BGT 2024-25: Jasprit Bumrah becomes fastest Indian pacer to 200 test wickets
Xtra Time Web Desk: Jasprit Bumrah has etched his name in history by becoming the fastest Indian pacer to claim 200 wickets in Test cricket. The milestone was achieved during the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Bumrah surpassed the legendary Kapil Dev, who had previously held the record after reaching the mark in 50 matches against the West Indies in March 1983 at Port of Spain.
Bumrah reached the landmark in just 44 Tests, equalling Ravindra Jadeja’s record as the joint second-fastest Indian to 200 Test wickets. Only Ravi Ashwin remains ahead of them, having accomplished the feat in 37 matches against New Zealand in Kanpur in September 2016.
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We only believe in Jassi bhai ????
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 29, 2024
200 Test Wickets for Boom Boom Bumrah ????????
He brings up this milestone with the big wicket of Travis Head.#TeamIndia #AUSvIND @Jaspritbumrah93 pic.twitter.com/QiiyaCi7BX
Bumrah’s historic 200th wicket came when he dismissed Travis Head, Australia’s leading run-scorer in the series, who had scored back-to-back centuries in Adelaide and Brisbane. Globally, Pakistan’s Yasir Shah holds the record as the fastest to 200 Test wickets, reaching the milestone in just 33 matches. Among pacers, Australia’s Dennis Lillee set the benchmark in 38 Tests.
Fastest Indians to 200 Test Wickets:
- Ravi Ashwin – 37 matches (September 2016)
- Ravindra Jadeja – 44 matches (October 2019)
- Jasprit Bumrah – 44 matches (December 2024)
- Harbhajan Singh – 46 matches (September 2005)
- Anil Kumble – 47 matches (October 1998)
Australia have lost 4-11 in 21 balls and Jasprit Bumrah has taken 3-3 in 11 balls! #AUSvIND | #PlayOfTheDay | @nrmainsurance pic.twitter.com/s8g9lSamrF
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 29, 2024
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The 31-year-old Bumrah also became the fourth-fastest bowler globally to reach 200 Test wickets in terms of balls bowled (8484). He trails behind Pakistan’s Waqar Younis (7725), South Africa’s Dale Steyn (7848), and Kagiso Rabada (8153).
Adding another feather to his cap, Bumrah achieved this milestone at an impressive average of 19.56—the lowest among all bowlers to reach 200 wickets. He also surpassed Kapil Dev’s record for the most wickets by an Indian pacer in a bilateral Test series in Australia, highlighting his dominance throughout the series.
