It was a very memorable series played between India and England. India won the series by 4-1 winning the final test at Dharamshala. It was a very competitive series in terms of matches played but the result shows it was a one-sided affair. In this article, we will tell you the top 5 highest wicket-takers in the India Vs England test series.
#5 Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja played 4 matches against England in this series. He took 19 wickets with an average and economy of 25.05 and 3.24. He was the fifth-highest wicket-taker of the series.
#4 Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav was brilliant in the series. He was very dangerous with the ball and also very skillful with the bat. He also took 19 wickets in 4 matches he played. His average and economy were 20.15 and 3.35.
#3 Jasprit Bumrah
It was a testing series for vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah as he was not part of playing 11 in-home tests before this series but the way he showed his skills was outstanding. He played 4 matches and took 19 wickets at an average and economy of 16.89 and 3.09. He is the only fast bowler on our list.
#2 Tom Hartley
Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a six off Hartley’s first ball of his career but the way he made his comeback was appreciating. In 5 matches he took 22 wickets with an average and economy of 36.13 and 3.17. He was England’s star in the first test at Hyderabad.
#1 Ravichandran Ashwin
It was a memorable series for Ravichandran Ashwin as he completed his 500 wickets in this series and also played in his 100th test match at Dharamshala. He took 26 wickets in 5 matches at an average and economy of 24.8 and 4.12. He took 2 five-wicket hauls in the series.
