Top 10 wicket-takers in Ranji Trophy

#9 Utpal Chatterjee

The Bengal left-arm bowler has 401 Ranji wickets to his name. After making his debut in the 1984/85 season, Chatterjee went on to play for 20 years and retired in 2005.

In the 1999-00 season, he picked 52 wickets, a record for the state of Bengal. Moreover, Chatterjee played three one day internationals for the country, picking three wickets in the process. He couldn't make the cut for the test team.

#8 Bishan Singh Bedi

Another Indian great, Bishan Singh Bedi bagged 403 Ranji wickets in a first-class career spanning almost 20 years from 1961/62 to 1980/81. Astonishingly, in first-class matches, Bedi has over 1500 wickets in 370 matches.

For India, the Delhi and Northamptonshire bowler played 67 test matches and in the process, picked 266 wickets. He has seven ODI wickets to his name as well.

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