Top 3 Indian bowlers best bowling figures in test losing cause: It is often seen in cricket matches that the performance of the players of the losing team is also memorable. It has happened many times when a team has lost, but some of its players or one player leaves a tremendous mark. This has happened many times for the Indian team as well.
Team India lost the Test match played against New Zealand (IND vs NZ) in Pune, but Washington Sundar bowled brilliantly in it. Let us tell you about the 3 best bowling figures in a lost match in Test cricket history for India.
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Bapu Nadkarni, the former late spin bowler of the Indian cricket team, gave a very special performance in his career. This legendary player, who played 41 Test matches for India, had recorded excellent figures in a lost match. In the Test match played against Australia in 1964, Bapu took 11 wickets for 122 runs. This is the third best bowling performance for India in a lost Test match.
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Star all-rounder Washington Sundar created a stir on his comeback after 3 years for Team India. Sundar got a chance for India in the Test match played against New Zealand in Pune. He bowled brilliantly in this match. Sundar took 7 wickets in the first innings of this match and 4 wickets in the second innings. He took 11 wickets by giving away 115 runs in the entire match.
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Former Indian fast bowler Javagal Srinath was a star in his era. This bowler has made a huge contribution to India. Srinath took 5 wickets in the first innings and 8 wickets in the second innings of the Test match played against Pakistan at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in 1999. Srinath took 13 wickets by giving away 132 runs in the entire match but the Indian team lost this match. In this way, Srinath became the bowler with the best bowling figures in a lost Test for India.
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