New Delhi: Team India pacer Jasprit Bumrah scripted history at the Gabba on Wednesday as he surpassed Kapil Dev to become India’s most successful Test bowler in Australia. Bumrah achieved the remarkable feat during the second session in Australia’s second innings on Day 5 of the 3rd Test between the two sides in Brisbane.
After rain delayed the start of Australia’s second innings at the Gabba, the Aussies were in to face another storm as Bumrah was at his lethal best with the new ball once again. He picked up two wickets in quick succession to take his wickets tally to 51 in Test matches in Australia and broke Kapil Dev’s record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in the longest format Down Under.
Bumrah opened his account on Day 5 with the wicket of Usman Khawaja before dismissing Marnus Labushchagne in quick succession. Bumrah cleaned up Khawaja with a peach of a delivery while Labushcagne was caught behind the stumps by Rishabh Pant after edging an outside-off delivery from the pacer.
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— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 18, 2024
Bumrah now has 52 wickets to his name in just 10 Test matches in Australia while Kapil Dev picked up 51 wickets in 11 Tests in Australia. Bumrah now holds the record for most wickets by an Indian in Test matches in Australia. Another India legend, Anil Kumble is in the third spot on the elite list with 49 wickets to his name on 10 Tests in Australia.
Most Test wickets by an Indian bowler in Australia
52 – Jasprit Bumrah (Avg 17.21)
51 – Kapil Dev (24.58)
49 – Anil Kumble (37.73)
40 – R Ashwin (42.42)
35 – Bishan Bedi (27.51)
Jasprit Bumrah – Leading wicket-taker in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25
Bumrah has arguably been India’s best bowler in the series so far. He is leading the wicket-taking charts in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 with 21 wickets in three matches at an excellent average of 10.86. Bumrah played an instrumental role in India’s thumping 295-run victory in the series opener in Perth where he led from the front in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma and was brilliant with the ball.
Thanks to Bumrah’s three-wicket haul on Wednesday, Australia declared their second innings on 89/7 in the ongoing third Test at the Gabba. India will need to chase down the target of 275 runs in the remainder of day 5 to pull off a miraculous victory in the Test match.
Jasprit Bumrah broke Kapil Dev’s all-time record to become India’s most successful bowler in Tests in Australia after picking up two wickets during the hosts’ second innings of the 3rd Test at the Gabba in Brisbane. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
