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    2 Indian bowlers who have taken the most T20I wickets in death overs in 1 calendar year

    The right-arm pacer Jasprit Bumrah scalped 15 wickets in death overs in 2016, which was his debut year in T20I cricket.

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    The year 2022 is officially in the history books now, and it was a year, where the Indian cricket team played a lot of T20I matches. 2022 featured the highest number of matches involving the Men in Blue in the shortest format of the game. The reason why India played so much cricket in that format was because the T20 World Cup was scheduled to take place in Australia. Even the Asia Cup took place in the United Arab Emirates.

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    In spite of playing so many matches and winning a majority of them, the Indian team could not qualify for the final of either Asia Cup or World Cup. One of the areas of concern for the Indian team was the death overs. Bowlers failed to keep their nerves, especially in the 19th over of many matches as the Men in Blue lost the matches despite coming close on a few occasions.

    Very few Indian bowlers have mastered the art of bowling in the death overs. In this article now, we will list down the top two Indian pacers to have taken the most T20I wickets in death overs in 1 calendar year.

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    1. Arshdeep Singh – 16 T20I wickets in 2022

    Arshdeep Singh made his international debut for the Indian cricket team last year. The left-arm fast bowler needed little time to cement his place in the team as he quickly became the top left-arm fast bowler of the country.

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    Singh’s ability to bowl yorkers and vary his pace helped him pick up 16 wickets in the death overs of T20Is last year. He became the number one bowler on this list.

    2. Jasprit Bumrah – 15 wickets in 2016

    Star Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah previously held this record. The right-arm pacer scalped 15 wickets in death overs in 2016, which was his debut year in T20I cricket.