Top 10 Indian Wicket-Takers in T20 World Cup History

Producer: Peuli Bakshi

R Ashwin

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Ravindra Jadeja

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Irfan Pathan

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Harbhajan Singh

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Ashish Nehra

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Mohammed Shami

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Hardik Pandya

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Yuvraj Singh

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Zaheer Khan

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