From Kapil Dev to Mohammed Shami, know the records of India's most successful fast bowlers
The Indian cricket team won the fifth T20 match of the series against the England cricket team by 150 runs. Chasing the target of 248 runs to win in this match, the English team was reduced to just 97 runs. Mohammad Shami took 3 wickets in bowling for India and he also completed his 450 wickets in international cricket. Let's know about the four most successful Indian fast bowlers with the highest wickets in international cricket.
Kapil Dev (687 wickets)
Kapil Dev is still the highest wicket-taking fast bowler in the golden history of the Indian cricket team. He played 356 matches in his unmatched international career, in which he took 687 wickets at an average of 28.83. In his Test career, he took 434 wickets in 131 matches at an average of 29.64. He also took 5 wicket hauls in 23 innings. In his ODI career, he took 253 wickets at an average of 27.45.
Zaheer Khan (610 wickets)
India's best left-arm fast bowler Zaheer Khan played an important role in India's ODI World Cup victory in 2011. He took a total of 610 wickets in his international career from 2000 to 2014. In his Test career, he took 311 wickets at an average of 32.94. He took 282 wickets in ODIs at an average of 29.43 and 17 wickets in T20 Internationals at an average of 26.35.
Javagal Srinath (551 wickets)
Javagal Srinath was India's leading fast bowler in the late 90s and early 2000s. He was only the second Indian fast bowler to take more than 500 international wickets. He ended his career with 551 wickets in 348 innings, including a 5-wicket haul in 13 innings. He took 315 wickets in ODIs at an average of 28.08 and 236 wickets in Tests at an average of 30.49.
Mohammad Shami (451 wickets)
Shami started his international cricket career in 2013. He has played 190 international matches so far, taking 451 wickets with an average of 25.99 and an economy rate of 4.13. Meanwhile, he has also taken 5 wicket hauls in 11 innings. He has taken 229 wickets in 64 Tests at an average of 27.71. Similarly, he has taken 195 wickets in 101 ODIs and 27 wickets in 25 T20 Internationals.
