Jasprit Bumrah, the Indian pace leader, celebrated his 31st birthday on Friday. Let’s examine his career, achievements, and records on his birthday. Bumrah has collected 181 wickets at an average of 20.06 in his 42 Test matches, with his best bowling numbers being 6/27 in an innings. In Test matches, he has also claimed eleven five-wicket hauls.
With a bowling average of 20.06, he is only the second player with a good average among players who have taken 150 Test wickets or more, behind Sydney Barnes of England (16.43). After 34 games, he became the fastest Indian bowler to reach 150 Test wickets.
In South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia, he has tied Kapil Dev for the most five-wicket hauls by an Indian bowler with a total of seven.
He has also claimed 149 wickets at an average of 23.55 in 89 One-Day Internationals, with his best statistics being 6/19. In ODIs, he has claimed five wickets twice. With the best bowling stats of 3/7, he has taken 89 wickets at an economy rate of just 6.27 and an average of 17.74 in 70 Twenty20 Internationals. In T20Is, he is the fourth-highest wicket-taker.
A winner of the T20 World Cup 2024, he also took home the “Player of the Tournament” title for his 15 wickets at an economy rate of 4.17 and an average of 8.26. He assisted India in defending 119 runs in the match with his best bowling stats of 3/7 against Pakistan. He took 2/18 in four overs and produced in the finals while defending 177 runs. Let’s not forget that on Jasprit Bumrah’s birthday, India’s fourth-highest wicket-taker has taken 38 in 20 50-over World Cup matches.
Bumrah has already established himself as an IPL legend with the Blue and Gold Mumbai Indians (MI), taking 165 wickets in 133 games at an average of 22.51, with top statistics of 5/10. With MI, he has won the IPL five times and contributed significantly to the team’s accomplishments.