New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah has been in brilliant form in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He has picked up 21 wickets in the three Test matches so far. Bumrah picked up 8 wickets and won the Player of the Match award in the first Test. His sensational spell helped India win the match by 295 runs.
He also took six wickets in the third Test at The Gabba, and helped his team drew the match. The five-match Test series is currently levelled at 1-1. Bumrah is on the verge of becoming the fastest Indian pace bowler to take 200 wickets in Test cricket. Indian legend Kapil Dev holds the record for taking the fastest 200 Test wickets in 50 matches. Bumrah has picked up 194 wickets in 43 Test matches and needs just six wickets to achieve the milestone.
If Bumrah takes six wickets in the fourth Test at the MCG, he will become the joint second-fastest to reach the 200-wicket milestone, along with Ravindra Jadeja. Former spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is the fastest on this list; he reached the milestone in 37 Test matches.
Fastest to 200 Test wickets by an Indian
Ravichandran Ashwin – 37 Test matches
Ravindra Jadeja – 44 Test matches
Harbhajan Singh – 46 Test matches
Anil Kumble – 47 Test matches
BS Chandrasekhar – 48 Test matches
Kapil Dev – 50 Test matches
Jasprit Bumrah on the cusp of breaking another record
The Indian speedster is just five wickets away from breaking the record of most wickets by an Indian pacer in an away Test series. Kapil Dev holds the record after he picked up 25 wickets in a five-match Test series in 1991-92. Bumrah currently has taken 21 wickets in three Test matches against Australia.
Most wickets by an Indian fast bowler in an away bilateral Test series
Kapil Dev – 25 wickets in Australia, 1991-92
Kapil Dev – 24 wickets in Pakistan, 1982-83
Jasprit Bumrah – 23 wickets in England, 2021-22
Ishant Sharma – 22 wickets in West Indies, 2005
Irfan Pathan – 21 wickets in Zimbabwe, 2005
Jasprit Bumrah – 21 wickets in Australia, 2018-19
Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Jasprit Bumrah has picked up 21 wickets in three Test matches with two more games remaining in the series. Bumrah is on the cusp of breaking a few records going into the Boxing Day Test. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
