Jasprit Bumrah Needs 5 Wickets In 4th Test To Break Wasim Akram's Record Of...
Bumrah will lead India's bowling attack in the fourth Test against England, which is set to be played at Old Trafford in Manchester from July 23 to 27.
World No. 1 Test bowler Jasprit Bumrah in all likelihood will play the fourth India-England Test, which is set to take place at Old Trafford in Manchester from July 23 to 27. The 31-year-old fast bowler from Ahmedabad played in the first and third Tests for the Shubman Gill-led side in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy and picked up a total of 12 wickets, which includes one five-wicket haul each in the first innings of the first and third Tests played at Headingley and Lord's, respectively.
Bumrah, who holds the record of taking the most wickets for India in Test matches against England in England, will lead the visitor's bowling attack at Old Trafford, and during the match he will have a chance to break multiple bowling records.
Most Test wickets for India against England (in England)
And three wickets in the fourth Test will help Bumrah break Ishant Sharma's record of 51 wickets and become India's most successful Test bowler in England.
Ishant, who has 311 wickets to his name in 105 Tests played so far, picked up a total of 51 wickets in 15 red-ball matches played on English soil.
Most Test wickets for India in England
In addition to that, Bumrah will also have a chance to become the most successful Asian Test bowler in England. For that, the right-arm pacer needs five wickets. As of now the record is held by legendary Pakistani bowler and former captain Wasim Akram.
During his 17-year-long Test career, Akram played 14 Test matches in England and accounted for the dismissal of 53 batters.
Most Test wickets in England (by Asian bowlers)
The overall record of taking the most Test wickets in England by a non-English bowler is in the name of Shane Warne. The legendary Australian spinner finished his career with 129 wickets in 22 Test matches played in England.
Shane Warne Australia 22 129 7/165
Dennis Lillee Australia 16 96 7/89
Malcolm Marshall West Indies 18 94 7/22
Curtly Ambrose West Indies 20 88 6/52
Glenn McGrath Australia 14 87 8/38
Courtney Walsh West Indies 21 87 6/74
If Bumrah manages to take one five-wicket haul in the Manchester Test as well, then he will break Akram's record and become the first Asian bowler to take 12 Test fifers in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries. As of now, both Bumrah and Akram have 11 five-wicket hauls each to their name.
Most five-wicket hauls in SENA countries (in Tests)
BOWLER COUNTRY MATCHES WICKETS FIVE-WICKET HAULS
Jasprit Bumrah India 33 157 11
Wasim Akram Pakistan 32 146 11
Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 23 125 10
Since making his international debut for India in January 2016, Bumrah has played a total of 28 matches across formats against England and dismissed a total of 98 batters.
Most wickets for India against England
He needs two more wickets to complete 100 dismissals and join Ravichandran Ashwin, Anil Kumble, Ravindra Jadeja, and Kapil Dev in the elite list.
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