India is a batter-dominated country, and an Indian bowler getting a five-wicket haul is always a special achievement. So we will be celebrating the top 10 Indian bowlers with the most five-wicket hauls in ODIs.
Most Five-Wicket Hauls for India in ODI
| Player | Innings | Five-Wicket Hauls |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami | 107 | 6 |
| Javagal Srinath | 315 | 3 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 265 | 3 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 188 | 2 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 88 | 2 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 69 | 2 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 170 | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 196 | 2 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 110 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 263 | 2 |
Key insights from the above stats
The Overall ODI Record
13: The overall record for the most five-wicket hauls in ODI history is held by Waqar Younis, with 13 fifers.
Overall Records & Milestones
31: The total number of Indian bowlers to have at least one five-wicket haul in their ODI career.
17: The number of Indian bowlers who have taken five or more wickets in an ODI innings twice or more. This number becomes 3 for bowlers with three or more fifers in ODIs.
Mohammed Shami’s Dominance
1: There is only one Indian bowler who has taken six five-wicket hauls in the ODI format, and that is Mohammed Shami.
7/57: Shami is also the proud holder of the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler in ODIs, with a record of 7 for 57 achieved in the 2023 ICC World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.
4: Shami has taken four of his six-wicket hauls in ODI World Cups, making him the most prolific bowler in World Cups in that aspect.
World Cup Fifers
7: The number of Indian bowlers who have taken a fifer in an ODI World Cup. Kapil Dev was the first to achieve this in the 1983 edition.
The other Indian bowlers to pick a five-wicket haul in a World Cup game are Robin Singh, Venkatesh Prasad, Ashish Nehra, Yuvraj Singh, and Ravindra Jadeja, in addition to Shami.
Surprising Names on the List
Indian part-time bowlers Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly also have the same number of fifers in their careers.
33: Kris Srikkanth, a batter more known for his batting prowess, has picked up two five-wicket hauls in just 33 innings.
5: Among the bowlers listed here, 5 of them are spinners, with 3 of those being wrist spinners, 1 off spinner, and 1 left-arm spinner. Only Harbhajan Singh is the off-break bowler and Ravindra Jadeja is the left-arm spinner here.
