Jasprit Bumrah: Broke Kapil Dev’s record by taking the wicket of Constas.
Jasprit Bumrah Broke Kapil Dev Record: This time the tour of Australia has proved to be the best for Jasprit Bumrah, in which the batsmen of the Kangaroo team have clearly been seen struggling during the entire series so far while facing his balls. When Bumrah bowled Kangaroo team’s opening batsman Sam Konstas on the fourth day of the fourth match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 being played at the Melbourne Stadium, he broke a special record of former Team India captain Kapil Dev. Along with leaving behind, he also worked to create a new record.
Bumrah became the Indian fast bowler to take the most wickets in a series in Australia.
When Jasprit Bumrah bowled Sam Constas with his incoming ball on the fourth day of the Boxing Day Test match, he became the Indian fast bowler with the highest wicket taker in a Test series in Australia. Before Bumrah, this record was in the name of Kapil Dev who had taken a total of 25 wickets in the series held in the year 1991-92. Bumrah has so far taken 26 wickets in his name in this series, which is sure to increase further. Earlier in the year 2018-19, when Jasprit Bumrah went on the tour of Australia, he was just 5 wickets away from breaking this record, but this time he managed to break it.
Indian fast bowler who took most wickets in a test series in Australia
- Jasprit Bumrah – 26 wickets so far (2024-25)
- Kapil Dev – 25 wickets (year 1991-92)
- Jasprit Bumrah – 21 wickets (2018-19)
- Manoj Prabhakar – 19 wickets (year 1991-92)
Bumrah has taken the most wickets in Test cricket so far in the year 2024
In the year 2024, he is at the first position in terms of taking the most wickets in Test cricket so far, in which he has taken 67 wickets in 13 matches at an average of 15.32. At the second place in this list, the name of England’s Gus Attinson is included, who has taken 52 wickets in Test cricket this year, due to which it is now certain that Bumrah is at the first position in terms of taking the most wickets in Test cricket this year. Will finish.
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