Adelaide. India's Jasprit Bumrah celebrated his 31st birthday in style, becoming the first fast bowler to take 50 Test wickets in 2024. The feat was achieved on the first day of the pinkball Test match against Australia in Adelaide on Friday, when Bumrah dismissed opener Usman Khawaja.
With this feat, Bumrah has joined the ranks of Kapil Dev and Zaheer Khan who have taken 50 Test wickets in a calendar year. Bumrah achieved this feat in his 11th Test in 2024. Kapil Dev remains the Indian fast bowler with the most wickets in a year, having taken 75 Test wickets in 1983, followed by 74 wickets in 1979. Zaheer Khan took 51 wickets in 2002.
This achievement of Bumrah comes after a brilliant performance in all formats. He now leads the list of wickettakers across all formats for 2024 with 65 wickets in 19 matches. His contribution has been significant not only in Tests but also in limited overs cricket, where he played a key role in India's T20 World Cup victory in June, taking 15 wickets in eight matches and finishing on the list of wickettakers of the tournament. stood third in.
Bowling with the pink ball in lights, he bowled a sharp bouncer on a good length outside the off stump. Khawaja was unable to stop the ball and pushed it forward, but the ball went into the hands of Rohit Sharma at first slip.
Earlier, Bumrah had led India to victory in the first Test of the BorderGavaskar Trophy in Perth, where his performance of 872 was the best performance by a visiting fast bowler in Test history.
Bumrah's 50 Test wickets make him one of the best bowlers this year, although he still has a lot to do to equal Shane Warne's record of 96 wickets in a calendar year in 2005.
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