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Jasprit Bumrah: 10th Indian to take 400 international wicket

Jasprit Bumrah became the 10th Indian bowler to reach 400 international wickets, taking 227 innings to achieve this milestone. With a career statistics of 196 international matches and 401 wickets, Bumrah has an average of 21.01 and has taken 6/19 wickets in ODIs.

Milestone Achievement

  • Jasprit Bumrah became the 10th Indian bowler to reach 400 international wickets
  • Achieved during the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai
  • 6th Indian pacer and 3rd quickest Indian seamer to reach this milestone
  • Took 227 innings to breach the 400-wicket mark
  • Bangladesh's Hasan Mahmud was Bumrah's 400th victim

Career Statistics

  • Total international matches: 196
  • Total wickets: 401
  • Overall bowling average: 21.01
  • Best bowling figures: 6/19 (in ODIs)

Format-wise breakdown:

  • Tests: 37 matches, 163 wickets, average 20.49, best figures 6/27
  • ODIs: 89 matches, 149 wickets, average 23.55, best figures 6/19
  • T20Is: 70 matches, 89 wickets, average 17.74, best figures 3/7

S. no

Player

Wickets taken

Matches

1

Anil Kumble

953 wickets

401

2

Ravichandran Ashwin

750 wickets

282

3

Harbhajan Singh

707 wickets

365

4

Kapil Dev

687 wickets

356

5

Zaheer Khan

597 wickets

303

6

Ravindra Jadeja

570 wickets

344

7

Javagal Srinath

551 wickets

296

8

Muhammad Sami

448 wickets

188

9

Ishant Sharma

434 wickets

199

10

Jasprit Bumrah

402 wickets

196

Journey and Impact

  • Initially considered an effective T20 bowler due to IPL exploits
  • Debuted for India in ODIs against Australia in 2016
  • Test debut against South Africa in 2018
  • Known for his awkward bowling action and perfect yorkers
  • Learned from Sri Lankan great Lasith Malinga while playing for Mumbai Indians
  • Evolved from a white-ball specialist to India's premier Test bowler
  • Impressive performance in recent Test series against England (19 wickets in 4 matches)

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