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Ashwin-Jadeja Becomes Highest Wicket-taking Pair For India In Test Cricket History

Indian spin duo Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja set up a new history in Indian Test cricket. Ashwin-Jadeja became the most successful Indian Test bowling pair. They broke the record of Kumble-Harbhajan.

Sandipan Ghosh
Last updated: 26.01.2024
Ashwin-Jadeja Becomes Highest Wicket-taking Pair For India In Test Cricket History

During the opening day of the five-match Test series between the hosts India and the visitors England, which is also a part of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-2025, Indian spin duo Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja set up a new history in Indian Test cricket. Ashwin-Jadeja became the most successful Indian Test bowling pair.

Hyderabad is hosting the opening game of the five-match India vs England 2023/24 Test series. After England chose to bat first, they were all out for 246 runs. Once again, the Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and the left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja shined with the ball as both picked up crucial six wickets in the first innings.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja 


Off-spinner Ashwin ended that innings with the bowling figures 21-1-68-3. Meanwhile, the left-arm spinner Jadeja had the bowling figures 18-4-88-3. With those six wickets, Ashwin-Jadeja has combinedly collected 506 Test wickets (don’t be confused with their total Test career wickets).

Highest wicket-taking pair for India in Test: Ashwin-Jadeja broke the record of Kumble-Harbhajan


Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble


During that first innings, Ashwin-Jadeja surpassed the former Indian spin duo Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh to become the most successful bowling pair combination in Indian Test cricket history. Previously, Kumble-Harbhajan held that record with 501 Test wickets.

Indian Test cricket record: Most successful bowling pair combination


SL No.

Partnership Player

Wickets*

Total wickets*

1

Ravichandran Ashwin

277

506

Ravindra Jadeja

229

2

Anil Kumble

281

501

Harbhajan Singh

220

3

Harbhajan Singh

268

474

Zaheer Khan

206

4

Ravichandran Ashwin

278

431

Umesh Yadav

153

5

Anil Kumble

225

412

Javagal Srinath

187

6

Ravichandran Ashwin

271

402

Ishant Sharma

131

(Special Note: Wickets/Total wickets = wickets taken only in the presence of the partner during the Test matches)

(Updated as of 25 January 2024)

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