Most Wickets In IPL: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has proved to be a big platform for fast bowlers and spinners since its inception. From 2008 till now, many Indian and foreign bowlers have changed the course of the match with their lethal bowling. According to all the data till IPL 2025, the dominance of Indian spinners is clearly visible in the list of bowlers taking the most wickets in this tournament.

Yuzvendra Chahal

At the top is India’s leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who has shown the magic of his spin while playing for Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and now Rajasthan Royals during the IPL. Chahal has taken 221 wickets in 174 matches so far. His best performance has been 5/40, while 8 times he has taken 4 wickets in an innings. So far in IPL history, no Indian spinner has been able to come close to Chahal’s figures.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

In second place is experienced swing bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who is known for his accurate line-length and ability to take wickets in the powerplay. Bhuvneshwar has taken 198 wickets in 190 matches, in which 5/19 has been his best performance. In the history of IPL, his name has always been included among the most reliable bowlers in the death overs.

Sunil Narayan

After this, in this list comes Kolkata Knight Riders’ star spinner Sunil Narayan, whose name is counted among the legendary bowlers of IPL. Narayan has taken 192 wickets so far and his economy is only 6.79, which is considered very good in T20 cricket.

Piyush Chawla

Experienced spinner Piyush Chawla is in fourth place. He has made his IPL career very successful by taking 192 wickets in 192 matches. He has bowled brilliantly for Chennai, Punjab, Mumbai and Kolkata. Chawla’s performance since the initial season has been consistently reliable for the teams.

Ravichandran Ashwin

India’s off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is at fifth place in this list, who has taken 187 wickets in IPL. Although he is more famous for his economical bowling and cleverness, his contribution in taking wickets has also been no less.

Indian fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar believes that the debate on preparing a spin-friendly pitch at Eden Gardens for the first Test match against South Africa is meaningless as the country has been preparing such wickets for a long time. India suffered a 30-run defeat against South Africa inside three days when the team failed to chase the modest target of 124 runs.

The defeat to South Africa in Kolkata is reminiscent of the 0-3 defeat at the hands of New Zealand last year where the visiting team’s spinners played a key role in the historic clean sweep against Rohit Sharma’s team. However, Bhuvneshwar did not pay much attention to this defeat.

Bhuvneshwar, co-founder of ‘Cricgiri’, said during the launch event of this app, “This is not the first time that a pitch helpful for spinners has been prepared. Earlier no one raised this question, because India was winning and winning and losing is part of the game. It is not that the team has not lost before or has lost for the first time. I do not think this (defeat) is a matter of big concern for me.”

When asked whether it was necessary for India to play with four spinners at Eden, Bhuvneshwar said that the selection is done based on the condition of the pitch. Captain Shubhman Gill had to withdraw midway through the Kolkata Test due to neck spasms which was a big blow for India but Bhuvneshwar refused to talk about the workload management of the young captain.

When Bhuvneshwar, who plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL, was asked whether the players would be able to take the field with a positive mindset after the death of many fans in the stampede outside the M Chinnaswamy stadium this year, he said, “There are many tournaments to be held before the IPL, so when the IPL camp starts, many things will be discussed and what is the mental state of the team and what is going on. A lot will depend on how the players are in the tournaments before the IPL.” How we perform and how we enter the IPL, so all these things matter.”

The dominance of batsmen is seen more in the Indian Premier League (IPL). However, there are many bowlers in this league who have turned the tide of the match on their own. Yuzvendra Chahal continues to top the list of bowlers taking the most wickets in IPL history. Chahal has left other greats behind by consistently performing well.

Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal, who has played for Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, RCB and now Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, tops the list with 221 wickets. Chahal, who has been playing IPL since 2013, has played 174 matches so far and his best bowling performance has been 5/40. An economy of around 8 and an average of less than 23 is proof of Chahal’s impressive bowling. He is the only spinner in the history of IPL who has consistently maintained his rhythm and control.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

At second place is India’s swing master Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has been a part of the league since 2011. Bhuvi has taken 198 wickets in 190 matches. His best has been 5/19, and the most important thing is that he has proved himself in both powerplay and death overs. Bhuvi’s economy is better than Chahal’s, i.e. 7.69, which is proof of his accurate line-length.

Sunil Narine

Kolkata Knight Riders legend Sunil Narine is at third place with 192 wickets. His biggest strength is the art of reading batsmen and consistent tight bowling. With an excellent economy of 6.79, Narine has made his own mark in IPL history. Narine, who has been continuously associated with KKR since 2012, has been the most reliable face of the team’s bowling.

Piyush Chawla

Piyush Chawla is in fourth place, who has 192 wickets in his name. Chawla is one of the most experienced players of IPL and has been a consistent part of the league since 2008. While playing for CSK, KKR, KXIP and MI, Chawla baffled many batsmen with his googly and fast spin.

R Ashwin

India’s experienced off-spinner R Ashwin is at fifth place in this list, who has taken 187 wickets. His bowling style may be a little different in IPL, but on the basis of his experience he always puts pressure on the opposition team. Ashwin’s smart bowling, carrom ball and line-length always make him special.

T20i record: T20 International cricket is often called a game of batsmen, but Indian bowlers have broken this notion with their fatal bowling many times. On many occasions, the bowlers of Team India have overturned the match on their own. Especially the opportunity when a bowler has taken five wickets in an innings. Let’s know about the bowlers who have taken five wickets in T20 International for India

Varun Chakraborty – 2 times

Mysterious spinner Varun Chakraborty has played 20 international matches for the Indian team since 2021. During this, he has taken 35 wickets in his name and has taken five wickets in the innings twice. His best bowling figure is 5 wickets of 17 runs.

Kuldeep Yadav – 2 times

‘Chinaman’ bowler Kuldeep Yadav, who is bowling brilliantly in the Asia Cup 2025, has played a total of 42 matches in his career so far and has taken 76 wickets. He has done the feat of taking five wickets twice, in which his best performance has been 5/17. Kuldeep’s specialty is that he constantly pressures the opposition team in the middle overs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 2 times

Swing master Bhuvneshwar Kumar is one of India’s most experienced T20 bowlers. He has taken 90 wickets in 87 matches and has taken five wickets twice. During this time his best spell 5 wickets were 4 runs, which is counted in the best performances of T20 International History.

Deepak Chahar – 1 time

Fast bowler Deepak Chahar’s name will always be remembered in T20 history. He took 6 wickets for just 7 runs in 2019 against Bangladesh in Nagpur. This is the most spectacular bowling figure of T20 International ever. He spent only 7 runs by taking 6 wickets in this spell.

Yuzvendra Chahal – 1 time

The name of leg -spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is also included in this list. He has taken 96 wickets in 80 T20 International matches. He has also done the feat of taking five wickets once. His best bowling figure is of 25 runs with 6 wickets.

Sri Lanka has started perfect in the Asia Cup tournament. The first match of the Sri Lankan team was with Bangladesh (SL vs Ban Asia Cup), in which its bowlers did not give any run in the first 2 overs. Throwing a maiden over for a bowler in T20 is a big challenge in itself, but the team throw 2 maiden overs continuously, then wow! Wow! It is made. This feat has been done by Nuwan Tushara and Hostel Chamera of Sri Lanka. In fact, there are a total of 6 bowlers in T20 Asia Cup history so far, who have taken wickets in the powerplay overs as well as taking wickets.

Two overs, zero runs and 2 wickets

Tanjid Hasan Tamim and Parvez Hussain Imon started the innings for Bangladesh team. Nuwan came to over the first over, who is known for action like his Lasith Malinga. In front of Tushara, Tanjid Hasan continued to beat and became clean bold on the last ball of the first over. No run came in this over.

The second over came to Hostel Chamera, in front of whom Parvez Hussain was. There was no run on the first 3 balls and on the fourth ball, the ball took the edge of Parvez’s bat and turned to the hands of Kusal Mendis. Mendis made no mistake in catching the catch. The second over was also Medan. Bangladesh could not score any runs in the first 2 overs and lost two wickets.

This has happened 6 times in Asia Cup history

In the T20 Asia Cup history, only 6 bowlers have been able to take wickets along with the maiden over in the powerplay overs. The first bowler to do so was Mohammad Aamir of Pakistan, who did this against the UAE in 2016. In the same year, in the match against UAE, Bhuvneshwar Kumar of India also took wickets while doing a maiden over. Shahnawaz Dahni of Pakistan, Atik Iqbal of Hong Kong and now Sri Lanka’s enmity Chamera and Nuwan Tushara have done this.

Bowler who took wicket with Medan in powerplay overs (T20 Asia Cup)

• Mohammad Aamir – 2016 (vs UAE)
• Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 2016 (vs UAE)
• Shahnawaz Dahani – 2022 (vs Hong Kong)
• Atik Iqbal – 2025 (vs Afghanistan)
• Nuwan Tushara – 2025 (vs Bangladesh)
• Hostel Chamera – 2025 (vs Bangladesh)

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Asia cup t2o 2025: The Asia Cup 2025 has started in Abu Dhabi in a bang. The tournament is being played in T20 format this time, so that the teams can strengthen their preparations for the T20 World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka next year. In the inaugural match, Afghanistan defeated Hong Kong and started their campaign with victory.

A total of eight teams have landed in the Asia Cup this time. Group A has a place in India, Pakistan, UAE and Oman, while Group B includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong. The top two teams from both groups will reach Super-4 and then the finals will be played in Dubai on 28 September.

On this occasion, let us know, 5 big records which have made the history of Asia Cup T20 special.

1. Settings in the name of only two batsmen

So far only two batsmen have scored centuries in the T20 Asia Cup. Virat Kohli of India played an unbeaten 122 -run explosive innings in Dubai against Afghanistan in 2022. This was Kohli’s first T20 International century, in which he hit 12 fours and 6 sixes off 61 balls. Thanks to his innings, India had scored 212 runs while batting first and won the match by 101 runs.

Another name is Babur Hayat of Hong Kong. He did this feat in the 2016 Asia Cup qualifying group match and scored 122 runs off 60 balls against Oman. Although Hong Kong suffered defeat despite his innings, this innings is still one of the most memorable innings of the T20 Asia Cup.

2. Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s five wicket hall

Talking about bowling, till now only one bowler has taken 5 wickets in the T20 Asia Cup and that is Bhuvneshwar Kumar of India. In 2022, against Afghanistan, he bowled economically and took 5 wickets for just 4 runs. This was the match in which Kohli also scored a century. This performance of Bhubaneswar is considered to be the deadliest spell from any bowler in the history of the tournament.

3. Batsman who scored above 200 runs

In the T20 Asia Cup, there have been four batsmen who have scored more than 200 runs in this tournament. Virat Kohli is at the top in this list, who scored 429 runs in 9 innings. He is followed by the names of Mohammad Rizwan (281 runs) of Pakistan, Rohit Sharma (271 runs) of India and Babur Hyatt (235 runs) of Hong Kong. Soon Ibrahim Jadaran of Afghanistan may also join this club.

4. bowlers taking 10 or more wickets

Many names among the bowlers have shone in the history of Asia Cup, who have taken more than 10 wickets in this tournament. In this list too, Bhuvneshwar Kumar of India is at the forefront with 13 wickets. Apart from him, UAE’s Amjad Javed (12 wickets), Pakistan’s Hardik Pandya (11 wickets), Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan (11 wickets), Al-Amin Hussain (11 wickets) of Bangladesh and Mohammad Naved (11 wickets) of UAE have made their place in this special list.

5. Shatik partnerships

In the T20 Asia Cup, four times the batsmen have partnered more than 100. These records are also the names of Indian players. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul partnered 119 runs against Afghanistan in 2022. After this, the names of Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan come. Who partnered 116 runs in front of Hong Kong. Apart from this, Shoaib Malik-Umar Akmal and Sri Lanka pair Chandimal-Dilshan have also shared more than 100 runs.

Asia cup t20 record: T20 cricket is considered a game of batsmen, where bowlers often struggle to save runs. In such a situation, taking 5 wickets in an innings is not an easy task of any bowler’s “five wicket hall”. Especially Asia Cup-like tournament, where the top teams of Asia are face to face.

Indian fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has made such a record in the history of Asia Cup, which still gives him a different identity. So far, only Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been such an Indian bowler in the T20 Asia Cup matches, who have taken five wickets in an innings.

Bhuvi’s record-breaking performance

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has played 6 matches in the Asia Cup T20 between 2016 and 2022. He took a total of 13 wickets in these matches, but his most memorable performance was seen against Pakistan in the 2022 Asia Cup, when he took 5 wickets for just 4 runs. It was also the best bowling figure of his career.

Bhubaneswar’s bowling in this match was so sharp that Pakistan’s batting was completely shattered. No batsman could stand in front of his swing and accurate line-length.

From the point of view of data

Bhuvi’s specialty was not limited to taking wickets only, but he also gave very little runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a total of 23 overs (138 balls) in his career of the Asia Cup T20, including 3 maiden overs. He spent only 123 runs in these overs and bowled at an economy rate of 5.34. During this time, his strike rate (average balls in every wicket) was 10.61, which is very impressive in terms of any international tournament.

Not only this, Bhuvi has also taken 4 wickets and 5 wickets in his Asia Cup career once. These figures prove how economical and dangerous bowler he has been.

Sri Lankan veteran spin bowler Ajanta Mendis is in the name of Ajanta Mendis, the record for the most wickets in a match of the Asia Cup. Mendis put the best spell in the history of Asia Cup in 2008 against India. This record of Mendis has not been able to break anyone in the last 17 years. There are a total of three Indian bowlers in the top-5 in this list.

5 bowlers who took the most wickets in a match of Asia Cup

• Ajanta Mendis

Sri Lankan veteran spin bowler Ajanta Mendis put the best spell of Asia Cup against India in 2008. Mendis took 6 wickets for just 13 runs. This record of Mendis continues even after 17 years.

• Mohammad Siraj

Indian fast bowler Mohammad Siraj is second in this list. Siraj came close to breaking Mendis’s record in the year 2023. But he could not break. Siraj took 6 wickets against Sri Lanka. But he gave 21 runs.

• Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Indian fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar is third in this list. Bhuvi took 5 wickets for four runs in the year 2022 against Afghanistan. Bhuvi did this feat in the T20 Asia Cup. This is the best spell of T20 Asia Cup.

• Aqib javed

Former Pakistan bowler Aqib Javed is ranked 5th in this list. Javed put the best spell of that time against India in the year 1995. Javed took 5 wickets for just 19 runs. Javed’s record was broken by Mendis after 13 years.

• Arshad Ayub

Former Indian bowler Arshad Ayub is ranked 5th in this list. Ayub created history against Pakistan in the year 1989. Ayub took 5 wickets for just 21 runs.

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Indian Legends Retirement This year: Many players of Indian cricket world are announcing retirement one after the other. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli took retirement from Test cricket this year. At the same time, Cheteshwar Pujara said goodbye to all the formats of cricket. Pujara played the last Test match for India in June 2023 against Australia, but now that Pujara did not see any scope for a return to the team, on August 24, the legendary player took retirement. Apart from Pujara, there are many more players in Team India who have been running out of the Indian squad for a long time.

1- Ishant Sharma

Ishant Sharma has been running out of India’s T20, ODI and Tests for a long time. Ishant played the last T20 match for Team India in October 2013. Ishant was seen in the ODI team for the last time in January 2016 and this player played the last Test match for India in November 2021. Despite Ishant being out of the team for a long time, this player has not announced his retirement from international cricket.

2- Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Bhuvneshwar Kumar)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been out of Team India for almost three years. Bhubaneswar was last seen in a T20 match against New Zealand in November 2022 at the Indian squad. This player played the last ODI match for India in January 2022. Bhubaneswar is out of January 2018 from India’s Test team. Like Ishant Sharma, it seems difficult for this player to return to the team, but so far Bhuvneshwar Kumar has not made any announcement about retirement.

3- Mohammed Shami (Mohammed Shami)

Mohammed Shami is running out of June 2023 from India’s Test team. Shami did not get a chance in the five -match Test series against England. In such a situation, this player can also retire from Test cricket. Mohammed Shami played the last T20 match for India in February this year, but Shami was not taken in the Asia Cup T20 squad. Shami was part of India’s ODI team in March, it will have to be seen whether this player is taken in the series against Australia or not.

4- Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane has also been out of Team India for a long time. Rahane played the last Test match for India in July 2023. At the same time, Rahane was last seen in February 2018 and T20 in August 2016. Now there is no hope of Rahane’s return to the team. In such a situation, it can be speculated that Rahane will also retire from international cricket without return.

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Fast bowler Mohammad Siraj played this time for Gujarat Titans in the IPL. Earlier, he was part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team for 7 years. But before the auction, Siraj was released by RCB. Not only this, but RCB did not even try to buy them in the auction. Now the team’s director Mo Bobat revealed the team’s strategy regarding this.

RCB team director Mo Bobat, while talking to the cricketer, said that if his team had retained Mohammad Siraj, it would be difficult for Bhuvneshwar Kumar, which she wanted to buy. Let us know that after playing for the 11 seasons for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar played for RCB this year. RCB bought him for Rs 10.75 crore.

Why did RCB not retain Mohammad Siraj?

Talking to Cricbuj, Bobat said, “Mohammad Siraj is the player about whom we had considered the most. Indian fast bowlers could not easily meet in the IPL. We discussed every situation that was possible. Retm (right to match) was also discussed with the release, it was not a direct decision. It was not a direct decision. This does not happen for any one reason, many factors play in it. “

Siraj took 16 wickets in 15 matches played for Gujarat Titans this year, although his economy was 9.24. Siraj played a total of 87 matches for RCB in 7 seasons in the IPL, in which he has 99 wickets.

At the same time, the team director of RCB also revealed that Cameron Green was not retained only due to injury. If the Australian all -rounder had fit, RCB would have retained them.

RCB won its first title

Well, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s strategy worked and won his first IPL title after 18 years. RCB defeated Punjab in the final. Virat Kohli was the highest run -scorer for RCB, he scored 657 runs in 15 fairy. Josh Hazlewood took the most wickets for RCB in bowling, he took 22 wickets in 12 innings.