| 9-83 | Kapil Dev | India v West Indies | 1983/84 | t967 |
| 7-62 | Harbhajan Singh | India v Sri Lanka | 2005/06 | t1778 |
| 7-115 | A Kumble | India v England | 2001/02 | t1575 |
| 6-21 | J Srinath | India v South Africa | 1996/97 | t1338 |
| 6-38 | AR Patel | India v England | 2020/21 | t2412 |
| 6-87 | SLV Raju | India v Sri Lanka | 1993/94 | t1247 |
| 6-91 | R Ashwin | India v Australia | 2022/23 | t2499 |
| 5-8 | JE Root | England v India | 2020/21 | t2412 |
| 5-23 | DW Steyn | South Africa v India | 2007/08 | t1871 |
| 5-32 | AR Patel | India v England | 2020/21 | t2412 |
| 5-38 | SLV Raju | India v Sri Lanka | 1993/94 | t1247 |
| 5-39 | WW Daniel | West Indies v India | 1983/84 | t967 |
| 5-45 | PP Ojha | India v England | 2012/13 | t2058 |
| 5-47 | R Ashwin | India v England | 2020/21 | t2414 |
| 5-48 | AR Patel | India v England | 2020/21 | t2414 |
| 5-63 | CS Martin | New Zealand v India | 2010/11 | t1974 |
| 5-67 | AF Giles | England v India | 2001/02 | t1575 |
| 5-71 | Harbhajan Singh | India v England | 2001/02 | t1575 |
| 5-82 | A Kumble | India v New Zealand | 1999/00 | t1465 |
| 5-89 | A Kumble | India v Sri Lanka | 2005/06 | t1778 |
| 5-144 | GP Swann | England v India | 2012/13 | t2058 |