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Best Bowling Average (Test)
This list features the players with the best test match bowling average for the India national cricket team.
RANK | PLAYER | APPS | BALLS | AVERAGE | YEARS |
1 | AR Patel | 14 | 2540 | 19.34 | 2021-2024 |
2 | JJ Bumrah | 49 | 9468 | 19.81 | 2018-2025 |
3 | Kuldeep Yadav | 14 | 2179 | 21.48 | 2017-2025 |
4 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 106 | 27246 | 24.00 | 2011-2024 |
5 | Ravindra Jadeja | 86 | 19422 | 25.07 | 2012-2025 |
6 | B Kumar | 21 | 3348 | 26.09 | 2013-2018 |
7 | Mohammed Shami | 64 | 11515 | 27.71 | 2013-2023 |
8 | Bishan Singh Bedi | 67 | 21364 | 28.71 | 1966-1979 |
9 | RG Nadkarni | 41 | 9165 | 29.07 | 1955-1968 |
10 | SP Gupte | 36 | 11284 | 29.55 | 1951-1961 |
References
ESPNcricinfo (2025). Bowling – best career bowling average – India – Test matches. Available at: https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/bowling-best-career-bowling-average/india-6/test-matches-1 (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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