Srinagar: Team India pace ace Jasprit Bumrah delivered a sensational bowling performance on day three of the first Test between India and England at Headingley, Leeds, and went on to shatter multiple records.
Bumrah claimed a five-wicket haul—his 12th in Test cricket—to match Kapil Dev’s record for the most five-wicket hauls in overseas Tests by an Indian bowler. Remarkably, Bumrah achieved this milestone in just 34 Tests, while Kapil reached the same number in 66 matches.
The elite list of Indian bowlers with the most five-wicket hauls in away Tests now reads:
Jasprit Bumrah – 12 (34 matches)
Kapil Dev – 12 (66 matches)
Ishant Sharma – 9 (63 matches)
Zaheer Khan – 8 (54 matches)
Irfan Pathan – 7 (15 matches)
Bumrah also shattered Pakistan legend Wasim Akram’s record to etch his name into history books.
Earlier, the former captain of Pakistan, Wasim Akram, had taken the most Test wickets by an Asian bowler in SENA countries — South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia.
During his legendary career, Wasim Akram played 32 Test matches across these countries and achieved a remarkable total of 146 wickets.
Most Test wickets in SENA countries (by Asian bowlers)
Jasprit Bumrah – 147*
Wasim Akram – 146
Anil Kumble – 141
Ishant Sharma – 130
Muttiah Muralitharan – 125
Now, Jasprit Bumrah has shattered Akram’s record for the most wickets by an Asian bowler in Australia, South Africa, England and New Zealand, etching his name into the record books as the most successful bowler.
