IND vs AUS 5th Test: The fifth and final match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy being played between India and Australia will be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) from January 3. The host team is leading 2-1 in the 5-Test series. In such a situation, the Indian team would like to return home after winning the Sydney Test and ending the series at 2-2.
Indian fast bowler and team vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah, who wreaked havoc with his lethal bowling in this series, remains the most successful bowler of the series by taking a total of 30 wickets in 8 innings of the 4 matches played so far. Now in the Sydney Test, he has a golden opportunity to break 5 big records simultaneously. Let us know which are those 5 records.
Record of most wickets taken by Indian bowlers in a test series
B.S. Chandrashekhar holds the Indian record for taking most wickets in a Test series. He took 35 wickets in the 5-match series against England in 1972-73. Currently, Jasprit Bumrah is close to breaking this record. Bumrah has taken 30 wickets so far in the series against Australia. If he takes 6 more wickets in the fifth Test, this historic achievement will be in his name.
Record of most wickets among Indian fast bowlers
Talking about fast bowlers, Kapil Dev took 32 wickets in a series against Pakistan in 1979, which is the best performance of Indian fast bowlers. Bumrah is only 3 wickets away from this record.
Most wickets by Indian fast bowlers in a series:
32 wickets – Kapil Dev vs Pakistan, 1979 30 wickets – Jasprit Bumrah vs Australia, 2024* 29 wickets – Kapil Dev vs West Indies, 1983 28 wickets – Kapil Dev vs Australia, 1979 A chance to overtake Wasim Akram
If Bumrah takes 7 wickets in the Sydney Test, he will become the first Asian bowler to complete 150 Test wickets in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries. Currently, the highest wicket taker in SENA is Asian bowler Wasim Akram, who has taken 146 wickets. Bumrah is currently on 143 wickets.
Close to 450 wickets in international cricket
Bumrah is only 9 wickets away from taking 450 wickets in international cricket. Till now he has taken 441 wickets. With this achievement, he will become the eighth Indian bowler to take 450 international wickets after Anil Kumble, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Kapil Dev, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath.
New record in Border-Gavaskar Trophy
The record for taking most wickets in a series of Border-Gavaskar Trophy is in the name of Harbhajan Singh, who took 32 wickets in 2001-02. Bumrah has taken 30 wickets in the current series. He needs only 3 wickets to break this record.
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