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During the Gabba Test, Jasprit Bumrah broke a big record of former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev. He has now become the Indian bowler who has taken the most number of 5-fers in the SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia). He did this feat eight times. While Kapil Dev has done this 7 times.
Let's take a look at Indian bowlers with the most number of 5-fers in SENA countries.
Most number of 5-fers in SENA
5# Bishan Singh Bedi | 5 Times
Legendary Bishan Singh Bedi has five five-wicket hauls to his name in 25 matches played in SENA countries. He was India's most successful left-arm spinner in Tests before Ravindra Jadeja eventually surpassed him during the 2023 ICC World Test Championship against Australia.
In his career, Bishan Singh played a total of 25 matches of 42 innings across England, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, and picked up a total of 90 wickets.
4# Zaheer Khan | 6 Times
The premium left-arm seamer of India, Zaheer Khan has been one of the most lethal bowlers in the history of Indian cricket. Whether it was the white-ball formats or the Test cricket, he was India's ace bowler. Zaheer comes fourth on the list with six fifers as well in SENA nations.
While the bowlers could not perform in the New Zealand conditions, Zaheer was among the rarest ones, who has four five-wicket hauls on the New Zealand soil. However, the remaining two fifers of Zaheer came in Australia and England. In the 53 innings that he featured across these nations, he scalped 119 wickets.
3# Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 6 Times
The former Indian leg-spinner, Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, who represented India from the years 1964 to 1979, is among the elite panel of Indian bowlers who were successful in the SENA conditions. He comes third on the list with 6 five-wicket hauls and has the joint-highest number of fifers among Indian spinners in SENA countries.
In just 19 Test games of 32 innings in the SENA countries, Chandrasekhar managed to pick six five-wicket hauls. Also, he never got to feature in an ODI against these four nations.
2# Kapil Dev | 7 Times
The 1983 World Cup-winning captain, Kapil Dev has enjoyed his time playing cricket in the SENA countries and was one of the toughest players. He has clinched 7 five-wicket hauls in these conditions. No wonder why he loved playing in England and Australia.
The all-rounder never took a five-wicket haul in New Zealand and South Africa but he was invaluable in England and Australia for the Indian team. In his career, Kapil Dev played a total of 35 matches of 62 innings across England, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, and picked up a total of 117 wickets.
1# Jasprit Bumrah | 8 Times
India's ace bowler Jasprit Bumrah ended with figures of 5/72 in 25 overs on Day 2 of the third Test between India and Australia at the Gabba in the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy 2025. With his fifer, Bumrah surpassed Kapil Dev’s tally of seven five-wicket hauls in SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia). He has now become the only Indian bowler with the most number of 5-fers in SENA.
Bumrah has nailed English and South African conditions, picking up five-wicket hauls three times in both nations, while his two fifers came in Australia. He is yet to showcase his brilliance in New Zealand, but he has been nothing short of magnificent when it comes to SENA countries. Having played 55 innings across these nations, he has scalped 131 wickets so far.