As India and Australia prepare to battle it out for the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy, the onus will be upon bowlers to lead their team’s cause. While the Australians have relied on their menacing new ball duo of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, India are more than content to unleash their spin twins – Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.
In Ashwin and Jadeja, India have found an ideal hunting pair that preys upon the helpless visiting batsmen. Four years ago, they began their journey as a pair against this very side, in what turned out to be a memorable Test series for India with a 4-0 series victory.
Keeping in mind the contribution of bowlers in context of the upcoming series, let’s have a look at the top 5 bowlers with most wickets in Tests between these two teams. A very interesting aspect about this has been that not a single Australian features in this list, which is bound to come down as a shock to several fans.