IND vs PAK: 3 Indian Bowlers With The Most Wickets Against Pakistan

The India-Pakistan rivalry resumes with the Asia Cup starting from August 27. Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are placed in group B. The tournament starts on August 27 with Sri Lanka and Afghanistan and the IND vs PAK game happens the very next day on August 28. Both teams are placed in group B along with the qualifying team.

India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan are the 5 confirmed teams that will lock horns with each other. One team from Hong Kong, Kuwait, Singapore, and UAE will capture the 6th spot. A qualifier round will take place ahead of the tournament and the winner will grab the spot of the 6th team.

Speaking of IND-PAK Asia Cup head to head, India have won 8 matches while Pakistan five out of the 14 matches played. Meanwhile, in this article, we take a look at three Indian bowlers with the most wickets against Pakistan. 

IND vs PAK: 3 Indian Bowlers With The Most Wickets Against Pakistan

3) Javagal Srinath – 71 Wickets In 39 Matches 

The former Indian cricketer retired from international cricket after the 2003 World Cup. He still is among the top wicket-takers for India in international cricket. He ended his career with 236 ODI wickets and 315 Test wickets. Out of his 551 international wickets, 71 are against Pakistan making him the third-highest wicket-taker against the arch-rivals in this list. 

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2) Anil Kumble – 135 Wickets In 49 Matches 

Kumble is the highest wicket-taker for India in international cricket. He has taken nearly 956 international wickets for India out of which 135 are against Pakistan. He shared a great rivalry with the Pakistan players dismissing many batsmen on multiple occasions. Kumble is still India’s highest wicket-taker in Test and ODI cricket. 

1) Kapil Dev – 141 Wickets In 61 Matches

The former Indian skipper tops this list with the most wickets against Pakistan by an Indian bowler. He ended his career with 141 wickets with seven fifers and one 10 wicket-haul. Kapil Dev had the best figures of 8/85 against the arch-rivals.

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