R Ashwin Entry into 500 Wicket Club: Indian cricket is known for its legendary batsmen for decades. These include Lord of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar and Wall Rahul Dravid to Modern Master Virat Kohli and Hitman Rohit Sharma. However, in the current era, along with the batsmen, the power of the Indian bowlers is also seen. This year too there were many such occasions where Indian bowlers saved the credibility of the team. Be it winning the final match which was lost against South Africa in the T20 World Cup or giving a strong performance at home and abroad. Let us see how Indian bowlers won this year –
Ashwin touched the milestone of 500 wickets
Experienced spinner Ravichandran Ashwin crossed the milestone of 500 wickets in Test cricket this year. He achieved this feat in just 98 test matches. He is currently the fastest Indian bowler to take 500 wickets. Ashwin had achieved this feat by sending Jack Crawley to the pavilion in the Test match played between India and England in Rajkot.
Jadeja’s double
R Ashwin’s spin partner in the Indian Test team, Ravindra Jadeja, touched the figure of 300 wickets in Test cricket this year. Jadeja achieved this feat by dismissing Khalid Ahmed of Bangladesh in his 73rd Test match. Apart from this, Ravindra Jadeja is now one of the 11 players in the world who have achieved the feat of scoring more than 3000 runs and taking more than 300 wickets in Test cricket. In India, before Ravindra Jadeja, only Kapil Dev and R Ashwin have been able to achieve this feat.
Arshdeep made a record
Arshdeep Singh held the record of taking the most wickets in a single edition of the T20 World Cup. He took a total of 17 wickets in the tournament. However, he shares this record with Afghanistan’s fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqui. Apart from this, Arshdeep has also taken the most wickets in T20 format for India in the year 2024. The left-arm fast bowler took 36 wickets in 18 T20 International matches this year at an average of 13.5 and strike rate of 10.8. His best performance this year has been 4/9.
Jasprit Bumrah’s 50!
Jasprit Bumrah became the third Indian fast bowler to take 50 or more Test wickets in a year. Bumrah achieved this feat by dismissing Australian opener Usman Khawaja. Before this, Kapil Dev and Zaheer Khan had achieved this feat. Apart from this, in the year 2024, Jasprit Bumrah achieved another achievement. His economy rate of 4.17 is the best among bowlers who have bowled more than 100 balls in a single edition of the T20 World Cup.
Ravi Bishnoi did wonders
Ravi Bishnoi became the joint second fastest Indian to take 50 T20 International wickets this year. Bishnoi achieved this feat in the 33rd innings by dismissing Liton Das of Bangladesh. He equaled the record of Arshdeep Singh. Let us tell you that Kuldeep Yadav holds the record of taking the fastest 50 T20 International wickets, he achieved this feat in just 30 innings.
