Leading wicket-takers for India in each of their ICC tournament win

Overview

• Deepti Sharma finished as the leading wicket-taker for India in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 and won the Player of the Tournament Award
• In India's Champions Trophy wins, Virender Sehwag in 2002, Shikhar Dhawan in 2013, and Shreyas Iyer in 2025 were India's top performers
• In the ODI World Cup and the T20 World Cup, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, and Rohit Sharma played key roles for India

The Indian Men's and Women's teams have won a total of eight ICC Tournaments combined at the senior level, which is the third most for a team after Australia and England. In all of these tournaments, bowlers played the biggest role in the team's wins more often than not and proved the saying 'Bowlers win the tournaments.'

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Leading wicket-takers for India in each of their ICC tournament wins

Prudential World Cup 1983 - Roger Binny (18 wickets)

Roger Binny was not just India's leading wicket-taker, but was also the highest wicket-taker of the tournament. The right-arm medium pacer claimed 18 wickets in 8 innings at an average of 18.66 and was even handy as a batter lower down the order.

ICC Champions Trophy 2002 - Zaheer Khan (8 wickets)

Zaheer Khan was India's best bowler in their Champions Trophy shared win in 2002. The left-arm pacer was the joint second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament, along with Glenn McGrath. The former Indian pacer claimed 8 wickets in 5 innings at an average of 24.88.

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ICC World T20 2007 - RP Singh (12 wickets)

RP Singh played a key role in India's win in the T20 World Cup in 2007. The left-arm pacer claimed 12 wickets in 6 innings, at an average of just 12.66. He was India's leading wicket-taker and the second highest wicket-taker of the tournament.

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2011 - Zaheer Khan (21 wickets)

Zaheer Khan played a massive role in another of India's win in the ODI World Cup in 2011. He took 21 wickets in 9 innings at an average of 18.76. Along with Shahid Afridi, he finished the tournament as the joint leading wicket-taker.

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ICC Champions Trophy 2013 - Ravindra Jadeja (12 wickets)

Ravindra Jadeja was not just the leading wicket-taker for India, but ended the tournament as the highest wicket-taker among all teams. The left-arm orthodox spinner claimed 12 wickets in 5 innings at an average of just 12.83, including the Player of the Match award in the final.

ICC World T20 2024 - Arshdeep Singh (17 wickets)

Arshdeep Singh was the joint leading wicket taker of the tournament alongside Fazalhaq Farooqi. The left-arm pacer claimed 17 wickets in 8 innings at a great average of 12.64.

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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 - Varun Chakravarthy and Mohammed Shami (9 wickets)

Varun Chakravarthy and Mohammed Shami were the joint leading wicket-takers for India in the Champions Trophy in 2025. While Chakravarthy claimed 9 wickets in just 3 innings at an average of just 15.11, Shami took 9 wickets in 5 innings at an average of 25.88.

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 - Deepti Sharma (22 wickets)

Deepti Sharma finished as the leading wicket-taker for India in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 and won the Player of the Tournament Award. The veteran claimed 22 wickets in 9 matches, including a fifer in the final against South Africa.