| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Kumble (INDIA) | 1993-2008 | 8 | 13 | 354.4 | 85 | 939 | 48 | 7/48 | 13/181 | 19.56 | 2.64 | 44.3 | 5 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh (INDIA) | 2001-2013 | 7 | 13 | 422.5 | 79 | 1178 | 42 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 28.04 | 2.78 | 60.4 | 3 | 1 |
| N Kapil Dev (INDIA) | 1979-1993 | 11 | 21 | 310.3 | 58 | 1092 | 40 | 7/56 | 11/146 | 27.30 | 3.51 | 46.5 | 2 | 1 |
| EAS Prasanna (INDIA) | 1967-1977 | 5 | 10 | 270.0 | 85 | 672 | 36 | 6/74 | 10/174 | 18.66 | 2.48 | 45.0 | 2 | 1 |
| BS Bedi (INDIA) | 1967-1977 | 6 | 12 | 283.3 | 108 | 535 | 31 | 5/48 | 9/70 | 17.25 | 1.88 | 54.8 | 1 | 0 |
| BS Chandrasekhar (INDIA) | 1967-1977 | 5 | 10 | 243.0 | 58 | 619 | 25 | 6/90 | 7/159 | 24.76 | 2.54 | 58.3 | 2 | 0 |
| DR Doshi (INDIA) | 1979-1982 | 4 | 7 | 252.0 | 77 | 558 | 23 | 6/103 | 8/167 | 24.26 | 2.21 | 65.7 | 2 | 0 |
| S Venkataraghavan (INDIA) | 1969-1979 | 4 | 8 | 191.3 | 59 | 412 | 18 | 4/43 | 7/103 | 22.88 | 2.15 | 63.8 | 0 | 0 |
| ND Hirwani (INDIA) | 1988-1988 | 1 | 2 | 33.5 | 6 | 136 | 16 | 8/61 | 16/136 | 8.50 | 4.01 | 12.6 | 2 | 1 |
| RA Jadeja (INDIA) | 2013-2016 | 2 | 4 | 137.0 | 32 | 297 | 15 | 7/48 | 10/154 | 19.80 | 2.16 | 54.8 | 1 | 1 |
| MH Mankad (INDIA) | 1949-1952 | 3 | 4 | 137.4 | 31 | 314 | 15 | 8/55 | 12/108 | 20.93 | 2.28 | 55.0 | 1 | 1 |
| AME Roberts (WI) | 1975-1983 | 2 | 3 | 70.3 | 15 | 202 | 13 | 7/64 | 12/121 | 15.53 | 2.86 | 32.5 | 2 | 1 |
| R Ashwin (INDIA) | 2013-2016 | 2 | 4 | 143.0 | 27 | 405 | 13 | 7/103 | 12/198 | 31.15 | 2.83 | 66.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Maninder Singh (INDIA) | 1983-1987 | 3 | 6 | 178.3 | 47 | 428 | 13 | 5/135 | 7/182 | 32.92 | 2.39 | 82.3 | 1 | 0 |
| SK Warne (AUS) | 1998-2004 | 3 | 5 | 155.3 | 30 | 513 | 13 | 6/125 | 6/125 | 39.46 | 3.29 | 71.7 | 1 | 0 |
| SLV Raju (INDIA) | 1993-1998 | 3 | 4 | 124.1 | 36 | 264 | 12 | 4/103 | 6/85 | 22.00 | 2.12 | 62.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KD Ghavri (INDIA) | 1975-1980 | 5 | 10 | 128.2 | 30 | 404 | 12 | 3/52 | 4/93 | 33.66 | 3.14 | 64.1 | 0 | 0 |
| RJ Shastri (INDIA) | 1982-1988 | 6 | 11 | 275.0 | 68 | 743 | 12 | 3/104 | 3/104 | 61.91 | 2.70 | 137.5 | 0 | 0 |
| H Verity (ENG) | 1934-1934 | 1 | 2 | 51.1 | 16 | 153 | 11 | 7/49 | 11/153 | 13.90 | 2.99 | 27.9 | 1 | 1 |
| NA Foster (ENG) | 1985-1985 | 1 | 2 | 51.0 | 10 | 163 | 11 | 6/104 | 11/163 | 14.81 | 3.19 | 27.8 | 2 | 1 |
| Z Khan (INDIA) | 2001-2008 | 4 | 8 | 122.4 | 37 | 275 | 11 | 3/23 | 5/81 | 25.00 | 2.24 | 66.9 | 0 | 0 |
| DG Phadkar (INDIA) | 1949-1952 | 3 | 4 | 89.3 | 17 | 286 | 11 | 7/159 | 7/159 | 26.00 | 3.19 | 48.8 | 1 | 0 |
| AA Mallett (AUS) | 1969-1969 | 1 | 2 | 54.2 | 19 | 144 | 10 | 5/53 | 10/144 | 14.40 | 2.65 | 32.6 | 2 | 1 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) | 1999-1999 | 1 | 2 | 67.2 | 16 | 187 | 10 | 5/93 | 10/187 | 18.70 | 2.77 | 40.4 | 2 | 1 |
| GRJ Matthews (AUS) | 1986-1986 | 1 | 2 | 68.1 | 10 | 249 | 10 | 5/103 | 10/249 | 24.90 | 3.65 | 40.9 | 2 | 1 |
| PI Pocock (ENG) | 1973-1985 | 2 | 4 | 99.0 | 27 | 300 | 9 | 4/28 | 8/142 | 33.33 | 3.03 | 66.0 | 0 | 0 |
| L Amar Singh (INDIA) | 1934-1934 | 1 | 2 | 67.4 | 19 | 141 | 8 | 7/86 | 8/141 | 17.62 | 2.08 | 50.7 | 1 | 0 |
| J Srinath (INDIA) | 1995-2002 | 4 | 6 | 73.3 | 20 | 216 | 8 | 3/63 | 3/30 | 27.00 | 2.93 | 55.1 | 0 | 0 |
| LR Gibbs (WI) | 1967-1975 | 2 | 4 | 124.4 | 35 | 251 | 8 | 4/96 | 7/183 | 31.37 | 2.01 | 93.5 | 0 | 0 |
| J Trim (WI) | 1949-1949 | 1 | 2 | 43.0 | 12 | 76 | 7 | 4/48 | 7/76 | 10.85 | 1.76 | 36.8 | 0 | 0 |
| JK Lever (ENG) | 1977-1977 | 1 | 2 | 26.4 | 2 | 77 | 7 | 5/59 | 7/77 | 11.00 | 2.88 | 22.8 | 1 | 0 |
| N Phillip (WI) | 1979-1979 | 1 | 2 | 37.0 | 13 | 85 | 7 | 4/48 | 7/85 | 12.14 | 2.29 | 31.7 | 0 | 0 |
| DL Underwood (ENG) | 1977-1982 | 2 | 4 | 68.0 | 31 | 133 | 7 | 4/28 | 6/44 | 19.00 | 1.95 | 58.2 | 0 | 0 |
| CA Walsh (WI) | 1988-1988 | 1 | 2 | 43.0 | 8 | 140 | 7 | 4/55 | 7/140 | 20.00 | 3.25 | 36.8 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Higgs (AUS) | 1979-1979 | 1 | 1 | 41.3 | 12 | 143 | 7 | 7/143 | 7/143 | 20.42 | 3.44 | 35.5 | 1 | 0 |
| RGD Willis (ENG) | 1977-1982 | 2 | 4 | 67.1 | 18 | 158 | 7 | 3/18 | 4/64 | 22.57 | 2.35 | 57.5 | 0 | 0 |
| RJ Bright (AUS) | 1986-1986 | 1 | 2 | 48.0 | 6 | 182 | 7 | 5/94 | 7/182 | 26.00 | 3.79 | 41.1 | 1 | 0 |
| ALF de Mel (SL) | 1982-1982 | 1 | 2 | 43.0 | 2 | 201 | 7 | 5/68 | 7/201 | 28.71 | 4.67 | 36.8 | 1 | 0 |
| I Sharma (INDIA) | 2008-2016 | 3 | 6 | 93.3 | 17 | 209 | 7 | 3/57 | 4/89 | 29.85 | 2.23 | 80.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Imran Khan (PAK) | 1980-1987 | 2 | 3 | 70.2 | 11 | 237 | 7 | 5/114 | 5/134 | 33.85 | 3.36 | 60.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 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, 5th Test, Dec 16-20, 2016
[Test # 2241] |
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India v Australia at Chennai, 1st Test, Feb 22-26, 2013
[Test # 2074] |
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India v England at Chennai, 1st Test, Dec 11-15, 2008
[Test # 1898] |