IND Vs ENG: Bumrah Needs Five More Wickets To Race Ahead Of Kapil Dev For THIS Record

IND Vs ENG: Jasprit Bumrah has a chance to break Kapil Dev's record. Jasprit Bumrah could become the fastest pacer to take 100 wickets.

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IND Vs ENG: The third Test of the five-match series between India and England is scheduled to be played at the Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds. Jasprit Bumrah, who is in excellent form, has a chance to make history in this match. If Jasprit Bumrah manages to take five wickets at Leeds, he will break a big record held by former Indian captain Kapil Dev.

Jasprit Bumrah has played 22 Tests so far and has taken 95 wickets. With a 5-wicket haul, Bumrah has a chance to reach the mark of 100 wickets in just 23 Tests. With this, Bumrah will be the fastest Indian pacer to achieve the feat of 100 wickets in the least number of matches. Kapil Dev took 100 wickets in 25 Tests.

Bumrah made his Test debut for India in 2018. Bumrah has taken only four wickets on Indian soil so far and has taken the remaining 91 wickets on foreign soil. As soon as Bumrah takes five wickets, he will become the 23rd Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in Tests. 

Currently, Ashwin is the fastest Indian bowler to reach 100 Test wickets. 

Joe Root has a chance to make history

England captain Joe Root is also in excellent form. Root has a chance to become the player with the most centuries against India. Root has so far scored seven Test centuries against India. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid continue to top the list with seven centuries against England. 

Joe Root is scoring brilliantly in the series against India. Root scored 109 and 63 in the first Test. Joe Root had managed to score 180 runs in the Lord's Test. This year Joe Root has played two double centuries and two innings of more than 180 runs.