New DelhiIndian cricket team’s star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah successfully took his 100th Test wicket in the India vs England fourth Test at the Kennington Oval in London on Monday. The sensational talent achieved the mega milestone by messing up the stumps of England batsman Ollie Pope. With this Bumrah became the fastest Indian fast bowler to take 100 Test wickets.
When it comes to taking the fastest 100 Test wickets, Bumrah has broken the record held by the 1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev. The former India captain had reached the 100-wicket mark in the 25th Test match of his career, while Bumrah achieved this feat in his 24th Test match itself.
Out of these 100 Test wickets, Bumrah has taken 96 wickets on foreign soil. In India he has taken only 4 wickets. Bumrah also made a record of taking five wickets in an innings six times in his Test career so far.
The other fastest bowlers to take 100 wickets among Indian fast bowlers are Irfan Pathan, Mohammed Shami, Javagal Srinath and Ishant Sharma. Pathan achieved this feat in his 28th Test, Shami in 29 Tests, Srinath in 30 Tests and Ishant Sharma in 33 Tests.
Overall, veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin holds the record for the fastest 100 wickets for India. He achieved this position in just 18 Test matches.
Talking about the fastest bowlers to take 100 Test wickets for India, the spinner is included in the top seven bowlers in the elite list. Ashwin is followed by Erapalli Prasanna (20 Tests), Anil Kumble (21 Tests), Bhagwat Chandrasekhar (22 Tests), Subhash Gupte (22 Tests), Pragyan Ojha (22 Tests), Vinoo Mankad (23 Tests) and Ravindra Jadeja (24 Tests). ) Huh. Test).
Team India achieved a thumping 157-run victory over England in the fourth Test match of India vs England at The Oval on Monday. With this win, the visiting team has now taken a 2-1 lead in the five-match Test series.
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