Ishant Sharma, 4th Indian paceman to take 200 Test wickets

Colombo, Sep 1: India's fast bowler Ishant Sharma claimed his 200th Test wicket, against Sri Lanka, at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) ground on Tuesday.

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On the 5th and final day of the 3rd Test, Ishant dismissed Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews (110) for his 200th wicket in Tests. India triumphed by 117 runs for a series win in the island nation after 22 years. (Kohli creates history)

Ishant Sharma, centre, is congratulated by his team-mates after India defeated Sri Lanka

Ishant is the 4th Indian paceman in the 200-wicket club. The other 3 are Kapil Dev, Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath. Overall, Ishant is 8th in the highest wicket-takers list for India.

The 26-year-old Ishant made his Test debut against Bangladesh in Dhaka in 2007. So far he has played 65 matches.

Most wickets in Test matches for India

1. Anil Kumble - 619 wickets (132 matches)

2. Kapil Dev - 434 (131)

3. Harbhajan Singh - 417 (103)

4. Zaheer Khan - 311 (92)

5. Bishan Singh Bedi - 266 (67)

6. Bhagwat Chandrasekhar - 242 (58)

7. Javagal Srinath - 236 (67)

8. Ishant Sharma - 200 (65)

9. Erapalli Prasanna - 189 (49)

10. Vinoo Mankad - 162 (44)