Leeds: Jasprit Bumrah (Bumrah ) has made a big record in his name on the second day of the first match of the five-match Test series between India and England being played at the Leeds ground. When Bumrah bowled England’s opening batsman Ben Duckett on a personal score of 62, he also became the Asian bowler to take the most wickets in SENA countries. In this case, Bumrah has broken the record of former Pakistani captain and excellent left-arm fast bowler Wasim Akram, who earlier held the number-1 position in this list.
Bumrah’s bowling average in SENA countries is 20.36
Jasprit Bumrah’s SENA countries include South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia. If we look at Bumrah’s bowling average in all these countries, it is 20.36. Bumrah has so far managed to take a total of 147 wickets in SENA countries, which is sure to increase further. Talking about Wasim Akram, he played a total of 32 Test matches during his Test career in SENA countries, in which he managed to take 146 wickets at an average of 24.11.
Asian bowlers with the most wickets in SENA countries
Jasprit Bumrah (India) – 147* wickets
Wasim Akram (Pakistan) – 146 wickets
Anil Kumble (India) – 141 wickets
Ishant Sharma (India) – 127 wickets
Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) – 125 wickets
Bumrah has a chance to break Ishant Sharma’s record
On the tour of England, Jasprit Bumrah also has a chance to break the big record of Ishant Sharma, who holds the record for taking the most wickets in England as an Indian bowler. Bumrah has taken a total of 39 wickets so far, while Ishant Sharma, who is at the top of this list, has a total of 51 wickets. In such a situation, Bumrah still has to take 13 more wickets to leave him behind.