Most Wickets In Australia: Jasprit Bumrah Breaks Kapil Dev's Prestigious Record

Bumrah breaks Kapil Dev's record [Source: AP Photos]

Jasprit Bumrah has been a one-man army in the ongoing Australian tour and has been the chief destroyer with the ball in hand. While others have struggled to take wickets, the Indian seamer has been on fire and has single-handedly kept India alive in the series.

In the ongoing Test tour of Australia, Bumrah already has 20 wickets in just 3 Tests, with two fifers to his name. Such has been his domination that within 10 matches, he has scalped 50 wickets and has an average of just 17.52 in Australia.

Bumrah goes past Kapil Dev

He led from the front in the Perth Test and helped India crush the Aussies in their own backyard. The Indian seamer once again stood tall in the first innings, picking up 6 wickets to derail Australia's momentum. Meanwhile, after dismissing Marnus Labuschagne in the second innings, Bumrah broke Kapil Dev's long-standing wicket-tally record.

Ahead of the second innings, Bumrah had 50 Test wickets in Australia, and now in the second innings, he already has two scalps to his name, and in the process, he became the Indian bowler with the most Test wickets in Australia. Kapil Dev had 51 wickets, and Bumrah now has 52.

Most Test wickets in Australia

Bumrah now occupies the top spot and Kapil Dev has slipped down to 2 with 51 wickets under his name. Three spinners come at the third, fourth and the fifth spot as Anil Kumble, R Ashwin and Bishan Singh Bedi have 49, 40 and 35 wickets respectively.

Bumrah still has the second innings left and the two Tests in MCG and SCG to extend his wicket-tally record in Australian conditions.

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