There will be a big charisma in Australia, Bumrah will do something in Sydney which has never happened in Indian cricket.
Jasprit Bumrah
IND vs AUS: The Indian team may be struggling in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 on Australian soil, but Team India’s vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah is wreaking havoc with his excellent bowling. The Indian team had to face defeat by 184 runs in the Boxing Day Test played in Melbourne. In this match too, Bumrah was the only Indian player who left no stone unturned in his performance. Bumrah took a total of 9 wickets in both the innings of the Boxing Day Test, which also included a 5 wicket haul. In this series, Bumrah has been in great form since the first match and has taken a total of 30 wickets in 8 innings of the 4 Test matches played so far.
Bumrah’s dangerous form
Jasprit Bumrah is the bowler with the highest wicket taker in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. There is no other bowler around him. Pat Cummins, the second highest wicket taker in this series, also has 20 wickets in his account. From this it can be estimated how dangerous a bowler Bumrah is. 4 matches have been played in BGT and Team India is trailing 1-2. To avoid defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the Indian team will have to win the 5th and last Test match at any cost, which will be played at the historic cricket ground in Sydney.
Looking at the excellent form Bumrah is in, it is almost certain that he will achieve a big position in the Sydney Test. In fact, as soon as Bumrah takes 2 wickets in the Sydney Test, he will become the bowler taking the highest wicket in a Test series outside India. Currently this record is in the name of Bishan Singh Bedi.
Most wickets for India in a test series outside India
- 31 – Bishan Singh Bedi, Australia 1977/78
- 28 – BS Chandrasekhar, Australia 1977/78
- 27 – Subhash Gupte, West Indies 1952/53
- 26 – Jasprit Bumrah, Australia 2024/25
Bumrah also has a great chance to become the Indian fast bowler who has taken the most wickets in a Test series. For this they need only 3 more wickets. The Indian fast bowler who has taken the most wickets in a Test series is Kapil Dev. He did a great feat of taking 32 wickets against Pakistan in the year 1979.
Indian fast bowler who took most wickets in a test series
- 32 – Kapil Dev vs Pakistan, 1979
- 30 – Jasprit Bumrah vs Australia,2024*
- 29 – Kapil Dev vs West Indies, 1983
- 28 – Kapil Dev vs Australia, 1979
If Bumrah manages to take a total of 6 more wickets in both the innings in the Sydney Test, then he will become the Indian bowler with the highest wicket taker in a Test series. This means that the record that has been going on for 51 years and 10 months is on the verge of being destroyed. Currently, this record is in the name of BS Chandrashekhar, who did the feat of taking 35 wickets in the 5-match Test series against England in 1972-73.
