Jasprit Bumrah made a series of records, became only the second bowler to do so in Melbourne in the 21st century.
Jasprit Bumrah: Made a series of records after completing 200 test wickets.
Jasprit Bumrah Record: The year 2024 has been a great year for Jasprit Bumrah, in which he managed to complete his 200 wickets in Test cricket in the last match of the year. Along with this, Bumrah also made many new records, in which he has become the first player to reach this figure with the lowest average. Jasprit Bumrah got the wicket of Travis Head as his 200th Test wicket which he got on the fourth day of the Boxing-Day Test match. Bumrah also became the sixth fast bowler for India to complete 200 wickets in Test cricket and he has also achieved a special feat in the 21st century at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Bumrah is the 5th Indian bowler to take most Test wickets away from home.
For the Indian team in Test cricket, many bowlers have contributed to the team’s victory so far with their performance, while Bumrah’s name is also included in this list. While Jasprit Bumrah has a very good record with the ball away from home, he has now overtaken Mohammed Shami and reached the 5th position in terms of taking most wickets in Tests away from home for India. Bumrah has so far taken 155 Test wickets away from home. Anil Kumble’s name is included at number one in this list.
Indian bowler who took most test wickets away from home
- Anil Kumble – 269 wickets
- Kapil Dev – 215 wickets
- Zaheer Khan – 207 wickets
- Ishant Sharma – 207 wickets
- Jasprit Bumrah – 155 wickets so far
- Mohammed Shami – 154 wickets
Bumrah became the bowler taking the most international wickets against the Australian team in Australia.
Till now in international cricket, the record of taking most wickets by India against the Australian team in Australia was in the name of Kapil Dev, which Jasprit Bumrah has now broken and made it his name. Bumrah has so far taken a total of 74 wickets against Australia in international cricket, while Kapil Dev has taken a total of 72 wickets. Apart from this, Anil Kumble has 53 wickets in his name. Apart from this, Bumrah is also the second bowler after Ashwin of India to take 200 wickets in the least number of matches.
Became the second bowler to do so in Melbourne stadium
Jasprit Bumrah has become the second bowler after the year 2000 or in the 21st century to take 4 or more wickets in both innings of a Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Stadium. Earlier, in the year 2008, Dale Steyn had taken 5-5 wickets in both the innings of the test match played against Australia at Melbourne ground. While Bumrah has taken 4 wickets in the first innings of the ongoing match, he has also taken 4 wickets in the second innings.
After Kapil Dev, Bumrah became the second Indian fast bowler in this matter.
Jasprit Bumrah, who has taken four or more wickets in an innings 5 times in a Test series, has now become the second fast bowler from India to achieve this feat, before him Kapil Dev had achieved this feat against Pakistan in the year 1979-80. Did it in the test series played on the tour. Apart from this, Kapil Dev has achieved the feat of taking four or more wickets in an innings twice while Irfan Pathan has achieved the feat of taking four or more wickets in an innings four times in a Test series.
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