Jasprit Bumrah becomes joint second fastest Indian to 200 Test wickets

December 29, 2024

Star India pacer jasprit bumrah rattled the Australian batting order yet again when he grabbed four of the six wickets India had taken at tea on Day 4 of the fourth Test at Melbourne. In the process, he became the second fastest Indian along with Ravindra Jadeja to complete 200 wickets in Test cricket.

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The pacer achieved the milestone when he dismissed Travis Head (1) in the post-lunch session. Both Bumrah and Jadeja achieved the feat in their 44th Test. He is the 12th Indian bowler to reach the 200-wicket mark in Tests. He also became the first bowler to reach the milestone with an average of under 20.
The recently retired spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was the quickest among Indians to have taken 200 wickets. The legendary bowler achieved the feat in 37th Test. Ashwin is ranked third in the overall list of bowlers who were fastest to 200 Test wicketsbehind two leg-spinners — Pakistan’s Yasir Shah (33 Tests) and Australia’s Clarrie Grimmett (36 Tests).

Bumrah left Australia in a daze with a dream spell as the visitors were tottering at 135 for 6 at tea, giving India their first sniff of victory on the fourth day of the fourth Test. Australia are currently leading by 240 runs and the Indian bowling unit led by Bumrah hasn’t let them run away despite a 105-run first innings lead after India finished their first essay on 369.