Most World Cup Wickets For India

As a cricket-loving country, Indians love the Cricket World Cup. The ICC Cricket World Cup is a global event that occurs once every four years. Every individual cricketer in the world craves playing the World Cup as winning the World Cup is one of the motivations to play for a cricketer. India has played every World Cup so far while winning the elite competition two times. Many great bowlers have made an impact in the World Cup for the Indian cricket team, so, let’s have a look at the players with the most World Cup wickets for India in ODI. 

Mohammad Shami

Indian ace bowler Mohammad Shami gets the top place in terms of claiming the most World Cup wickets for India. Shami has only played 3 World Cups to date and has already taken 55 wickets in 18 matches at an impressive strike rate of 15.81. In the 2019 World Cup, Mohammad Shami became the 2nd Indian to take a hat-trick in the World Cup, when he bamboozled the Afghans with his stupendous bowling.

Zaheer Khan

Former Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan is in 2nd place in taking the most World Cup wickets for India with 44 wickets in 23 matches. Zaheer played an instrumental role in winning the 2011 World Cup for India, becoming the joint-highest wicket-taker in the event. Khan claimed 21 wickets in 9 matches at a dashing average of 18.76. 

Javagal Srinath

The 3rd place on the list of the most World Cup wickets features Javagal Srinath. Srinath represented India in 4 World Cups from 1992-2003 and bagged 44 wickets in 34 matches. Srinath took wickets at a bit of a higher average (27.81) and strike Rate (38.6) but the economy of 4.32 talks about his pressure-putting ability on the opponent. 

Jasprit Bumrah

just after playing two World Cup editions, the leader of the Indian pace attack Jasprit Bumrah has sealed a portion of this elite list. Earlier India had fast bowlers who could either stop runs or take wickets, nevertheless, Bumrah is a deadly combo of both. Whether with the new ball or old ball, the effect the Gujrat-born seamer brings is the same. He has appeared in 20 matches in a blue jersey in the competition and bagged 38 wickets, maintaining an impressive economy of 4.23.

List of Most World Cup Wickets for India

Player	Span	Matches	Innings	Wickets	AVG	SR	Best	4-Wickets	5-Wickets
MD Shami	2015-2023	18	18	55	13.52	15.81	7/57	4	4
Zaheer Khan	2003-2011	23	23	44	20.22	27.1	4/42	1	–
Javagal Srinath	1992-2003	34	33	44	27.81	38.6	4/30	2	–
Jasprit Bumrah	2019-2023	20	20	38	19.57	27.76	4/39	2	–
Anil Kumble	1996-2007	18	18	31	22.83	33.5	4/32	1	–
Kapil Dev	1979-1992	26	25	28	31.85	50.7	5/43	–	1
Manoj Prabhakar	1987-1996	19	18	24	26.66	36.29	4/19	1	–
Madan Lal	1975-1983	11	11	22	19.36	31.72	4/20	1	–
Yuvraj Singh	2003-2011	23	14	20	23.10	27.75	5/31	1	1
Harbhajan Singh	2003-2011	21	20	20	40.40	57.70	3/53	–	–

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