Bowling Records

Test Stats: Best Bowling Figures for India in England

PlayerBowling FiguresOvers BowledEconomyVenueYear
Ishant Sharma7/7423.03.21Lord’s2014
Amar Singh6/3525.11.39Lord’s1936
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar6/3818.12.09The Oval1971
Chetan Sharma6/5824.02.41Birmingham1986
Bhuvneshwar Kumar6/8231.02.64Lord’s2014
Dilip Doshi6/10247.12.16Manchester1982
Bishan Singh Bedi6/22664.23.51Lord’s1974
Hardik Pandya5/286.04.66Nottingham2018
Roger Binny5/4013.03.07Leeds1986
Ishant Sharma5/5113.03.92Birmingham2018

Key Insights – India’s Top Bowling Performances in England

Ishant Sharma’s Seven-Wicket Haul at Lord’s (2014)

7 for 74 by Ishant Sharma are the best figures for India in a Test innings in England. His effort panned out at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in 2014.

Ishant, the leading Indian wicket-taker in England, is also one of the 10 bowlers who have taken two five-wicket hauls in English conditions.

There are 31 instances of Indian bowlers taking a Test five-for in England. But only eight of them have ended up in wins for India, with Ishant’s figures being the best.


Other Notable Indian Bowling Figures on England Soil

On the contrary, Amar Singh’s 6 for 35 are the best figures in a lost Test match in England. The hosts beat India by nine wickets in the 1936 Lord’s Test. Bishan Singh Bedi is the other Indian bowler with a six-for in a losing cause.

Bhagwath Chandrasekhar and Vinoo Mankad are the two Indian spinners with two five-wicket hauls in England. Chandrasekhar’s figures of 6 for 38 in 1971 are the best by an Indian spinner in England.

When it comes to a full Test match, Chetan Sharma has registered the best match haul. He collected 10 wickets for 188 runs across both innings in the 1986 Birmingham Test. It is also the only Indian 10-wicket haul on England soil in Tests.

Read: Most 10-Wicket Hauls by Indian Cricketers in Test