Ravichandran Ashwin overtook Dale Steyn’s tally of 78 wickets which was set in 2007-2008. He might have lost his place as the number one Test bowler to fellow teammate Ravindra Jadeja but that did not stop him from setting yet another record of most wickets (79) in a Test season.
He also became the fastest bowler to reach 250 wickets going past Dennis Lillee and Dale Steyn, who had reached the milestone in their 48th and 49th Test match respectively.
| Name | Matches | Number of Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 13 | 82 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 13 | 71 |
| Umesh Yadav | 12 | 30 |
| Mohammed Shami | 6 | 18 |
| Jayant Yadav | 4 | 11 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 10 |
| Ishant Sharma | 5 | 9 |
| Amit Mishra | 2 | 5 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 1 | 4 |