Bumrah Sets New Record for Most Wickets by an Asian Bowler in Australia!

On Tuesday, Jasprit Bumrah broke a record set by Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev when he took two quick wickets during Australia’s second innings in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. With these wickets, Bumrah became the Asian bowler with the most wickets in Australia—52 wickets in just 10 Test matches!

In his impressive performance, Bumrah first bowled out Usman Khawaja in the third over with a clever delivery that hit the inside edge and then knocked down the off stump. Just one over later, he took down Marnus Labuschagne with a well-placed length ball, and Rishabh Pant caught the edge behind the stumps.

Bumrah’s achievements do not stop there. He has been the best bowler in the series, capturing 21 wickets in six innings at an extraordinary average of 10.71, much better than opponents like Mitchell Starc. This makes Bumrah the sixth Indian bowler ever to take 20 or more wickets on a tour of Australia.

His total includes two five-wicket hauls—one in Perth, where he led the team in place of Rohit Sharma, and the second in Brisbane. Remarkably, Bumrah matched his wicket tally from the 2018/19 series, becoming only the second Indian bowler to achieve this milestone in Australia. Anil Kumble was the first, with 24 wickets in 2003/04 and 20 in 2007/08.