Jasprit Bumrah makes history with Ben Stokes' wicket in India vs England 2nd Test

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Jasprit Bumrah became the fastest Indian fast bowler to 150 Test wickets on Saturday during India vs England second Test.

Jasprit Bumrah is the fastest Indian fast bowler to 150 Test wickets. AP

Jasprit Bumrah became the fastest Indian pacer to reach 150 wickets on Saturday as he dismissed Ben Stokes in the second India vs England Test at Visakhapatnam. Bumrah achieved the feat in just 34 Tests. Overall, he is the joint third-fastest Indian bowler to get to 150 Test wickets alongside spinners Erapalli Prasanna and Anil Kumble, who also completed 150 Test wickets in 34 matches. The Indian record for fastest to 150 Test wickets belongs to Ravichandran Ashwin who took 29 matches to get to the landmark, while Ravindra Jadeja accomplished the same in 32 Tests.

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In terms of balls bowled, Bumrah is the fastest Indian to 150 Test wickets. He got to the feat in just 6781 balls, surpassing the record set by Umesh Yadav who took 7661 balls to get to 150 wickets.

Mohammed Shami (7755) is in the third position followed by Kapil Dev (8378) and Ashwin (8380).

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Published on: February 03, 2024 16:02:04 IST

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