Jasprit Bumrah is the spearhead of the bowling line-up for India and also the captain for the first Test of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, which means he is able to achieve a lot of success during the tour of Australia.
The fast-bowler has now stepped up his game to a new height jumping into the shoes of Indian’s best wicket taker at any stage in all forms of the game. Bumrah is currently sitting on forty-five, needing five more kills to claim his fifty wickets for the ongoing World Test Championship 2023-25 edition. That also, would be a record for the first Indian pacer to accomplish that milestone.
India’s Highest Wicket-Takers In An Edition Of WTC (Pacers Only)
Rank Player Name Season Wickets Matches Average Economy
1 Jasprit Bumrah 2023-25 45 10 16.53 3.07
2 Jasprit Bumrah 2021-23 45 10 19.7 3 2.7
3 Mohammed Shami 2021-23 45 13 28.28 3.32
4 Mohammed Shami 2019-21 40 11 20.47 2.96
5 Ishant Sharma 2019-21 39 12 17.79 2.78
He has already matched his record of the last season and is passed into five additional matches to make sure he achieves the target. Given the fact that Australia, or the Kangaroos are always bowler friendly, Bumrah will be crucial in India’s quest for the third Ongwen Dani Series win over the Kookaburras as winners of the Border-Gavaskar most importantly retaining the winning streak.
At thirty years of age, he is presently the sixth-best bowler in the rank among all bowlers in the current WTC season. At all times during the match, his capacity to work wonders with both the new ball and the old one easily puts him in a position that no one can afford to ignore.
But now he will have an extra job where he would rather captain the side in the absence of Rohit Sharma for the first test at the Optus Stadium in Perth
Bumrah’s captaincy will be integral in ensuring the team still believes that a place in the current season of the WTC can be secured. After the series whitewash at home against New Zealand, India now has the difficult assignment of winning four and drawing one out of the five Tests in Australia, to book a place in the WTC final for the third successive time.
However, Australia will not be easy to beat as the Pat Cummins-led unit will be intent on winning back the Border-Gavaskar trophy, which they have not lifted for 10 years. This series, however, could hinge on whether Bumrah plays or not with regards to whether India wins the series or not.
