England vs India 2018: 5 highest wicket-takers of the Test series

India lost the Test series against England, 4-1, and it was English bowlers who did the most damage picking up wickets at regular intervals. Indian batsmen had a tough time adjusting to the English conditions and whenever they maintained their calm and composure, England bowlers struck with some unplayable deliveries.

The pitches offered a lot, not just to pace bowlers, but also to the spin bowlers who played a very serious role in some of the matches' outcome. In this article, we take a look at five highest wicket-takers in this series.

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#5 Jasprit Bumrah, 14 wickets

Bumrah produced one of the best deliveries ever in the series to dismiss Jennings

The yorker specialist, Jasprit Bumrah had a brilliant outing with the ball and added 14 scalps to his wickets tally. With the new ball, Bumrah troubled the top-order batsmen continuously throughout the series.

In the third Test, Bumrah picked up a 5-wicket haul to help India register a huge win by 203 runs. He rattled the middle-order in very quick successions and destroyed the England batting lineup.

He produced one of the greatest deliveries ever when he swung one in and Keaton Jennings got stranded in no-man's land.

#4 Mohammed Shami, 16 wickets (E/R 3.60)

Shami's in-swingers troubled the England batsmen

Mohammed Shami, who had a brilliant South Africa tour with 15 wickets, once again shone with the ball and picked up 16 wickets. His in-swingers troubled the English batsmen and he remained consistent throughout the series.

He bowled the highest number of overs for India in the series but did not slack off. In the fourth Test, Shami was terrific and picked up 6 wickets, including 4 wickets in the second innings.

The fast bowler was instrumental in breaking partnership and the skipper looked at him whenever the England batsmen were busy building partnerships.

#3 Stuart Broad, 16 wickets (E/R 3.13)

Broad was consistent throughout the tournament

Stuart Broad had another terrific tournament picking up 16 wickets and posed serious problems to the Indian openers. Starting alongside James Anderson, Broad breathe fire and complemented Anderson and the duo destroyed Indian batting lineup.

In the Test at Lord's, Broad picked up 4 wickets in the second innings, including the key wickets of Kohli, Pujara and Rahane. In the fourth Test, when England scored only 246 in the first innings, it was Broad who sent both the openers Dhawan and Rahul back to the pavilion and set the platform.

With a lot of good bowlers in the side, having a star pacer like Broad only made things better for England as it was evident from the way the Indian batsmen struggled.

#2 Ishant Sharma, 18 wickets

Ishant had a memorable series and picked up 18 wickets

Ishant Sharma was really consistent throughout the series and was high on confidence. The Delhi pacer troubled the English batsmen generating high bounce and picked up 18 wickets in the series.

In the second innings of the second Test, Ishant came up big and ripped through the batting lineup. He dismantled the middle-order and picked up a five-wicket haul with 5/51, but could not win as the batsmen failed to chase a very low 194.

In the fourth Test, Ishant Sharma became the seventh Indian bowler to get to 250 wickets, when he dismissed Joe Root.

#1 James Anderson, 24 wickets

James Anderson became the most prolific pace bowler in tests

James Anderson lived up to the expectations and delivered in this series. In the final Test of the series, with the final wicket, he went on to become the most prolific pace bowler in Tests, toppling Glenn McGrath's 563 wickets.

He finished with 24 wickets in the series and remained consistent, sending the openers back to the pavilion early throughout the series. The Indian batsmen could not play his in-swingers and Anderson played a key role in India's series-defeat.

In the second Test in particular, Anderson picked up nine wickets in the game to give England a huge win by an innings and 159 runs.