Bumrah joins rank of elite India Test seamers with clinical outing in Adelaide

Updated On: 06 December, 2024 07:58 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

During the first day of the second Test match against Australia, Team India lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah achieved another remarkable feat in his illustrious career. Here is all you need to know (Pic: AFP/File Pic)

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<p>Star pacer <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/watch-the-battle-between-virat-kohli-and-jasprit-bumrah-with-a-pink-ball-23440430" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Jasprit Bumrah</strong></a> further established himself as one of the premium Indian seamers in red-ball cricket after becoming just the third quick to take 50-plus Test wickets in a calendar year</p>

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Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah further established himself as one of the premium Indian seamers in red-ball cricket after becoming just the third quick to take 50-plus Test wickets in a calendar year

<p>During the second <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/photo/ind-vs-aus-2nd-test-yashasvi-jaiswals-duck-mitchell-starcs-fifer-know-what-all-happened-on-day-1-103228/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Test</strong></a> in Adelaide against Australia, Bumrah forced an edge off Usman Khawaja to claim his 50th scalp in 2024</p>

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During the second Test in Adelaide against Australia, Bumrah forced an edge off Usman Khawaja to claim his 50th scalp in 2024

<p>Before the 30-year-old, only former <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ind-vs-aus-2nd-test-australia-86-1-in-reply-to-indias-180-at-stumps-on-day-1-23441734" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Team India</strong></a> captain Kapil Dev and Zaheer Khan could feature in this exclusive club</p>

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Before the 30-year-old, only former Team India captain Kapil Dev and Zaheer Khan could feature in this exclusive club

<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/photo/otd-83-team-and-the-historic-win-101148/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Kapil Dev</strong></a> is the only Indian pacer to achieve the feat of taking 50-plus wickets in a calendar year twice. He became the first Indian seamer to do so in 1979, with 74 scalps to his name. He replicated his stunning form in 1983 with a whopping 75 wickets</p>

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Kapil Dev is the only Indian pacer to achieve the feat of taking 50-plus wickets in a calendar year twice. He became the first Indian seamer to do so in 1979, with 74 scalps to his name. He replicated his stunning form in 1983 with a whopping 75 wickets

<p>In 2002, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/zaheer-khan-set-to-join-lucknow-super-giants-as-team-mentor-23382127" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Zaheer Khan</strong></a> entered the club after bagging 51 wickets in the year. 22 years later, Bumrah entered the club after Zaheer to feature in the exclusive list</p>

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In 2002, Zaheer Khan entered the club after bagging 51 wickets in the year. 22 years later, Bumrah entered the club after Zaheer to feature in the exclusive list

<p>Bumrah`s current <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/manjrekar-reveals-reason-behind-virat-kohlis-average-slipping-to-48-23441626" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Test</strong></a> average of 15.14 is the best among the 17 instances Indian bowlers who have picked 50-plus wickets in a calendar year</p>

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Bumrah`s current Test average of 15.14 is the best among the 17 instances Indian bowlers who have picked 50-plus wickets in a calendar year

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