NEW DELHI: Ace Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah etched his name into the record books on Thursday, becoming the fastest Indian bowler to claim 50 Test wickets at home in terms of balls bowled. Playing against the West Indies in the opening Test at Ahmedabad, Bumrah achieved the milestone in just 1,747 deliveries.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Bumrah returned impressive figures of 3 for 42 as India bowled out the visitors for 162 in their first innings. His scalps included the prized wicket of Justin Greaves, who top-scored with 32, while also dismissing opener John Campbell with the help of DRS after the on-field umpire had initially ruled in favour of the batter.
In terms of innings taken by Indian pacers to reach 50 wickets on home soil, Bumrah equalled Javagal Srinath’s mark of 24 innings. Both now share the record, ahead of Kapil Dev who required 25 innings, while Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami reached the milestone in 27 innings each.Fastest Indian pacers to 50home wickets (by innings):
- Jasprit Bumrah – 24
- Javagal Srinath – 24
- Kapil Dev – 25
- Ishant Sharma – 27
- Mohammed Shami – 27
Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj continued his red-hot form, leading the charge with 4 for 40 to extend his wicket tally in 2025 to 27. Siraj rattled the West Indies top order with a fiery opening burst, dismissing Tagenarine Chanderpaul for a duck and later cleaning up Brandon King.Kuldeep Yadav also chipped in with two wickets, including Shai Hope for 26, to break a steady fifth-wicket stand with skipper Roston Chase.West Indies, already weakened by injuries to Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph, crumbled in just 44.1 overs. Their struggles reflect the decline of a team once feared worldwide, bowled out cheaply once again after their historic collapse for 27 against Australia earlier this year.With Bumrah creating history and Siraj continuing his purple patch, India look in commanding position to take the lead in the two-match series.
