Top 3 Bowlers With Most Test Wickets Against One Team At Home
Ravichandran Ashwin has completed 100 Test wickets against England at home (X.com)
Test cricket is the ultimate battle between teams, players and performances. While the two teams fight for a result throughout the five days of play, the players try to make the most out of the conditions and the opposition. There are some batters who love to play against particular opposition and also have stellar records against them and similarly, there are many bowlers who have a truckload of wickets against one particular team.
There have been a few legendary bowlers who have managed to excel profoundly against one particular team and have won games single-handedly with their bowling mastery. Only three bowlers have managed to scalp 100 or more wickets in the longest format of the game against one team. James Anderson from England, who recently picked his 700th Test wicket is among the three.
Let's dive into the records and have a look at these three stellar bowlers who have the most Test wickets at home against one particular team.
3) R Ashwin - 100 Wickets vs England in India
Ravichandran Ashwin recorded his 100th Test wicket against England while playing at home (X.com)
One of the greatest spinners in Indian cricket, Ravichandran Ashwin has been one of the prominent contributors to India's success in the longest format for more than a decade now. Undoubtedly, he is a go-to bowler for any captain, especially while playing in India.
Ashwin has represented India in 100 Tests so far and has over 500 Test wickets to his name including 36 five-wicket hauls. When it comes to playing in India, he has over 360 wickets and 100 of them have come against England in just 36 innings with an average of just 27.
The off-spinner's stats while playing in India against England have been amazing, which makes him only the third bowler in the world to have picked 100 wickets against a particular opponent at home.
2) James Anderson - 105 Wickets vs India in England
James Anderson has 105 wickets against India in England in Tests (X.com)
The English fast bowler, James Anderson is one of the greatest bowlers in the history of Test cricket. It's been 22 years since he made his international debut and he is still on the field doing wonders for the England team in the longest format of the game.
Jimmy Anderson recently picked up his 700th Test wicket, which is enough to call him a legend of the game. Where the fast bowlers could not even extend their careers to 10-15 years, Anderson has been doing remarkably well even after 22 years into his cricketing career. He has 434 wickets to his name while playing in England and 105 of them have come against India.
Anderson's amazing numbers while playing against India at home have brought him to the second position of this record, having picked 105 wickets with a sunning average of just above 23.
1) Stuart Broad - 106 Wickets vs Australia in England
Stuart Broad has dismissed David Warner 17 times in Test cricket (X.com)
Stuart Broad is another legendary fast bowler from the English soil and has been a prolific player for the Three Lions over the last few years, especially in red-ball cricket. With over 600 wickets in his Test career, he had the ability to trouble the best batters alongside James Anderson.
Broad had a love affair with the Ashes and the Australian team as an opponent, which brought him to the top of this record. Out of his 398 wickets at home, 106 of them came against Australia at an average of 26.65. He even picked a wicket on the last delivery of his career and that too against Australia.
The premier English bowler got retired right after the Ashes 2023 and ended his tally at 106 wickets against Australia in England in just 47 innings.
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