New Delhi: Indian cricket team's star pacer Jasprit Bumrah, playing his first ever international match as captain of the national team, has so far done a brilliant job leading his team against heavyweights England. In the ongoing Ind vs Eng 5th Test, Bumrah has showcased all-round performance. In his debut match as India captain, the pace bowler smashed 1982 World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev's 41-year-old record by becoming the highest Indian wicket-taker in first 30 Tests.
The record for taking most wickets in the first 30 Tests as an Indian fast bowler was previously held by World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev. He had taken 124 wickets in his first 30 Tests, but in the ongoing match against England, Jasprit Bumrah shattered this record by taking three wickets. Bumrah has now taken 126 wickets in the first 30 Test matches. Kapil Dev played his 30th Test match against New Zealand in 1981. He took a total of 7 wickets in that match.
Jasprit Bumrah - 126*
Kapil Dev - 124
Mohammed Shami - 110
Javagal Srinath - 101
Irfan Pathan - 100
Jasprit Bumrah, who made his Test debut against South Africa in January 2018, made a name for himself in the longest format of cricket in a very short time. Surprisingly, out of these 30 matches, Bumrah has played only 4 Tests at home grounds. In this short Test career, Bumrah has taken 5 wickets 8 times.
Earlier during the match, Bumrah broke the world record for scoring the most runs in an over in Test cricket. His unforgettable batting effort helped him break Windies legend Brian Lara's record.
In the 84th over of the Indian innings on Day 2, bowled by veteran Stuart Broad, Bumrah scored 35 runs. India's stand-in skipper had scored no runs off 7 balls when this over started but by the time this over ended, Bumrah had raced to 29 runs off just 14 deliveries. Broad now holds the record for bowling the most expensive over in both T20 and Test cricket.