Ravichandran
Ashwin's 22 wicket in his debut series was a pleasing achievement.
It
is the most number of wickets an Indian bowler has taken in a three-Test
series.
For
most wickets in a series with more number of matches, the following bowlers
hold the record:
|
No |
Player |
Team |
Oppn |
Debut |
In |
Mat |
Wkts |
Best |
5w |
10w |
Ave |
|
1 |
T Alderman |
Aus |
Eng |
1981 |
Eng |
6 |
42 |
6-135 |
4 |
0 |
21.26 |
|
2 |
R Hogg |
Aus |
Eng |
1978-79 |
Aus |
6 |
41 |
6-74 |
5 |
2 |
12.85 |
|
3 |
A Mailey |
Aus |
Eng |
1920-21 |
Aus |
5 |
36 |
9-121 |
4 |
2 |
26.28 |
|
4 |
C Croft |
WI |
Pak |
1976-77 |
WI |
5 |
33 |
8-29 |
1 |
0 |
20.48 |
|
5 |
A Valentine |
WI |
Eng |
1950 |
Eng |
4 |
33 |
8-104 |
2 |
2 |
20.42 |
Dilip
Doshi holds the Indian record for most wickets in his debut series, but he played six
Tests for his 27 wickets.
Here's
the list of debutants with 20 or more wickets for India.
Note that all the
others ended with more than a hundred Test wickets.
|
No |
Player |
Oppn |
Debut |
In |
Mat |
Wkts |
Best |
5w |
10w |
Ave |
|
1 |
D Doshi |
Aus |
1979-80 |
Ind |
6 |
27 |
6-103 |
2 |
0 |
23.33 |
|
2 |
S Yadav |
Aus |
1979-80 |
Ind |
5 |
24 |
4-35 |
0 |
0 |
24.04 |
|
3 |
R Ashwin |
Win |
2011-12 |
Ind |
3 |
22 |
6-47 |
2 |
0 |
22.50 |
|
4 |
S Venkataraghavan |
NZ |
1964-65 |
Ind |
4 |
21 |
8-72 |
1 |
1 |
19.00 |
Key
Points
- Ashwin
is just the second bowler to take 20 or more wickets on debut against West
Indies. The first, England's Dominic Cork, took 26 in five Tests in 1995. - For
a three-match debut series, Ajantha Mendis holds the record for most wickets. The
Sri Lanka mystery spinner took 26 wickets against India - 8, 10 and 8 - in a
home series in 2008. - England
great Alec Bedser took 24 against the same opponents in a home series in 1946. - The other Indians who had impressive debuts in a
three-match series are Ravi Shastri (15 wickets in New Zealand, 1980-81) and
Venkatesh Prasad (15 in England in 1996).
