Indian bowlers like Irfan Pathan, RP Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have played a vital role in the Men in Blue winning many games for the Indian team in the men's T20 WC. Although, the team India hasn't lifted the trophy post the inaugural edition of the T20 WC they have tried their level best in reaching the next stage of the game (semi-finals) in the 2014 & 2016 T20 WC.
Here in this article, we will have a look at the top-5 India bowlers with the best bowling figures for team India in men's T20 World Cup history.
1. Ravichandran Ashwin vs Australia in 2014 T20 WC:
R Ashwin has recorded the best bowling figures (4/11) for India in men's T20 World Cup history. Ashwin picked the key wickets of Aaron Finch, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell and also turned the tide in India's way by conceding lesser runs with the ball in his bowling quota. The off-spinner was awarded the Man of the Match award for his figures off 3.2-0-11-4 against the Aussies at the Mirpur stadium.
2. Harbhajan Singh vs England in 2012 T20 WC:
Harbhajan Singh bowled 2 maiden overs and put pressure on England's batters to help India win this game clinically by a margin of 90 runs. Harbhajan Singh picked wickets of Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler, Tim Bresnan and Graeme Swann in his quota of 4 overs. He ended with bowling figures of 4-2-12-4 against England team at Colombo (RPS) ground and won the player of the match award for his stunning bowling performance.
3. RP Singh vs South Africa in 2007 T20 WC:
RP Singh the leading wicket-taker of India in the 2007 T20 World Cup played a crucial role in this game to win a do (or) die game for India which helped them to proceed further in the tournament to face the Aussies in the semi-final game. RP Singh picked 4 crucial wickets of Herschelle Gibbs, Graeme Smith, Shaun Pollock and Albie Morkel and ended with bowling figures of 4-0-13-4 at Durban.
4. Zaheer Khan vs Ireland in 2009 T20 WC:
Zaheer Khan's stunning spell in the initial round of T20 World Cup 2009 against Ireland played a critical role in India defeating the Irish side convincingly by 8 wickets and helped them to move forward for the super-8 stage of the tournament. Zaheer Khan picked the wickets of William Porterfield, Jeremy Bray, Andre Botha and Andrew White and finally ended with bowling figures of 3-0-19-4 at Nottingham.
5. Pragyan Ojha vs Bangladesh in 2009 T20 WC:
India won their inaugural game of the 2009 T20 World Cup against Bangladesh by 25 runs with the help of Pragyan Ojha's four-wicket haul. Ojha ended up picking wickets of Junaid Siddique, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah and Mashrafe Mortaza and ended with bowling figures of 4-0-21-4 at Nottingham venue. He was given the Man of the match award despite Yuvraj Singh's 41(18) in the first innings initially.
