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Jasprit Bumrah Take 5 Wicket Haul In MCG:  Jasprit Bumrah ended the year 2024 in a great way by taking 5 wickets in the second innings of the Australian team in the Boxing Day Test match being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. On the fourth day of this match, while Bumrah had earlier broken many old records and created new records by completing his 200 wickets in Test cricket, now with opening his claws at the MCG, he has also created many new records. Bumrah has now also become the first Asian bowler to take a 5-wicket haul in an innings four times in a year in SENA countries.

Bumrah broke Anil Kumble's record

In the history of Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, the record of taking most number of wickets in an innings in a series from India was in the name of Anil Kumble who took most number of wickets in an innings 6 times in the series held in the year 1998, which has now been broken by Jasprit Bumrah. In this Test series, Bumrah has become the bowler who has taken most number of wickets in an innings for the 7th time. Apart from this, Bumrah has equaled Anil Kumble in terms of taking 5 wicket haul in an innings in Test cricket against Australia in Australia, while he is just one step away from breaking Kapil Dev's record. Bumrah has managed to take 5 wicket haul in an innings against Australia for the fourth time in Tests.

Indian bowler who has taken the most number of 5 wickets in an innings in Tests against Australia at their home

  • Kapil Dev - 5 times
  • Jasprit Bumrah – 4 times
  • Anil Kumble - 4 times
  • Bishan Singh Bedi – 3 times
  • BS Chandrasekhar - 3 times

Bumrah became the third foreign bowler to take the most Test wickets at the MCG

Jasprit Bumrah has now become the third foreign bowler to take the most wickets in Test cricket at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, in which he has so far taken 24 wickets in 3 matches played at this stadium. At the top of this list is the name of former England player Sydney Barnes, who took a total of 35 wickets while playing 5 matches at the MCG. Apart from this, Bumrah has also become the second Indian bowler after Bishan Singh Bedi to have achieved the feat of taking 30 or more wickets in a Test series outside home. Bishan Singh Bedi took a total of 31 wickets during the tour of Australia in 1977-78. Bumrah has so far taken 30 wickets in this series. Bumrah is the fourth Indian bowler after BS Chandrashekhar, Kapil Dev and Anil Kumble who has managed to take 5 wickets in an innings twice in a Test at the MCG.

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