New Delhi. India has played 240 T20 matches. Despite this, there is not a single bowler in India who has taken 100 wickets. Yes, there are two bowlers who have taken more than 90 wickets, but both have lost the trust of the voters. In such a situation, a question often arises among fans as to who will score wicket centuries in T20 matches. Let’s try to find the answer to this question.

Who will be the first to score centuries from wickets? Before knowing the answer to this question, it is important to know the five best bowlers in India. Currently, Yuzvendra Chahal is India’s most successful player in international T20 matches. He has taken 96 wickets. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is at number two. He has taken 90 wickets. Incidentally, both bowlers have lost the trust of the voters at this point. In such a situation, there is no chance of him reaching 100 wickets despite being ranked second.

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Bumrah and Arshdeep’s wickets are equal
Among India’s top five T20 bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh are joint third and Hardik Pandya is fifth. Bumrah and Arshdeep took 89-89 wickets. Hardik has 87 wickets to his name. In reality, there seems to be a race between these three bowlers to reach 100 wickets. Incidentally, Bumrah is only used in important games under load management. They rarely play bilateral T20 series. In such a situation, they seem to be out of this race too.

Arshdeep gets more opportunities
In such a situation, the real competition remains between Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya. Both are on the South Africa tour with the Indian team and have also played two T20 matches. Pandya is a specialist in T20 games. Arshdeep will also get more opportunities only in ODI and T20 formats. There are two matches left in the India-South Africa T20 series. Arshdeep now needs a wicket to keep Bumrah behind. Pandya is currently 2 wickets behind Bumrah. In such a situation, he needs three wickets to get past Bumrah.

Arshdeep leads the race
Now coming back to the question, who will be the first among Indian bowlers to score wicket centuries? The first name that comes up in response to this question is that of Arshdeep Singh. Arshdeep plays almost all the T20 matches for India and also completes his appearances. Hardik Pandya doesn’t complete his magic in every game.

World record in the name of Tim Southee
New Zealand’s Tim Southee holds the record for most wickets in international T20 matches. He has taken 164 wickets in 126 matches. Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan is at second place with 152 wickets. Shakib Al Hasan (149) is ranked third, Ish Sodhi (138) is fourth and Mustafizur Rahman (132) is fifth.

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