India’s star bowler Jasprit Bumrah created history on Monday by completing 50 wickets against Australia on Kangaroo soil. Along with this, Bumrah has also left behind the great spinner Anil Kumble who had taken 49 wickets against Australia in Australia alone. After completing 50 wickets, Bumrah is now the second Indian bowler to take 50 wickets against Australia. In this matter he equaled the great all-rounder Kapil Dev.
Bumrah is close to Kapil Dev in this list as he is the highest wicket-taker for India in Australia. Bumrah has so far played 10 Tests in Australia, in which he has taken 50 wickets at an average of 17.82. He led the team by taking 5 wickets in the Perth Test and then he led the team in the Gabba Test. He took important wickets in the Test match and got his 50th wicket in Australia with the help of Mitchell Starc.
Highest 5 wickets among army countries
Bumrah has now become the Indian bowler who has taken the most 5 wickets in the countries of South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia. Bumrah has broken Kapil’s record here also. Kapil Dev Sena took 5 wickets 7 times in the countries while Zaheer Khan and B.S. Chandrashekhar took 5 wickets in 6-6 innings. Apart from these two Indian bowlers, former Pakistani fast bowler Imran Khan also took 5 wickets 8 times in India. This year, Bumrah is second in all formats with a strike rate of 26.6 and five wickets. Let us tell you here that Bumrah has achieved this record in just 6 years of his Test career.
Bumrah also became the fastest Indian to take 50 wickets in Australia.
In these matches, he achieved the feat of taking five wickets in an innings thrice. At the same time, Kapil has taken 51 wickets in 11 Test matches in Australia at an average of 24.58, 50 wickets at an excellent average of 18. In such a situation, Bumrah took two more wickets and overtook Kapil Dev to become the Indian bowler who took the most wickets in a Test match in Australia. Bumrah dismissed 6 Australian batsmen in the Gabba Test. Whereas Kapil Dev took 51 wickets in 11 test matches. In this matter Jaspreet has defeated even Kapil Dev. Bumrah also became the fastest Indian bowler to take 50 Test wickets in Australia.
Record points of Asian bowlers Akram and Muralitharan.
Bumrah has come to third place in the list of Asian bowlers. Among the Asian bowlers who have taken the most number of five wickets among military countries, former Pakistan bowler Wasim Akram is at the first place and former Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is at the second place. Now Bumrah’s eyes will be on breaking the records of Akram and Muralitharan. At present Bumrah and Imran Khan are jointly at third place.
WTC final at stake
Team India has a lot at stake in the ongoing Test series between India and Australia. The result of this match may affect India as well as Australia’s chances of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) final. India will have to win all three matches against the Kangaroos to reach the final. Whereas Australia will qualify to play the final by winning two matches.
