Indian Speedster Mohammed Shami who has performed sensationally for India especially in Test cricket has become the only 5th fast bowler from India to pick 200 wickets in the longest format of the game. Also, Shami is the third fastest Indian pacer to reach this milestone as Kapil Dev and Javagal Srinath bagged 200 Test wickets in 50 and 54 Tests respectively.
Here is the list of India’s Leading Wicket-takers in Test Cricket:
- Anil Kumble: 619 Wickets
- Kapil Dev: 434 Wickets
- Ravichandran Ashwin: 427 Wickets
- Harbhajan Singh: 417 Wickets
- Zaheer Khan: 311 Wickets
- Ishant Sharma: 311 Wickets
- BS Bedi: 266 Wickets
- BS Chandrasekhar: 242 Wickets
- Javagal Srinath: 236 Wickets
- Ravindra Jadeja: 232 Wickets
- Mohammed Shami: 200 Wickets