Jasprit Bumrah appeared to be a dangerous opponent for batsmen everywhere after making his Test debut in 2018 because of his ability to produce both velocity and speed in addition to a delivery that is deceptively slow.
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah reached a milestone on the second day in the second Test match between India vs England.
Bumrah, who has struggled with injuries, rejoins the team. When he got back on the field, he displayed his form. He became the fastest pace bowler in the history of Test cricket to reach 150 Test wickets with six wickets against England. After 33 games, Bumrah achieved the milestone of 150 wickets. England captain Ben Stokes was Bumrah’s 150th wicket in Test cricket.
In 34 games, Glenn McGrath and Jeff Thompson claimed 150 wickets between them. The list of 150 Test wicket takers includes more players than Jasprit Bumrah. India vice-captain Bumrah scripted history by becoming the fastest Indian pacer to reach the milestone of 150 Test wickets.
Bumrah became Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in the World Test Championship 2019–2024. Now his wicket is 103.
Earlier, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja entered this list. Ashwin took 150 wickets in 29 Test matches and Jadeja grabbed in 32 Test matches.
While famous pacer like Glenn McGrath and Jeff Thompson took 34 games to achieve the milestone, Bumrah is it in just 33 matches.
Fastest, Indians to 150 Test wickets –
- Ravichandran Ashwin in 29 matches
- Ravindra Jadeja in 32 matches
- Jasprit Bumrah in 33 matches
- Anil Kumble in 34 matches
- Erapalli Prasanna in 34 matches
With a bowling average of over 20.7, the pacer is third among bowlers with 150 or more Test wickets, a Evidence of his successful path to 150 Test wickets. His outstanding talent and technique were demonstrated by his career-best Test innings numbers of 6/27, which included a hat-trick, against the West Indies in Kingston in 2019.
