Most Test wickets by an Indian in a year, full list: Can Bumrah break Kapil Dev's all-time record at MCG?

When he takes field at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the Boxing Day Test match against Australia, Bumrah will require 14 wickets to set a new record for most Test wickets in a calendar year by an Indian. No other Indian has taken 50 Test wickets in any year at an average below 16 or at under six overs (let alone five overs) a wicket. Year Wickets Bowler Average SR 5WIs 1983 75 Kapil Dev 23.18 46 5 1979 74 Kapil Dev 22.95 48 5 2004 74 Anil Kumble 24.83 50 6 2016 72 R Ashwin 23.90 49 8 2002 63 Harbhajan Singh 23.22 57 5 2008 63 Harbhajan Singh 31.53 67 2 2015 62 R Ashwin 17.20 36 7 2024 62 Jasprit Bumrah 14.58 29 4 2001 60 Harbhajan Singh 25.95 57 6 2006 57 Anil Kumble 33.50 67 2