India vs Pakistan is one of the biggest rivalry in world cricket and not only these two nations but the whole world loves the clash. Due to their top class players and their dedication to make their country proud by beating the other team this rivalry became so delight to watch, shockingly in ODI world cups this fight has been one sided so far. India has won all 7 games against the green army in the world cup. India vs Pakistan has always been the clash between Indian batters and Pakistan bowlers but there will be some bowlers who have dominated Pakistani bowlers in terms of performances. Here I am listing the top 3 Indian bowlers with most wickets against Pakistan in the history of world cups.
Anil Kumble – 5 wickets
With 5 wickets Anil Kumble becomes the third bowler with most wickets against Pakistan in world cup tournaments. He has appeared 3 times against Pakistan in world cup which were 1996, 99, 03. He went wicketless in 2003 but he picked 3 wickets in 96 and 2 in 99. In 1996 he picked Ata-ur-Rahman, Mushtaq Ahmed and Saleem Malikand in 1999 he took Saqlain Mustaq and Azhar Mahmood to put 5 wickets in his pocket against Pakistan in world cup. Anil Kumble has always been the best bowler for team India but when it comes to Pakistan his confidence was sky high. His famous spell of 10 wickets in one inning in a Test came against Pakistan.
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Javagal Srinath – 7 wickets
Javagal Srinath was one of best bowlers in 90s decade, he has delivered multiple match winning spells one of which was against Pakistan in 1999 world where he picked 3 most important wickets which were Shahid Afridi, Ijaz Ahmed and Abdul Razzak. He has played 4 games against Pakistan in world cup where in other 3 games he picked four wickets and with 7 wickets he is the second most wicket taking bowler against Pakistan in world cup history. Javagal Srinath has an awesome bowling where he has wrapped up 315 ODI wickets in 229 appearances.
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Venkatesh Prasad – 8 wickets
Venkatesh Prasad has the most 8 wickets in this race that places at the top of the list. Do you remember that famous clash between Venkatesh Prasad and Amir Sohail where Amir poked him after hitting a boundary and Venkatesh replied by making stumps to fly in the very next ball. He took place only in two games against Pakistan in world cup history that were in 1996 (5 wickets) and 1999 (3 wickets). His five wicket haul in 1996 is one the most memorable spells in the history of India vs Pakistan rivalry. It has been 27 years and his record is still safe. It will be interesting to watch if any modern era bowler breaks his record.
On 14th October when both teams will enter in the ground many records will broke and many will be formed, hype is going to be real, will India continue their streak of beating Pakistan in long format world cup or Pakistan will be able to break the chain and recreate the the result they got in the T20 world cup 2021
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