Jasprit Bumrah Beats Ashwin To Become Fastest Indian Player To 50 Test Wickets

The record of getting fastest 50 wickets in Test cricket was previously jointly held by legend Venkatesh Prasad and Mohammed Shami.

India’s leading wicket-taker in recently concluded World Cup, Bumrah, attained the unique record of bowling the most maiden overs in ICC World Cup 2019.

India senior speedster Ishant Sharma took his 9th a five-wicket haul in Tests to put India in a strong position on Day 2 vs Windies (189/8) who, trail India by 108 runs.

Paceman Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Darren Bravo on Day 2 to pick his 50th Test wicket.

In the process, Bumrah (2465 balls) surpassed spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (2597 balls) to become the Indian bowler with fewest deliveries to pick 50 wickets in Test cricket.

Speedster Bumrah, who is at the peak of his form in international cricket, took 11 Tests to pick 50 wickets.