5 fastest Indian pacers to claim 100 Test wickets

South Africa v India - 2nd Test, Day 1

#1 Kapil Dev (25)

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With 434 wickets in 131 Test matches he played between 1978 and 1994, Kapil Dev is the most successful Indian pacer till date.

Also, by claiming 100 wickets in 25 Tests, the legendary pacer claims the top spot on this list.

In the Kolkata Test of the 1980 series between India and Pakistan, the 21 years 25 days old Kapil dismissed Taslim Arif to complete his 100 Test wickets.

Interestingly, in the same match, the all-rounder went past 1,000 runs and became the youngest cricketer to complete the 1,000-run-100-wicket double.

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