3 Indian bowlers who have taken the most ODI wickets in a calendar year

 

India has always had many excellent bowlers in ODIs. Especially in terms of spinners, the Indian team has been far ahead. However, many of these bowlers could not repeat their performance in Test cricket in ODIs.

Anil Kumble is the highest wicket taker for India in both Test and ODI. But if we talk about the top 10 bowlers taking the most wickets in ODIs, then Kumble is not in this list. Kumble is 200 wickets behind top batsman Muttiah Muralitharan.

Whereas in ODI, India has also had great bowlers like Zaheer Khan, Javagal Srinath. However, these bowlers could never take more than 40 wickets in a calendar year. But now cricket has started being played more, hence Indian bowlers can also achieve this feat.

In this article we will tell you about 3 Indian bowlers who have taken the most wickets in a calendar year.

Indian bowlers taking most ODI wickets in a calendar year

3.Ravindra Jadeja, 52 wickets (2013)

In 2013, Ravindra Jadeja took 52 wickets in 34 ODI matches and became the third highest wicket taker Indian bowler in a calendar year. He bowled 303.3 overs that year and gave runs at an economy rate of 4.35.

India won the Champions Trophy title in the same year and Ravindra Jadeja had an important contribution in it. Jadeja was the bowler who took the highest wickets in that tournament with 12 wickets and won the Golden Ball. In August of the same year, Ravindra Jadeja reached number one in the ODI bowling rankings. He became the fourth Indian bowler to achieve this feat.

Ravindra Jadeja is an important member of the Indian team at present and is performing well in all three formats.

2.Ajit Agarkar (58 wickets in 1998)

Ajit Agarkar made his ODI debut in 1998 and in the same year he managed to take 58 wickets. With this, he became the second highest wicket taker in ODIs in a calendar year.

Ajit Agarkar played 30 matches for India that year and bowled 268.5 overs. During this period his economy rate was 5.12. Agarkar took 10, 14 and 11 wickets against Australia, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.

1.Anil Kumble (61 wickets in 1996)

In 1996, Anil Kumble took the most wickets in ODIs in a calendar year. He is the bowler who has taken the most ODI wickets in a calendar year for India. That year, Kumble played 32 matches and bowled 304 overs during that period.

Anil Kumble had spent 1235 runs while bowling 16 maidens and during this his economy rate was 4.06. Anil Kumble took the maximum of 15 wickets in the 1996 World Cup.