Jasprit Bumrah record in Test: Jasprit Bumrah has created history in the Melbourne Test match. Bumrah has become the Indian fast bowler taking the most wickets for India in a series in the history of Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Bumrah has taken a total of 26 wickets so far in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Now Bumrah is also the second fast bowler to take the most wickets in a series of Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Ahead of him is Australian fast bowler Ben Hilfenhaus who took a total of 27 wickets during the 2011-12 series. Now Bumrah will also have a chance to overtake Ben Hilfenhaus.
By the way, the record of taking most wickets in a series of Border-Gavaskar is in the name of Harbhajan Singh. Bhajji took a total of 32 wickets during a series in the year 2001-02. Ashwin is at number two in this matter. Ashwin took a total of 29 wickets in the Border-Gavaskar series of 2012-13. At the same time, Anil Kumble had taken 27 wickets in his name during the 2004-05 series. That means, if Bumrah takes more wickets in this test match, then apart from Ben Hilfenhaus, he will overtake Kumble as well. By the way, currently Bumrah has come fifth in the list of highest wicket takers in a Border-Gavaskar series.
Bumrah took revenge by bowling Sam Constus.
During the second innings of the Melbourne Test match, Bumrah once again proved why he is considered the most dangerous bowler in world cricket. Even though Sam Constas surprised the world by batting aggressively against him in the first innings. Sam Constas was being talked about everywhere. But in the second innings, when Sam Constance came in front of Bumrah, this great Indian bowler showed the way to the pavilion by bowling the 19 year old batsman with his dangerous ball.
After bowling Sam Constance, Bumrah celebrated in a special way which is being discussed. Actually, on the field, Constas was asking the fans to raise their voice, Bumrah then after bowling him out made a similar gesture and took a dig at the Australian fans and Constas. By celebrating like this, Bumrah also made fun of the Australian fans.
Jasprit Bumrah did that celebration intentionally😭🔥 pic.twitter.com/h4CRSTiwIi
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Bumrah had said, I could have taken Constas’s wicket six-seven times in the first two overs.
Constas scored 62 runs in 65 balls in the first innings and also hit two sixes to Bumrah. After which Bumrah talked about Constas and said, “I did not feel that I was away from the wicket. Initially I thought that I could get him out six-seven times in the first two overs, but this is what happens in cricket. Sometimes you get a wicket and when you don’t, you criticize the same person.” He said, “I like to face new challenges.”
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