25 Unbelievable facts about Indian cricket

7. Only two Indian bowlers picked more wickets than the runs that they scored in Tests (min. 100 wickets)

India v Australia - Second Test: Day Two

Nearly 300 players represented India in Test cricket till date. However, there are only two cricketers who have picked more Test wickets than the number of runs they have scored. Incidentally, both of them spinners. While the first Indian to enter this club is the great BS Chandrasekhar, Pragyan Ojha is recent one to enter this list.

Chandrasekhar made his Test debut for India in 1964 and his career spanned for 15 long years. He represented the nation in 58 Tests and scored 167 runs at an average of 4. But, with the ball, the leg-spinner accounted for 242 wickets.

Similar is the case with Ojha who played 24 Tests for India. He scored 89 runs at an average of 9. However, he picked up 113 wickets with the ball. Overall, only four cricketers are a part of this club with Chris Martin (123 runs, 233 wickets) and Bruce Reid (93 runs, 113 wickets) being the other two.

B.S. Chandrasekhar tops the list if all first-class cricket is taken into consideration. In 246 games, he scored 600 runs and picked up 1063 wickets. The leading wicket-taker in Tests, Muttiah Muralitharan with 800 wickets has scored 1,261 runs.