Star Indian all-rounder and current T20 skipper Hardik Pandya is on the verge of surpassing Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin and becoming one of the top three wicket-takers for India in T20I history. Hardik Pandya claimed the prized wicket of Nicholas Pooran in the IND vs WI 1st T20 and tied Indian spearhead Bumrah at the 70-wicket mark. Now, the Gujarat all-rounder has entered the top 3 with four IND vs WI T20s remaining. So, check out the top 5 players with the most T20 wickets for India:
Yuzvendra Chahal (93 wickets)
The leg-spinner from Haryana is India’s leading wicket-taker in T20Is. Yuzvendra Chahal has the best strike rate (18) for players with more than 50 wickets for India. Chahal is known for being a wicket-taker and has taken 93 wickets in just 76 matches. The leg-spinner has a chance to become the first India to take 100 wickets in T20Is, with four matches remaining in the IND vs WI T20I series.
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar (90 wickets)
The right-arm medium pacer has played for over a decade for India. Bhuvneshwar is well known as a powerplay bowler and has a great record, with 43 wickets to his name during the first six overs. The pacer has an economy of under 7 and a strike rate of under 20 in 87 matches.
Ravichandran Ashwin (72 wickets)
The veteran spinner is one of the most intelligent and skillful bowlers in international cricket. The off-spinner is very versatile and can bowl according to the situation. Ashwin is known to bowl tight lines and has an economy of under 7 in 65 games.
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Jasprit Bumrah (70 wickets)
One of the best T20 bowlers of all time, Bumrah is deadly in the powerplay and the death overs. The pacer has the lowest economy (6.62) for 15 wicket-takers for India and has a strike rate of 18.32 in 60 matches. Injuries have been the biggest hurdle for Bumrah, and despite missing out on several matches, the pacer is in the top 5 wicket-takers for his side.
Hardik Pandya (70 wickets)
Pandya plays the role of a vital cog in the Indian T20 lineup. His skills with the bat and ball make him one of the biggest assets in world cricket. The all-rounder has 70 scalps to his name in 88 matches, despite bowling being his secondary skill. While he is a touch expensive (economy of 8.12), he has a knack for picking up wickets.
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 80 | 96 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 87 | 90 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 65 | 72 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 62 | 74 |
| Hardik Pandya | 92 | 73 |
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