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Last Updated:June 08, 2025, 00:00 is

World No. 1 Test bowler Jasprit Bumrah has picked up 37 wickets for India in eight Test matches played so far against England in England.

Jasprit Bumrah will lead India’s bowling attack in the five-match Test series against England, which is set to start on June 20 in Leeds. During the five-match series, which will be first for India under Shubman Gill’s leadership, Bumrah, who is the world’s No. 1 Test bowler, will have a chance to create history. If the 31-year-old fast bowler from Ahmedabad, who won the ICC Cricketer and ICC Test Cricketer of the Year awards in 2024, manages to take at least 13 wickets in the next five matches in England, then he will become the first Indian bowler to take 50 Test wickets against Poms on English soil.

As of now, the record of taking most wickets for India in Tests played against England on English soil is held by Ishant Sharma. Ishant, who is still an active cricketer, has played 14 Test matches against England in England and picked up 48 wickets. On the other hand, Bumrah has dismissed 37 batters in eight matches.

In the list of Indian bowlers with the most wickets against England in England, Ishant is followed by Kapil Dev, who finished his career with 43 wickets in 13 matches.

Most wickets for India in Tests against England in England

• Ishant Sharma – 48
• Kapil Dev – 43
• Jasprit bumrah – 37
• Anil Kumble – 36
• BISHAN SINGH BEDI – 35
• Mohammed Shami – 34
• Zaheer Khan – 31
• Bhagwath Chandrasekhar – 31
• RAVINDRA JADEJA – 22
• Vinoo Manad – 20
• Srinivas venkataraghavan – 20
• Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 19

The overall record of taking most wickets in Test matches between India and England in England is held by James Anderson. The legendary fast bowler finished his 21-year-long Test career with 105 wickets against India in 22 Tests played on English soil.

Most wickets in India-England Tests (in England)

• James Anderson (England) – 105
• Stuart Broad (England) – 64
• Fred Trueman (England) – 53
• Ishant Sharma (India) – 48
• Alec Bedser (England) – 44
• Kapil Dev (India) – 43
• Jasprit Bumrah (India) – 37
• Moeen Ali (England) – 37
• Anil Kumble (India) – 36
• BISHAN SINGH BEDI (India) – 35

Bumrah, who is arguably India’s greatest bowler of all time, has played a total of 14 Tests against England so far and has 60 wickets to his name. He needs at least 26 wickets in the upcoming series to go past Kapil’s tally of 85 wickets and become India’s most successful pacer in Tests against England.

Bumrah was on fire for India in the last Test series played against Australia. He played all five matches against the Baggy Greens and picked up 32 wickets. For his super show with the ball, Bumrah won the Player of the Series award, but his performance was not enough to help India avoid the series defeat with a scoreline of 1-3.

During the 2024-25 edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Bumrah suffered a back injury, and as a precaution, the Indian team management could rest him for a couple of matches in the series against England.

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