Indian team’s star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja are close to achieving historic achievements in the upcoming Melbourne Test. The fourth match of the five-match Test series between India and Australia will start from Thursday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Jasprit Bumrah: close to 200 test wickets
- Bumrah needs 6 wickets to complete his 200 Test wickets.
- If he achieves this feat, he will become the 12th bowler from India to do so.
- Till now Bumrah has taken 194 wickets in 43 test matches.
- He has achieved five wicket haul 12 times.
Performance in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2025
- Bumrah is the bowler taking the most wickets in this series so far.
- He has 21 wickets in his name in three matches.
- These also include five wicket hauls twice.
- After him, Australia’s Mitchell Starc has taken 14 wickets.
record against australia
- Bumrah has taken 53 wickets in 10 test matches against Australia.
- Average: 17.15.
- Best performance: 6/33.
- Has taken five wickets in an innings thrice.
Ravindra Jadeja: close to 600 international wickets
- Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja needs 7 wickets to complete 600 wickets in international cricket.
- Jadeja will become the fifth bowler from India to achieve this feat.
- Till now Jadeja has taken 593 wickets in 349 international matches.
- Five wicket haul 17 times.
Melbourne Test: Decisive Match
- The series is currently tied at 1-1.
- The team that wins the fourth Test will move closer to the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
- Both India and Australia teams are ready to give their full strength.
India’s prospects
- Jasprit Bumrah’s lethal bowling and Ravindra Jadeja’s all-round ability will prove important for India.
- Both the players will play an important role not only for individual records but also in helping the team win.
