Ishant Sharma and other leading wicket-takers among fast bowlers for Team India

No. 300 for Ishant!

Ishant Sharma became the sixth Indian bowler to enter the 300 club in Test cricket.

Milestone wicket

England’s No. 3 batsman Daniel Lawrence was Ishant’s milestone scalp on Day 4 of the underway 1st Test in Chennai.

Third Indian pacer

The 32-year-old Ishant became only the third Indian fast bowler to reach the 300-wicket mark in the longest format of the game.

Kapil Dev

The World Cup-winning captain was the first Indian pacer to claim 300 wickets in Test cricket. He finished his career with 434 wickets in 131 Tests.

Zaheer Khan

Zaheer was India’s second fast bowler to the feat. He ended his 14-year-old illustrious career with 311 wickets in 92 Tests.

Top 5

Ishant is 12 wickets away from entering India’s top of leading wicket-takers in Test cricket. Kumble is the leader with 619 wickets ahead of Kapil (434), Harbhajan (417), Ashwin (383), and Zaheer (311).