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With 149 wickets to his name in 39 matches, former England fast bowler James Anderson is the leading wicket-taker in India-England Tests.
Most wickets in India-England Tests. (Picture Credit: AFP, AP)
India and England will face each other in a five-match Test series. The series opener will be played at Headingley in Leeds from June 20 to 24, and the next four matches are scheduled to take place at Edgbaston, Lord’s, Old Trafford, and The Oval, respectively.
Jasprit Bumrah, who is the world’s No. 1 Test bowler, will lead India’s bowling attack and will have the support of Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Shardul Thakur, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Arshdeep Singh, along with Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, and Washington Sundar. England’s bowling attack in the series opener will be spearheaded by experienced Chris Woakes in the company of Josh Tongue, Brydon Carse, and spinner Shoaib Bashir.
All these players would like to bring their A game in the next five days and do everything possible to help their respective sides get the better of the other.
Many great bowlers from India and England have featured in the Test matches between the two teams in the past 93 years, and ahead of the start of the 2025 edition of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, here’s a look at the top five wicket-takers in India-England Tests.
James Anderson (England) – 149 wickets
James Anderson is England’s most capped Test player as well as its most successful bowler. He played 39 Tests against India during his 21-year-long career and accounted for the dismissal of 149 batters.
Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 114 wickets
In 24 Tests for India against England, Ashwin dismissed 114 batters. The 38-year-old cricketer from Chennai is the only Indian bowler to take more than 100 wickets in the five-day format of the game against Poms.
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (India) – 95 wickets
Former Indian spinner Bhagwath Chandrasekhar played 23 Tests against the English team and accounted for the dismissal of 95 batters.
Anil Kumble (India) – 92 wickets
Former India Test captain Anil Kumble made 19 Test appearances against England during his 18-year-long career and dismissed 92 batters.
Bishan Singh Bedi (India) – 85 wickets
Legendary Bishan Singh Bedi picked up 85 wickets in 22 Tests for India against England.
Most wickets in India-England Tests
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | WICKETS | BEST FIGURES | FIVE-WICKET HAULS |
| James Anderson | England | 39 | 149 | 5/20 | 6 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 24 | 114 | 6/55 | 8 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | India | 23 | 95 | 8/79 | 8 |
| Anil Kumble | India | 19 | 92 | 7/115 | 4 |
| Bishan Singh Bedi | India | 22 | 85 | 6/71 | 4 |
| Kapil Dev | India | 27 | 85 | 6/91 | 4 |
| Stuart Broad | England | 24 | 74 | 6/25 | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | India | 20 | 70 | 7/48 | 2 |
| Ishant Sharma | India | 23 | 67 | 7/74 | 2 |
| Bob Willis | England | 17 | 62 | 6/53 | 3 |
Most wickets in India-England Tests (in England)
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | WICKETS | BEST FIGURES | FIVE-WICKET HAULS |
| James Anderson | England | 22 | 105 | 5/20 | 6 |
| Stuart Broad | England | 16 | 64 | 6/25 | 2 |
| Fred Trueman | England | 9 | 53 | 8/31 | 2 |
| Ishant Sharma | India | 14 | 48 | 7/74 | 2 |
| Alec Bedser | England | 7 | 44 | 7/49 | 4 |
| Kapil Dev | India | 13 | 43 | 5/125 | 2 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | India | 8 | 37 | 5/64 | 2 |
| Moeen Ali | England | 10 | 37 | 6/67 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | India | 10 | 36 | 4/66 | – |
| Bishan Singh Bedi | India | 12 | 35 | 6/226 | 1 |
The overall record of taking the most wickets in a Test series played between India and England is in the name of Bhagwath Chandrasekhar. Chandrasekhar played five Tests for India in the 1972-73 series and picked up 35 wickets in nine innings.
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