Most wickets in Border-Gavaskar Trophy history
India and Australia continue their rivalry in the upcoming four-match Test series, Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023, from February 9. Both teams are competing for a spot in the World Test Championship final and that makes this series extra competitive. Fans will definitely witness top clashes during this series with the biggest names in Test cricket looking to make a mark in the next few days.
The Indian team will be without their key pacer Jasprit Bumrah while Australia’s left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc missing the first match. But fans will witness a battle for the wickets with both Ravichandran Ashwin and Nathan Lyon available for all four matches. Both players have dominated in previous Border-Gavaskar Trophy and are among the top-five leading wicket-takers. So, let’s look at the top three cricketers with the most wickets in Border-Gavaskar Trophy history.
3) 94 wickets – Nathan Lyon
Australia’s prime spinner has taken 460 wickets from 115 Tests, including 101 wickets against England and 94 wickets against India. Lyon’s 94 wickets in Border-Gavaskar Trophy have come from just 22 Tests at an average of 34.7,5 with the help of seven five-wicket hauls and one ten-wicket match haul. Ashwin is only five wickets behind Lyon in this chart and both spinners will be targeting a top spot after the upcoming series.
2) 95 wickets – Harbhajan Singh
With Anil Kumble stealing the show with consistently impressive spells, Harbhajan also made his mark in Tests with over 400 wickets from 103 matches. Harbhajan took 95 wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from 18 Tests at an average of 29.95. His career-best 15/217 spell during India’s historic series win against Australia in 2001.
1) 111 wickets – Anil Kumble
The legendary Indian spinner retired from international cricket in 2008 but remains India’s leading wicket-taker in Tests and fourth-highest in the world. Kumble took 619 wickets from 132 Tests, including 111 wickets against Australia from just 20 Tests at an average of 30.32 with the help of 10 five-wicket hauls and two ten-wicket match hauls. Both Ashwin and Lyon can overtake Kumble in this chart if they make a big impact in the upcoming series.
