Most Wickets for India in Border-Gavaskar Trophy Till 2024

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy started in 1996 is one of the prestigious cricket Test series between India and Australia.

It is named after two legendary cricketers: Allan Border from Australia and Sunil Gavaskar from India, both outstanding captains of their respective teams.

The series is organized under the International Cricket Council’s Future Tours program and the winner of the Test series will receive a trophy. If the series ends in a draw, the current holder will retain the series.

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 25, 2024

Since its inception, India has won 10 of 16 series while Australia has won 5 series, one of which was a draw. Notably, India has enjoyed impressive success in Australia, winning both series in 2018-19 and 2020-21.

The next edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will begin on November 22, 2024, and will include five Test matches, marking the historic first time that five Test matches will be played on Australian soil since the trophy was inaugurated.

The upcoming series will be crucial for both the teams as it will also affect their ranking in the World Test Championship.

List of India’s most wickets in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy competition between India and Australia is held approximately every two years. The previous series took place in early 2023 and the next series is scheduled to start on November 22, 2024.

As of 2024, the record for most wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is held by Ravichandran Ashwin from India, who took a total of 114 wickets in 42 innings .

He is followed by Anil Kumble who took 111 wickets in 38 innings. Harbhajan Singh ranks third with 95 wickets in 35 innings. However, the top spot is Australia’s Nathon Lyon, who took a total of 116 wickets in 47 innings.

No.

player

span

pad

hostel

working hours

pontine index

1

Nathan Lyon

2011-2023

26

47

116

8/50

2

Ravichandran Ashwin

2011-2023

twenty two

42

114

7/103

3

Anil Kamble

1996-2008

20

38

111

8/141

4

Harbhajan Singh

1998-2013

18

35

95

8/84

5

Ravindra Jadeja

2013-2023

16

30

85

7/42

6

Zaheer Khan

2001-2012

19

34

61

5/91

7

Ishant Sharma

2008-2018

25

46

59

4/41

8

Brett Lee

1999-2008

12

twenty four

53

5/47

9

Glenn McGrath

1996-2004

11

twenty two

51

5/48

10

Josh Hazlewood

2014-2021

15

28

51

6/67

11

Umesh Yadav

2011-2023

16

30

51

5/93

12

Mitchell Johnson

2007-2014

14

28

50

5/64

13

Pat Cummins

2017-2023

12

20

46

6/27

14

Mitchell Stark

2012-2023

No. 17

31

44

4/53

15

Jason Gillespie

2001-2004

10

20

43

5/56

16

Shane Warne

1998-2004

12

twenty two

42

6/125

No. 17

Mohammad Shami

2014-2023

11

twenty one

40

6/56

18

Peter Sidell

2008-2014

10

18

38

5/49

19

Ben Hilfenhaus

2010-2012

6

12

33

5/75

20

Jasprit Bumrah

2018-2021

7

14

32

6/33

twenty one

Ajit Agarkar

1999-2004

9

No. 17

30

6/41

twenty two

James Pattinson

2011-2013

5

9

20

5/96

twenty three

Javagar Srinath

1998-2001

6

11

20

4/130

twenty four

Stephen O’Keefe

2017-2017

4

7

19

6/35

25

Michael Kasprowicz

1998-2004

9

16

19

5/28

26

Shane Watson

2008-2015

13

20

No. 17

4/42

No. 27

Ryan Harris

2012-2015

5

10

16

4/70

28

Stuart Clark

2007-2008

6

12

16

4/28

29

Pragyan Ojha

2010-2013

4

8

16

3/57

30

Amit Mishra

2008-2008

3

6

14

5/71

Source: ESPNCricinfo

The record for taking the most wickets in a single Border-Gavaskar Trophy series is held by Ravichandran Ashwin, who took 29 wickets in the 2020-21 series in Australia. This outstanding performance played a crucial role in India’s historic 2-1 victory over Australia, the first time India won the Test series in Australia since the 2018-19 season.