5 bowling records of Harbhajan Singh that we should know

#3 - Most wickets by an Indian bowler in a calendar year in international cricket

Harbhajan Singh picked up 102 wickets across all formats in 2002

Harbhajan Singh holds the record of taking most wickets in international cricket in a calendar year. He took 102 wickets in 2002 which is the most by an Indian bowler in a calendar year in international cricket to date.

In fact, there are only two Indian bowlers who have taken 100 wickets in a calendar year in international cricket to date, one is Harbhajan Singh and other is Kapil Dev who had taken 100 wickets in international cricket in 1983. Here is a list of top-5 Indian bowlers with most wickets in a particular calendar year.

Player name	Year	Matches	Wickets
Harbhajan Singh	2002	40	102
Kapil Dev	1983	36	100
Anil Kumble	1996	40	90
Zaheer Khan	2002	37	89
Anil Kumble	1999	40	88