IND vs AUS: Jasprit Bumrah targets multiple Kapil Dev records in Boxing Day Test
India TodayJasprit Bumrah is on the cusp of becoming the fastest Indian fast bowler to the landmark of 200 wickets in Test cricket. Six wickets away from the record, Bumrah currently has 194 wickets from 43 Tests at an economy rate of 2.75 with six four-wicket hauls and 12 five-wicket hauls to show for his efforts. Fastest to 200 Test wickets by an Indian Ravi Ashwin – 37 Tests Ravindra Jadeja – 44 Tests Harbhajan Singh – 46 Tests Anil Kumble – 47 Tests BS Chandrasekhar – 48 Tests Kapil Dev – 50 Tests Jasprit Bumrah nears series history Bumrah is also five wickets short of setting the record for most wickets by an Indian fast bowler in an away Test series. Most wickets by an Indian pacer in an away bilateral Test series Kapil Dev – 25 wickets in Australia, 1991-92 Kapil Dev – 24 wickets in Pakistan, 1982-83 Jasprit Bumrah – 23 wickets in England, 2021-22 Ishant Sharma – 22 wickets in West Indies, 2005 Irfan Pathan – 21 wickets in Zimbabwe, 2005 Jasprit Bumrah – 21 wickets in Australia, 2018-19 Published By: sabyasachi chowdhury Published On: Dec 21, 2024 Tune In