| Player | Country | M | Ovs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Best |
| Muralitharan, M | SL | 204 | 1841.1 | 121 | 7065 | 306 | 23.09 | 7/30 |
| Kumble, A | Ind | 238 | 2124.3 | 97 | 9022 | 303 | 29.78 | 6/12 |
| Srinath, J | Ind | 218 | 1897.5 | 133 | 8477 | 299 | 28.35 | 5/23 |
| Warne, S | Aus | 194 | 1766.4 | 110 | 7514 | 291 | 25.82 | 5/33 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | Pak | 165 | 1435 | 64 | 6146 | 284 | 21.64 | 5/20 |
| Donald, A | SA | 162 | 1410.1 | 102 | 5847 | 271 | 21.58 | 6/23 |
| Pollock, S | SA | 181 | 1586.4 | 159 | 6002 | 262 | 22.91 | 6/35 |
| McGrath, G | Aus | 170 | 1502.4 | 198 | 5889 | 257 | 22.91 | 5/14 |
| Vaas, W P U | SL | 211 | 1710.3 | 159 | 7235 | 255 | 28.37 | 8/19 |
| Kapil Dev | Ind | 225 | 1867 | 235 | 6945 | 253 | 27.45 | 5/43 |
| Jayasuriya, S | SL | 288 | 1751.4 | 24 | 8424 | 236 | 35.69 | 6/29 |
| Walsh, C | WI | 205 | 1803.4 | 185 | 6918 | 227 | 30.48 | 5/1 |
| Ambrose, C | WI | 176 | 1558.5 | 192 | 5429 | 225 | 24.13 | 5/17 |
| McDermott, C | Aus | 138 | 1244.3 | 101 | 5018 | 203 | 24.72 | 5/44 |
ODI bowling Record in Australia, South Africa and India
| Country | M | Balls | Md | R | W | Ave | Best | 5 | 4 | SR | ER |
| Aus | 23 | 1165 | 14 | 865 | 31 | 27.90 | 4/30 | 0 | 2 | 37.58 | 4.46 |
| SA | 19 | 1013 | 10 | 707 | 19 | 37.21 | 3/35 | 0 | 0 | 53.32 | 4.19 |
| Ind | 80 | 4112 | 40 | 3143 | 103 | 30.51 | 5/24 | 2 | 0 | 39.92 | 4.59 |
Matches that he has won single handedly with his bowling
| Best | Ov | vs | Date | Venue | Result |
| 5/23 | 10.0 | Ban | 10/01/1998 | Dhaka | India won by 4 wkts |
| 5/24 | 6.4 | SL | 07/11/1993 | Kanpur | India won by 7 wkts |
| 4/35 | 10.0 | SL | 03/04/1996 | Singapore | India won by 12 runs |
Match stats where he has conceeded more than 5 runs per over
| Bowling | Ov | R/o | vs | Date | Venue | Result |
| 0/65 | 6.0 | 10.83 | SA | 19/03/2000 | Nagpur | India lost by 10 runs |
| 1/56 | 7.0 | 8.00 | WI | 31/10/1998 | Dhaka | India lost by 6 wkts |
| 1/71 | 9.0 | 7.89 | WI | 15/11/2002 | Ahmedabad | India won by 5 wkts |
| 0/42 | 6.0 | 7.00 | WI | 18/11/2002 | Baroda | India lost by 5 wkts |
| 2/69 | 10.0 | 6.90 | SA | 15/05/1999 | Hove | India lost by 4 wkts |
| 1/69 | 10.0 | 6.90 | SA | 14/11/1991 | New Delhi | India lost by 8 wkts |
| 0/55 | 8.0 | 6.87 | SL | 29/09/2002 | Colombo | No result (rain) |
Match stats where he has conceeded more than 5 runs per over
| Ov | R/o | vs | Date | Venue | Result | |
| 3/13 | 10.0 | 1.30 | NZ | 11/01/2003 | Auckland | India won by 1 wkt |
| 1/12 | 7.0 | 1.71 | SA | 12/02/1997 | Durban | No result (rain) |
| 0/16 | 9.0 | 1.78 | SL | 22/12/1997 | Gauhati | India won by 7 wkts |
| 2/13 | 7.1 | 1.81 | Ken | 12/10/2001 | Bloemfontein | India won by 10 wkts |
| 0/12 | 6.0 | 2.00 | WI | 27/11/1993 | Calcutta | India won by 102 runs |
| 1/18 | 9.0 | 2.00 | Eng | 25/05/1996 | Leeds | India lost by 6 wkts |
| 2/22 | 10.0 | 2.20 | WI | 21/02/1996 | Gwalior | India won by 5 wkts |
Bowling record when India has bowled first and when India has bowled second
| Bowling | M | Balls | Md | R | W | Ave | Best | 5 | 4 | SR | ER |
| 1st | 107 | 5844 | 71 | 4335 | 156 | 27.79 | 5/23 | 3 | 0 | 37.46 | 4.45 |
| 2nd | 111 | 5544 | 60 | 4143 | 143 | 28.97 | 4/23 | 0 | 5 | 38.77 | 4.48 |
| Overall | 218 | 11388 | 131 | 8478 | 299 | 28.35 | 5/23 | 3 | 5 | 38.09 | 4.47 |
Bowling records in all World Cups, including break up of each World Cup
| Series | Competition | M | B | R | W | Best | Ave | SR | RPO | 5 | 4 |
| 1991-92 | World Cup | 8 | 319 | 249 | 8 | 2/23 | 31.13 | 39.88 | 4.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | World Cup | 7 | 394 | 293 | 8 | 3/34 | 36.63 | 49.25 | 4.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | World Cup | 8 | 440 | 313 | 12 | 3/37 | 26.08 | 36.67 | 4.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 1153 | 855 | 28 | 3/34 | 30.54 | 41.18 | 4.45 | 0 | 0 |