Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh shattered an all-time record as he became India's leading wicket-taker in T20Is, surpassing Yuzvendra Chahal, during the India vs England 1st T20I on January 23 (Wednesday) at Kolkata's Eden Gardens Stadium.

Leading India’s pace attack in Mohammed Shami’s absence, Arshdeep started the match with 95 wickets, just one behind Chahal’s tally of 96 wickets. However, he dismissed England openers Phil Salt and Ben Duckett in the first and third overs to claim the record.

Currently at 97 wickets, he is on the verge of becoming the first Indian bowler to cross the 100-wicket milestone in the shortest format.

As Arshdeep Singh sits atop the highest wicket-takers list in T20Is, here’s a look at the top 10 highest wicket-takers for India in T20Is:

Top 10 Highest Wicket-Takers In T20Is For India

1. Arshdeep Singh: With 97 wickets in 61 matches, Arshdeep has a stellar average of 17.90 and an impressive strike rate of 13.03 and sits atop the list.

2. Yuzvendra Chahal: Chahal has claimed 96 wickets in 80 matches, with a best of 6/25 and an average of 25.09.

3. Hardik Pandya: Pandya has taken 91 wickets in 110 matches, with a best of 4/16 and an economy rate of 8.20.

4. Bhuvneshwar Kumar: B Kumar has 90 wickets from 87 matches, with a best of 5/4 and an economy rate of 6.96.

5. Jasprit Bumrah: Bumrah has 89 wickets in 70 matches, with a best of 3/7 and an exceptional economy rate of 6.27.

6. Ravichandran Ashwin: Ashwin has 72 wickets in 65 matches, with a best of 4/8 and an average of 23.22.

7. Kuldeep Yadav: Yadav has taken 69 wickets in 40 matches, with a best of 5/17 and an economy rate of 6.77.

8. Axar Patel: Patel has 67 wickets in 67 matches, with a best of 3/9 and an economy rate of 7.28.

9. Ravi Bishnoi: Bishnoi has claimed 56 wickets in 38 matches, with a best of 4/13 and an economy rate of 7.25.

10. Ravindra Jadeja: Jadeja has 54 wickets in 74 matches, with a best of 3/15 and an economy rate of 7.13.