Jasprit Bumrah:10th Indian Bowler to take 400 International Wickets
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Indian fast bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah became the sixth Indian fast bowler and 10th overall to claim 400 wickets in international cricket matches (Test matches, One Day Internationals and T-20 Internationals combined). Jasprit Bumrah achieved this milestone in the first test match against Bangladesh at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Bangladesh's batsman Hasan Mahmud was Jasprit Bumrah's 400th victim at the international level.
India defeated Bangladesh by 280 runs in the match to go 1-0 up in the 2-Test match series.
T20 to all format bowlers
Jasprit Bumrah, who plays for Gujarat in domestic cricket, was initially considered an effective T-20 bowler due to his exploits in the Indian Premier League. He burst into fame in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as an excellent death bowler with a perfect yorker. While playing for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, he learned the art of bowling pinpoint yorkers from Sri Lankan great Lasith Malinga.
Jasprit Bumrah, who has an awkward bowling action, debuted for India in a One Day International match against Australia in Sydney, Australia, on 23 January 2016.
He played his first test match against South Africa in Cape Town on January 5-8, 2018.
Record of Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah has played 196 international matches, including the first test match against Bangladesh. He has taken 401 wickets at an average of 21.01, with the best bowling figures of 6/19 against England in a One Day International.
In 37 Tests, Bumrah has taken 163 wickets at an average of 20.49, with the best figures of 6/27 against West Indies. He has 10 five-wicket hauls in the Test matches.
In 89 One Day Internationals, Bumrah has taken 149 wickets at an average of 23.55, with the best figures of 6/19 against England.
In T20Is, Bumrah has taken 89 wickets at an average of 17.74, with the best figures of 3/7 against Afghanistan.
Top Ten Indian Wicket Taker in International Matches
Following is the list of the top 10 wicket-takers of India in International matches
- Anil Kumble (spinner)- 953 wickets in 401 matches
- Ravichandran Ashwin (spinner)- 750 wickets in 282 matches
- Harbhajan Singh (spinner)- 707 wickets in 365 wickets
- Kapil Dev(fast bowler)- 687 wickets in 356 matches
- Zaheer Khan (fast bowler)- 597 wickets in 303 matches
- Ravindra Jadeja (spinner)- 570 wickets in 344 matches
- Javagal Srinath (fast bowler)- 551 wickets in 296 matches
- Muhammad Sami (fast bowler)- 448 wickets in 188 matches
- Ishant Sharma (fast bowler)- 434 wickets in 199 matches
- Jasprit Bumrah (fast bowler)- 402 wickets in 196 matches.
