In T20 format, bowling becomes a very tough job. A bowler can only bowl a maximum of 4 overs in a match in T20 cricket and has to give his best shot in this short span. Moreover, since there are only 20 overs to play, batsmen try to score runs at a high strike rate. This makes the job of bowlers even tougher and many times, even top-ranked bowlers are also hit for massive runs in T20Is.
Some Indian pacers have executed a great performance in T20 cricket so far. In spite of the challenges, they have managed to pick a lot of wickets in the T20 format at the international and the domestic stage. Here we will take a look at such Indian pacers. Below are 4 Indian pacers with most wickets in T20 cricket.
4. Jaydev Unadkat- 182
Jaydev Unadkat takes the 4h spot in this list. The left-arm medium-pacer has picked 182 wickets in T20 cricket so far. Out of his 182 wickets, 14 have come in T20 internationals. In T20, the 29-year-old has an average of 23.44 as he has scalped 182 wickets in 149 innings.
Unadkat has an economy rate of 8 and his best bowling figure in a match is 5/25. Along with the Indian national team, he has played for domestic team Saurashtra. In IPL, Unadkat has played for teams like Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Delhi Daredevils.