In cricket matches that last for several days, people think that the players who throw the ball are more important for winning than the players who hit the ball . This makes sense because even if a team scores a lot of runs, they can’t win unless they get all 10 outs of the other team.

This article talks about these bowlers, especially those from Asia. Like the batters, Asian bowlers usually do better when they play in their own countries and struggle when they play in other places against strong batters.

We’ll look at who the top Asian bowlers are in both Asian countries and other places. Asian bowlers usually do better in their own countries because the pitches (the ground where they play) there are better for them.

Here are the top 10 Asian bowlers with most Test wickets in Asian conditions:

SN	BOWLER	TEAM	MATCHES	INNINGS	WICKETS	ECO	AVE	BBI	BBM	5W	10W
1	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	97	171	612	2.44	21.69	9/51	13/115	52	17
2	Anil Kumble	India	82	144	419	2.64	27.00	10/74	14/149	27	7
3	Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka	68	127	354	2.80	26.03	9/127	14/184	30	8
4	Harbhajan Singh	India	71	130	300	2.79	32.01	8/84	15/217	19	5
5	Ravi Ashwin	India	50	97	297	2.81	22.58	7/59	13/140	25	7
6	Kapil Dev	India	86	150	279	2.90	29.01	9/83	11/146	14	2
7	Chaminda Vaas	Sri Lanka	74	132	236	2.65	27.88	7/71	14/191	6	1
8	Wasim Akram	Pakistan	59	102	216	2.57	22.53	6/48	10/106	11	1
9	Waqar Younis	Pakistan	47	85	215	3.23	20.64	7/76	13/135	14	4
10	Imran Khan	Pakistan	51	80	205	2.48	20.28	8/58	14/116	12	3

key insight

Among all Asian bowlers who have taken more than 200 wickets in Asia, Imran Khan has the lowest bowling average at 20.28.
Bishan Singh Bedi is the best at not letting opponents score runs when he bowls in Asia. He only gives away runs at a rate of 1.99 for every over he bowls. Plus, he’s taken 143 wickets while doing this.
Anil Kumble is the only bowler from Asia who has taken all 10 wickets of the opposing team in one inning. Here’s another cool record that Kumble has.
Kapil Dev, who used to be the captain of the Indian cricket team, is the best fast bowler in Asian conditions. He has taken 279 wickets.
Muralitharan has bowled the most balls in Asia, followed by Kumble.
Narendra Hirwani from India has the best bowling score ever in a test match played in Asia.

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Top 10 Asian Bowlers in Test Cricket