Most wickets by an Indian in a single Test match

#4 Javagal Srinath 13/132 versus Pakistan, 1999

Srinath celebrates after dismissing Shahid Afridi (Image Courtesy: Omni Pundit)

It was the first Test match between India and Pakistan of the Asian Test Championship in the year 1999 which was played at the historic Eden Gardens. Pakistan had won the toss and they elected to bat on a flat looking Eden surface, but soon it was all about the Indian pacer stealing the limelight.

The right arm seamer bagged the likes of Shahid Afridi and Ijaz Ahmed and then wrecked havoc in the middle order sending back the likes of Salim Malik and Azhar Mahmood. Srinath grabbed figures of 5-46 as Pakistan were bundled out for 185.

India in reply managed to get to 223. Srinath was the lone warrior for his team in the second innings picking up 8-86 as Pakistan got past 300 and set the hosts a stiff target of 279. India lost the match by 46 runs with Shoaib Akhtar picking up 4/47.