Boxing Day Test: Bumrah becomes fastest Indian pacer to take 200 Test wkts

Bumrah reached the milestone of 200 wickets in his 44th Test match. Overall, 31-year-old Bumrah is the 12th Indian bowler to reach 200 wickets in Test cricket

India pace lynchpin Jasprit Bumrah became the fastest Indian pace bowler to take 200 Test wickets on Sunday when he scalped Travis Head at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) during India vs Australia 4th Test. 

 

While Head has been his 200th wicket, 19-year-old Sam Konstas was his 199th scalp. Mitchell Marsh was Bumrah's 201st wicket in Test cricket history. The India pace spearhead didn't stop at 201 wickets as few moments later he castled Alex Carey (Bumrah's 202nd wicket) to put his team to advantageous position.  Check India vs Australia 4th Test Day 4 live score, match updates and full scorecard here

 

 

Bumrah was six wickets away from the milestone of 200 wickets before the start of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Bumrah reached the milestone of 200 wickets in his 44th Test match. 

Jasprit Bumrah's achievements

• Fastest Indian pacer to 200 Test wickets
• 4th quickest to 200 Test wickets (by balls delivered) - 8484
• Best average by any bowler with 200-plus Test wickets
• Most wickets in a series in Australia by an Indian pacer - 29 wickets

   

Most wickets in Tests at AUS: Melbourne Cricket Ground - India
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Jasprit Bumrah	2018-2024	3*	6	705	117.3	27	320	22	6/33	14.54	2.72	32.04	2	1	-
Anil Kumble	1999-2007	3	6	926	154.2	20	555	15	6/176	37	3.59	61.73	-	2	-
N Kapil Dev	1981-1991	3	6	766	127.4	34	287	14	5/28	20.5	2.24	54.71	-	2	-
R Ashwin	2011-2020	3	6	1105	184.1	33	456	14	3/35	32.57	2.47	78.92	-	-	-
UT Yadav	2011-2020	3	6	696	116	17	439	13	4/70	33.76	3.78	53.53	1	-	-
BS Chandrasekhar	1967-1978	2	3	329	41.1	5	139	12	6/52	11.58	2.53	27.41	-	2	1
Z Khan	2003-2011	3	5	718	119.4	17	420	12	4/77	35	3.5	59.83	2	-	-
RA Jadeja	2018-2024	3*	6	603	100.3	24	251	11	3/78	22.81	2.49	54.81	-	-	-
AB Agarkar	1999-2003	2	4	512	85.2	17	267	10	3/51	26.7	3.12	51.2	-	-	-
RJ Shastri	1985-1991	2	4	564	94	28	211	9	4/87	23.44	2.24	62.66	2	-	-
Mohammed Shami	2014-2018	2	4	528	88	12	328	9	4/138	36.44	3.72	58.66	1	-	-
L Amarnath	1948-1948	2	3	512	64	7	209	8	4/78	26.12	2.44	64	1	-	-
NS Yadav	1981-1985	2	3	592	98.4	31	248	8	3/64	31	2.51	74	-	-	-
Mohammed Siraj	2020-2024	2*	4	417	69.3	15	222	7	3/37	31.71	3.19	59.57	-	-	-
I Sharma	2011-2018	3	6	696	116	22	325	7	2/40	46.42	2.8	99.42	-	-	-
BS Bedi	1977-1978	1	2	249	31.1	7	129	6	4/58	21.5	3.1	41.5	1	-	-
EAS Prasanna	1967-1978	2	3	416	52	11	178	6	6/141	29.66	2.56	69.33	-	1	-
KD Ghavri	1977-1981	2	4	386	-	8	186	6	2/10	31	2.89	64.33	-	-	-
MH Mankad	1948-1948	2	3	704	88	10	316	6	4/135	52.66	2.69	117.33	1	-	-
M Prabhakar	1991-1991	1	2	270	45	7	122	5	4/84	24.4	2.71	54	1	-	-
DR Doshi	1981-1981	1	2	444	74	23	142	5	3/109	28.4	1.91	88.8	-	-	-

 

Overall, 31-year-old Bumrah is the 12th Indian bowler to reach 200 wickets in Test cricket

 

Kapil Dev has been the fastest Indian pacer to 200 wickets, reaching the milestone in his 50th Test.

 

He took four wickets in the first innings, when Australia scored 474 runs. In reply, India scored 369 runs, conceding a lead of 105 runs.  

Most wickets for India in Tests
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Anil Kumble	1990-2008	132	236	40850	6808.2	1576	18355	619	10/74	29.65	2.69	65.99	31	35	8
R Ashwin	2011-2024	106	200	27246	4541	907	12891	537	7/59	24	2.83	50.73	25	37	8
Kapil Dev	1978-1994	131	227	27740	4623.2	1060	12867	434	9/83	29.64	2.78	63.91	17	23	2
Harbhajan Singh	1998-2015	103	190	28580	4763.2	871	13537	417	8/84	32.46	2.84	68.53	16	25	5
Ravindra Jadeja	2012-2024	79*	148	18371	3061.5	727	7753	322	7/42	24.07	2.53	57.05	13	15	3
Ishant Sharma	2007-2021	105	188	19160	3193.2	640	10078	311	7/74	32.4	3.15	61.6	10	11	1
Zaheer Khan	2000-2014	92	165	18785	3130.5	624	10247	311	7/87	32.94	3.27	60.4	15	11	1
Bishan Singh Bedi	1966-1979	67	118	21364	-	1096	7637	266	7/98	28.71	2.14	80.31	13	14	1
BS Chandrasekhar	1964-1979	58	97	15963	-	584	7199	242	8/79	29.74	2.7	65.96	12	16	2
Javagal Srinath	1991-2002	67	121	15104	2517.2	599	7196	236	8/86	30.49	2.85	64	8	10	1
Mohammed Shami	2013-2023	64	122	11515	1919.1	364	6346	229	6/56	27.71	3.3	50.28	12	6	-
Jasprit Bumrah	2018-2024	44*	85	8452	1408.4	338	3896	201	6/27	19.57	2.76	42.47	7	12	-
E Prasanna	1962-1978	49	86	14353	-	602	5742	189	8/76	30.38	2.4	75.94	17	10	2