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    BGT 2024-25: Bumrah becomes third Indian pacer to take 50 Test wickets in a calendar year
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    BGT 2024-25: Bumrah Becomes Third Indian Pacer To Take 50 Test Wickets In A Calendar Year

    By IANS News December 06, 2024 • 16:02 PM View: 1312
    T20 World Cup: India's Jasprit Bumrah celebrated his 31st birthday in style, becoming the first pacer to notch 50 Test wickets in 2024. The milestone was achieved during the first day of the pink-ball Test against Australia in Adelaide on Friday when Bumrah dismissed opener Usman Khawaja.

    With this feat, Bumrah joins the elite company of Kapil Dev and Zaheer Khan as the only Indian pacers to take 50 Test wickets in a calendar year. Bumrah reached the landmark in his 11th Test of 2024. Kapil Dev remains the highest wicket-taker for Indian pacers in a year, with 75 Test wickets in 1983, followed by his 74 in 1979. Zaheer Khan stands third with 51 scalps in 2002.

    Bumrah's achievement comes on the heels of a stellar year across formats. He now leads the all-format wickets chart for 2024, with 65 dismissals in 19 matches. His contributions have been pivotal, not only in Tests but also in limited-overs cricket, where he played a crucial role in India’s T20 World Cup triumph in June, bagging 15 wickets in eight matches to finish third on the tournament’s wicket-takers list.

    TAGS Jasprit Bumrah Usman Khawaja Kapil Dev Zaheer Khan T20 World Cup Rohit Sharma Gavaskar Trophy Shane Warne
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