Top 5 wicket-takers in Tests between India and Sri Lanka

#3 Harbhajan Singh- 53 wickets

Bhajji took 53 of his 417 Test wickets against the Island nation

The turbanator is third amongst the highest wicket-takers in India-Sri Lanka Tests with 53 wickets in 16 Test matches between 1999 and 2015 at an average of 39.77 with figures of 7/62 at Ahmedabad being his best against Sri Lanka. In that very match, Bhajji mustered 10/141.

Harbhajan has taken a total of two five-wicket hauls against Sri Lanka, the second one coming in 2008 at Galle where he went on to finish the match with 10 wickets. Harbhajan’s final Test against Sri Lanka was at Galle in 2015 which India lost with the off-spinner ending the match with figures of 1/90. This is also the last Test Bhajji played in.