Team India pacer Jasprit Bumrah completed 150 wickets in Test cricket during the second Test against England on Saturday, February 3 at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. He played a crucial role in the first innings for India in the match.
India bowled England out for 253 runs, taking a 143-run lead in the first innings. Jasprit Bumrah took six wickets in the innings, conceding runs at an economy rate of 2.80. During the course of the innings, he completed 150 wickets in Test cricket. He became the fastest Indian pacer to achieve the landmark. Kapil Dev held the record earlier, he took 39 matches to reach 150 wickets. Bumrah has achieved it in 34 matches.
Meanwhile, the Indian pacer is the joint-third overall in the list of fastest Indian bowlers to pick 150 Test wickets. Erapalli Prasanna and Anil Kumble are the other two bowlers. Ravichandran Ashwin tops the list, getting to the landmark in 29 matches, while Jadeja is second with 32 matches.
Fastest Indian bowler to pick 150 Test wickets
R Ashwin – 29 matches
Ravindra Jadeja – 32 matches
Erapalli Prasanna – 34 matches
Anil Kumble – 34 matches
Jasprit Bumrah – 34 matches
In India, reverse swing plays a big role: Jasprit Bumrah
Team India pacer Jasprit Bumrah shared his guide to reverse-swing bowling after the second day’s play against England in the second Test. He expressed that reverse-swing plays a huge role in Indian conditions. However, he added that one needs to vary their deliveries to make it more effective. Jasprit Bumrah said,
“You always enjoy it when you get rewards. In India, reverse swing plays a big role. Born in this country, you know how to use it to your advantage. In India, you have to learn how to bowl in reverse. I’ve grown up watching reverse swing setups, and legendary bowlers bowling magical deliveries. To be able to do it now, very happy with that.”
“When you bowl reverse, people try to bowl magical deliveries every other ball. You have to be patient with that. Have to set the batters up. Have to use deliveries wisely. Can’t just bowl inswing outswing, inswing outswing,” he added.
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