Boxing Day Test | Jasprit Bumrah equals Anil Kumble for many wickets by Indian at MCG
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Image Source : AP India’s Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after taking the wicket of Australia’s Joe Burns for no rating throughout play on day one of many Boxing Day cricket take a look at between India and Australia on the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Dec. 26
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Tuesday achieved one more feat, in the course of the Boxing Day sport in opposition to Australia on the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Bumrah equalled the feat of India’s legendary leg-spinner, Anil Kumble, for essentially the most wickets on the MCG, though the pacer reached the tally at a faster charge. While Kumble took three journeys to choose 15 wickets in a Boxing Day sport in Australia, Bumrah equalled the tally in simply his second tour of Australia.
Bumrah’s teammate, Ravichandran Ashwin stands joint third alongside Kapil Dev with 14 wickets, each of whom managed it in three Tests. Overall, Bumrah stands twenty first on the checklist of most wickets on the MCG by a visiting bowler and second amongst bowlers who’ve performed solely two Tests, after South Africa’s H Tayfield with 19 wickets.
In the earlier tour, Bumrah picked 9 wickets on the MCG – 6/33 and three/53 within the two innings – and added six extra to his tally with figures of 4/56 and a couple of/54. He therefore averages 13.06 at a strike charge of 31.1, the runs conceded per wicket being solely the third-best amongst visiting bowlers who’ve no less than picked 10 wickets.
“Jasprit Bumrah: The chat was to not complain about being a bowler short and to try and make the run-scoring hard for their batsmen. We were just trying to help each other and have good communication with each other. I don’t look at stats and put unnecessary pressure on myself. I just look to do the basics,” mentioned Bumrah on the finish of Australia’s second innings on day 4.
Bumrah together with the Indian assault folded Australia for 195 within the first innings and for 200 within the second that set a goal of 70 for India to degree the four-match sequence 1-1
