Jasprit Bumrah, India’s stand-in captain has set a new record for the most wickets taken by an Indian bowler during a Test series in England.
In the Covid delayed fifth Test at Edgbaston, his haul of 3-68 – which included all three of England’s top three – gave him 21 wickets in a five-match campaign that began in 2021.
Broke Bhuvneshwar’s 2014 record
Bumrah broke Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s 2014 record of 19 wickets in a five-match series. And there should be a chance for Bumrah, leading India in place of Rohit Sharma, to add to his tally during England’s second innings in Birmingham.
For all that India have been renowned for spin bowlers, the only one in the top five of a list dominated by modern-day quicks is leg-spinner Subhash Gupte, who took 17 wickets during a five-match series back in 1959.
Most wickets by an India bowler during a Test series in England:
| Player | Season | Matches | Wickets | Average | Average runs per over |
Jasprit Bumrah | 2021/22 | 5 | 21 | 21.09 | 2.60 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 2014 | 5 | 19 | 26.63 | 2.92 |
Zaheer Khan | 2007 | 3 | 18 | 20.33 | 2.68 |
Ishant Sharma | 2018 | 5 | 18 | 24.27 | 2.89 |
Subhash Gupte | 1959 | 5 | 17 | 34.64 | 2.94 |
Note: Bumrah’s figures correct to the end of England’s first innings in the ongoing fifth Test at Edgbaston.
