Most five-wicket hauls in India-West Indies Tests

India and West Indies are one of the oldest Test-playing nations as they share a 75-year-old rivalry. Over the years, several great players from both sides have graced the field and put on some marvellous performances to etch their names in the annals of history.

Both sides have also produced numerous great bowlers who have troubled the opposition time and again and have won a plethora of matches for their sides. As India and West Indies are battling it out in a two-match Test series, let’s take a look at the top three players with the most fifers in India-West Indies Tests:

3. Andy Robers, Courtney Walsh, Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble (4 five-wicket hauls)

The third spot is taken by several legends of the game with all of them having four-wicket hauls to their name. Kapil Dev is also the highest wicket-taker in India vs West Indies series with 89 wickets to his name. Apart from the above-mentioned players, Pragyan Ojha, Wes Hall, Subhashchandra Gupte, BS Chandrashekhar and Lance Gibbs also have four five-wicket hauls to their name.

2. Harbhajan Singh (5 five-wicket hauls)

The former Indian off-spinner ranks second on the list with five five-wicket hauls to his name. Harbhajan has picked 56 wickets at an average of 22.60 in 11 matches. He also reached the milestone of 400 Test wickets against West Indies dismissing Carlton Baugh during the third Test in Dominica in the 2011 series.

1. Malcolm Marshall, R Ashwin (6 five-wicket hauls)

One of the greatest fast bowlers ever, Malcolm Marshall takes the top spot with six five-wicket hauls to his name along with the Indian spinner. Marshall is also the second-highest wicket-taker in India vs West Indies Tests with 76 scalps at an average of 21.98 from 17 matches. R Ashwin has been fantastic against the Caribbean side with his all-round performances.