Jasprit Bumrah
The year 2024 was amazing for Jasprit Bumrah. This year he worked so hard that he got injured in the beginning of the year 2025 and now he is on rest. Because of Bumrah, Team India won many important matches last year. Be it T20 World Cup or Test series, Team India looked very weak without the contribution of Bumrah. Amidst all this, Jasprit Bumrah missed out on making a big record. In such a situation, let us know which big record that is.
The year 2024 was memorable for Bumrah
Team India’s star bowler Jasprit Bumrah made the year 2024 very memorable. He played 13 test matches this year. Where he took 71 wickets at an average of just 14.92. Bumrah was India’s most successful Test bowler this year. No other bowler has performed like this, but Bumrah could have created a record. This was the record for India taking the most Test wickets in a calendar year. Jasprit Bumrah remained at 5th place in the list of bowlers taking most Test wickets in a calendar year. If he had taken just 5 more wickets in the year 2024, he could have overtaken Kapil Dev sitting at the top of this list. Kapil Dev took 75 Test wickets 41 years ago in 1983.
Bowlers who have taken the most Test wickets for India in a calendar year
- Kapil Dev – 75 wickets (year 1983)
- Kapil Dev – 74 wickets (year 1979)
- Anil Kumble – 74 wickets (year 2004)
- R Ashwin – 72 wickets (2016)
- Jasprit Bumrah – 71 wickets (year 2024)
The year 2024 was full of challenges
The year 2024 was full of challenges for Jasprit Bumrah, but he faced it with the same bravery. Apart from Test cricket, Bumrah has also bowled amazingly in T20 format. In the year 2024, he took 15 wickets in 8 innings at an average of 8.26. He took all these 15 wickets during the T20 World Cup. Fortunately, he did not suffer any kind of injury this year, but at the end of the year he started having back pain. Due to which it seems difficult for him to play in the Champions Trophy. However, no specific update has come from BCCI regarding this issue.
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