Who is India's best bowler in overseas Test matches in the last 10 years?

Parshva Shah

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India have produced some great bowlers in the past 15 years who have not only etched their names in Indian cricketing history but have also helped the team do some unimaginable stuff on foreign soil over the years.

Bowlers like Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Jasprit Bumrah have been key performers in overseas conditions, strengthening India as a unit and a force to be reckoned with in Tests.

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In this article, The Sporting News takes a look as India's best bowlers in Test cricket in the last decade, breaking down the numbers from the wickets and strike rate point of view. 

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Which Indian bowlers have taken the most overseas Test wickets since 2013?

Since January 1, 2013, Mohammed Shami has been India's most successful and effective bowler in Tests on foreign soil, picking up 153 wickets in 43 Tests, more than any other Indian bowler. 

Ashwin and Ishant Sharma follow Shami as the next most successful Indian bowlers in overseas conditions.

Player Matches Wickets Average S.R. Econ. 5-fers
(innings)
10-wicket haul
(match)
Best
Mohammed Shami 43 153 30.49 54.0 3.38 4 0 6-56
Ravichandran Ashwin 37 144 27.84 59.0 2.82 8 2 7-71
Ishant Sharma 34 125 27.12 52.8 3.08 7 0 7-74
Jasprit Bumrah 27 118 22.58 50.1 2.70 7 0 6-27
Ravindra Jadeja  27 81 32.72 72.8 2.69 2 0 6-138
Umesh Yadav 21 55 38.14 62.1 3.68 0 0 4-25
Mohammed Siraj  16 54 31.51 56.7 3.33 2 0 5-60
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 10 36 26.00 53.9 2.89 3 0 6-82
Shardul Thakur 10 31 28.09 46.4 3.63 1 0 7-61
Amit Mishra 5 21 21.76 42.5 3.07 0 0 4-43

Indian bowlers who are the quickest to take wickets in overseas Tests since 2013

While taking wickets is the majority of the job, taking wickets quickly can sometimes decide which way the result of the game will go. 

Strike rate of bowlers is such an important thing in Test cricket as it defines how quickly a bowler can take wickets.

Here are the 10 Indian bowlers with the best strike rate (overseas) since 2013:

Player Matches Wickets Average S.R. Econ. 5-fers
(innings)
10-wicket haul
(match)
Best
Kuldeep Yadav 4 18 19.55 35.6 3.29 2 0 5-40
Amit Mishra 5 21 21.76 42.5 3.07 0 0 4-43
Shardul Thakur 10 31 28.09 46.4 3.63 1 0 7-61
Jasprit Bumrah 27 118 22.58 50.1 2.70 7 0 6-27
Hardik Pandya 10 17 29.64 51.9 3.42 1 0 5-28
Ishant Sharma 34 125 27.12 52.8 3.08 7 0 7-74
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 10 36 26.00 53.9 2.89 3 0 6-82
Mohammed Shami 43 153 30.49 54.0 3.38 4 0 6-56
Axar Patel 2 8 23.37 54.3 2.57 0 0 4-77
Mohammed Siraj 16 54 31.51 56.7 3.33 2 0 5-60

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Parshva Shah

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Parshva is a Content Producer for The Sporting News' India edition.