Fans across the world consider Test cricket as the number one format of the game. The reason behind that is the cricketers need to have proper technique, skills and also qualities like patience, dedication and consistency to achieve success in this format. It is rare to see T20 superstars achieve success in this form of the game.
Mind games are also an integral part of this format of the game. Bowlers develop the habit of making the opposition batters their bunnies by dismissing him quite frequently. Sometimes, the frequency becomes so high that the captain hands the ball to the bowler whenever his bunny comes to bat in the middle.
In this listicle now, we will look at the three Indian bowlers who have dismissed a particular batter more than 10 times in Tests so far.
1. Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed 2 batters 11 times in Test cricket
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recently touched the milestone of taking 450 wickets in the longest format of the game. Ashwin has two bunnies in his Test career. One of them is the senior batter of the Australian cricket team, David Warner, who recently got out for the 11th time in the Nagpur Test against India.
Another batter who has lost his wicket in 11 innings to R Ashwin is current England captain Ben Stokes. Ashwin is a nightmare for the left-handed batters.
2. Kapil Dev
Former Indian captain Kapil Dev owns the national record for dismissing a single batter most number of times in the longest format of the game. He scalped Mudassar Nazar’s wicket 12 times and also Graham Gooch’s wicket 11 times.
3. Ishant Sharma has dismissed Alastair Cook 11 times in Test cricket
Most times Indian bowler dismissing a batter in Test
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12 times – Kapil Dev vs Mudassar Nazar
11 times – Ravi Ashwin vs David Warner*
11 times – Ravi Ashwin vs Ben Stokes
11 times – Ishant Sharma vs Alastair Cook
11 times – Kapil Dev vs Graham Gooch#INDvsAUS
Current Indian pacer Ishant Sharma picked up the wicket of former England captain Alastair Cook 11 times in the longest format of the game. Sharma is one of the underrated match-winners for India in Tests.
