.28	3.15	89.92	0	0	0
JB Mortimore (ENG)	1959-1964	5	249.4	100	1498	479	10	3/36	47.90	1.91	149.80	0	0	0
S Abid Ali (IND)	1971-1974	10	241.1	41	1447	671	14	4/64	47.92	2.78	103.35	1	0	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2001-2002	5	234.3	69	1407	552	11	5/67	50.18	2.35	127.90	0	1	0
AJ Watkins (ENG)	1951-1952	8	167.0	39	1002	375	7	3/20	53.57	2.24	143.14	0	0	0
SG Shinde (IND)	1946-1952	6	236.3	59	1419	649	12	6/91	54.08	2.74	118.25	0	1	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1990	20	709.2	180	4256	1629	30	4/83	54.30	2.29	141.86	1	0	0
VS Hazare (IND)	1946-1952	12	180.4	55	1084	382	7	2/53	54.57	2.11	154.85	0	0	0
M Prabhakar (IND)	1984-1993	8	232.0	49	1392	783	14	4/74	55.92	3.37	99.42	1	0	0
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1990-1993	5	167.0	27	1002	606	10	3/67	60.60	3.62	100.20	0	0	0
A Mishra (IND)	2008-2016	6	239.5	25	1439	851	14	3/99	60.78	3.54	102.78	0	0	0
AG Kripal Singh (IND)	1959-1964	6	187.0	54	1122	434	7	3/90	62.00	2.32	160.28	0	0	0
ND Hirwani (IND)	1990-1990	3	212.0	41	1272	586	9	4/174	65.11	2.76	141.33	1	0	0

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]

India v England at Ranchi, ICC World Test Championship 4th Test, Feb 23-26, 2024 [Test # 2531]

India v England at Rajkot, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Feb 15-18, 2024 [Test # 2530]