As much as the batters having dominated the scorecards in the ongoing England vs India Test series, the bowlers too have had a crucial role to play in the series so far.
They have had their defining moments in the series. Take Akash Deep’s 10-wicket haul in the second Test at Edgbaston for example, a performance that went a long way in India levelling the series 1-1.
WI
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AUS
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NOT
–
SOM
–
TWI
77/10
BAN
212/6
Banstead beat Twickenham by 135 runs
ESM
133/5
BAN
134/0
Banstead won by 10 wickets
TWI
83/3
SPE
80/10
Twickenham beat Spencer by 7 wickets
SPE
111/7
ESM
113/2
East Molesey beat Spencer by 8 wickets
TWI
92/3
ESM
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WEY
–
ESM
–
BAN
–
ESM
–
WEY
–
SPE
–
SPE
–
BAN
–
WEY
–
BAN
–
GTC
50/2
BCC
51/4
Bud Cricket Club beat Gauhati Town Club by 6 wickets
91YC
140/8
NAJC
137/7
91 Yards Club beat Nabajyoti Club by 3 runs
Match delayed due to rain
GUG
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NVR
–
CCC
–
GTC
–
PCR
–
BCC
–
GUJCC
–
KZK
–
ALECC
–
SUL
81/10
MXC
97/1
SWCL
93/5
Maxx Cricket Club beat Sky Warriors Cricket Club by 9 wickets
MKP
108/6
FRC
75/10
MR KB Putrajaya Won by 33 runs
MXC
89/1
MKP
83/10
Maxx Cricket Club Won by 9 wickets
BAD
183/7
BDS
182/6
Band-e-Amir Dragons Won by 3 wickets
SGT
191/6
MAK
141/9
Speen Ghar Tigers won by 50 runs
ASS
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BDS
–
BAD
–
MAK
–
AAC
–
PNC
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IAC
–
WIC
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IRE-W
182/6
ZIM-W
178/10
Ireland Women won by 4 wickets
Or even Jasprit Bumrah’s two five-wicket hauls in the series, which weren’t even enough for India to win the first and third Tests. With 13 wickets from four Tests, Mohammed Siraj is currently India’s highest wicket-taker and has just one wicket more than Jasprit Bumrah, who has 12 wickets from three matches.
Akash Deep, who has taken 11 wickets from two Tests, is fourth in the overall top wicket-taker’s list and the third-best Indian bowler in the series.
Jasprit Bumrah currently leads the ICC Test bowlers’ rankings charts with 901 rating points. Ravindra Jadeja, who has slipped one place to 15th, is India’s next best bowler in the ICC Test rankings with 673 points.
Mohammed Siraj is in 22nd place with 630 rating points, whereas Kuldeep Yadav has slipped three places to 28th with 604 rating points. Let’s now take a look at where each Indian in the current Test setup are in the ICC Test rankings for bowlers:
| ICC Rank | Player | Rating |
| 1 | Jasprit Bumrah | 901 |
| 15 | Ravindra Jadeja | 673 |
| 22 | Mohammed Siraj | 630 |
| 28 | Kuldeep Yadav | 604 |
| 47 | Washington Sundar | 425 |
| 50 | Akash Deep | 409 |
| 62 | Shardul Thakur | 335 |
| 83 | Prasidh Krishna | 249 |
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Among the current Indian bowlers in Tests, only Ravindra Jadeja is part of the top 10 wicket-takers for the country in the longest format. The spinner is in fifth place with 326 wickets from 84 matches. Jasprit Bumrah is in 12th place with 217 wickets from 48 matches.
Here’s a look at the top 10 wicket-takers for India in Tests:
| Player | Matches | Wickets | Average |
| Anil Kumble | 132 | 619 | 29.65 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 106 | 537 | 24 |
| Kapil Dev | 131 | 434 | 29.64 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 103 | 417 | 32.46 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 84* | 330 | 25.06 |
| Ishant Sharma | 105 | 311 | 32.40 |
| Zaheer Khan | 92 | 311 | 32.94 |
| Bishan Singh Bedi | 67 | 266 | 28.71 |
| BS Chandrasekhar | 58 | 242 | 29.74 |
| Javagal Srinath | 67 | 236 | 30.49 |
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