Most five-wicket hauls in India by a visiting bowler

One of those game-changing moments that tilts the momentum in a match occurs when bowlers rack up wickets and give their side an advantage in the game. Scalping wickets early in the contest surely helps the team restrict the opposition’s batters from going overboard in their innings and scoring a great deal of runs. However, what is more interesting is when a bowler is able to claim a five-wicket haul during a clash, irrespective of the format. In this piece, we take a look at the three visiting bowlers with most five-wicket hauls in India:

3. Three five-fors

Ian Botham and John Lever of England, Pakistan’s Fazal Mahmood and Sikandar Bakht, Windies’ greats Lance Gibbs, Andy Roberts, Courtney Walsh, and Graham McKenzie and Ashley Mallett of Australia are among the list of most five-wicket hauls in India. The cricketers have got as many as three five-wicket hauls.

2. Four five-fors

One of the most renowned spinners from Pakistan was Saqlain Mushtaq was a terrific turner of the ball which would often bamboozle the rival batting unit. While the batters would look to play him delicately, on many occasions they would get dismissed. The spinner amassed four five-wicket hauls on Indian soil.

1. Five five-fors

Two of Australia’s finest cricketers, Richie Benaud and Nathan Lyon top the charts in the list of most five-wicket hauls in India by a visiting bowler. The late Benaud got 248 wickets in 63 games and has five five-wicket hauls in India. Similarly, Lyon, the veteran off-spinner, has been scintillating and plays a vital role whenever Australia locks horns with India. He is also the leading wicket taker in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. With this he has five five-fors in his career thus far and has the potential took get a few more.