T20I Records
Most Wickets for India in T20I cricket — All-Time Leaderboard
Jasprit Bumrah has taken the most T20I wickets for India, with 103 wickets from 80 innings.
103
Wickets
Innings
80
Average
18.17
Economy
6.4
Wickets
103
Runs Conceded
1,872
3-Wicket Hauls
34
Lead over #2 (Kuldeep Yadav)
13
Top 21 All-Time T20I Records
Ranked among the 21 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's stats database.
| # | Player | Country | Mat | Inn | Wkts | Avg | Econ | BBI | 5W | 4W | Mdns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 83 | 80 | 103 | 18.17 | 6.4 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 50 | 48 | 90 | 13.18 | 6.82 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 74 | 71 | 54 | 29.85 | 7.13 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Mohammed Shami | India | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28.19 | 8.95 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25.32 | 6.21 | — | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Mohammed Siraj | India | 16 | 16 | 14 | 32.29 | 7.79 | — | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Milind Kumar | India | 21 | 12 | 12 | 16.08 | 6.89 | 5/16 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Virat Kohli | India | 125 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 8.05 | 1/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | 99 | 1 | 2 | 2.5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Tushar Deshpande | India | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 9.33 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Rohit Sharma | India | 159 | 9 | 1 | 113 | 9.97 | 1/22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4.8 | 1/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Lokesh Rahul | India | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -/- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Rishabh Pant | India | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -/- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Shubman Gill | India | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Shreyas Iyer | India | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Ishan Kishan | India | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Ravikumar Samarth | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Sujit Nayak | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0/11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Nikhil Chaudhary | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -/- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Methodology & Data Source
Covers men's T20I cricket only. Based on the 21 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's T20I bowling stats database, sourced from our own match records. As more historical players are added to the database, this leaderboard will expand accordingly. Restricted to players who represented India.
Last updated 25 August 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has the most wickets in T20I cricket?
Jasprit Bumrah has taken the most T20I wickets for India, with 103 wickets from 80 innings.
Who is closest to the all-time T20I wickets record?
Kuldeep Yadav is closest among currently tracked players, with 90 — 13 behind Jasprit Bumrah.