Jasprit Bumrah becomes 6th Indian pacer to take 400 international wickets

India vs Bangladesh: Jasprit Bumrah became only the 10th Indian bowler to take 400 wickets in international cricket. The fast bowler achieved the feat after taking 3 wickets in the first two sessions on Day 2 of the Chennai Test.

In Short

• Bangladesh's Hasan Mahmud became Jasprit Bumrah's 400th wicket
• Bumrah became only the 10th Indian bowler to achieve the milestone
• Anil Kumble holds the record for most wickets in international cricket for India

Jasprit Bumrah achieved a major milestone on Day 2 of the first Test between India and Bangladesh in Chennai. Bumrah became only the 10th Indian bowler and the sixth pacer from the country to complete 400 wickets across all formats in international cricket. Bangladesh's Hasan Mahmud became Bumrah's 400th victim at the highest level.

Jasprit Bumrah continued his dominant run in home conditions, picking up three wickets in the first two sessions on Friday. Bumrah struck in his first over, sending back Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam after rattling the left-hander's off-stump. He then added two more to his tally, dismissing Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmud in the second session.

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BUMRAH IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET

162 Test wickets, 149 ODI wickets and 89 T20I wickets

Jasprit Bumrah, 30, joined an elite list of Indian fast bowlers, which includes Kapil Dev, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami. Bumrah got to the milestone of 400 wickets in his 227th innings in international cricket.

MOST WICKETS FOR INDIA IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET

1. Anil Kumble - 953 wickets in 499 innings
2. R Ashwin - 744 wickets in 369 innings
3. Harbhajan Singh - 707 wickets in 442 innings
4. Kapil Dev - 687 wickets in 448 innings
5. Zaheer Khan - 597 wickets in 373 innings
6. Ravindra Jadeja - 570 wickets in 397 innings
7. Javagal Srinath - 551 wickets in 348 innings
8. Mohammed Shami - 448 wickets in 188 matches
9. Ishant Sharma - 434 wickets in 280 innings
10. Jasprit Bumrah - 400* wickets in 227 innings

Jasprit Bumrah, who made his Test debut in 2018, has grown leaps and bounds in red-ball cricket. Bumrah is arguably the best all-format bowler going around in world cricket. Seen as a white-ball specialist after his initial impact in the Indian Premier League, Bumrah has gone on to become India's premier bowler in Test cricket.

Earlier in the year, Bumrah flaunted his mastery in Indian conditions, picking up 19 wickets in four matches in a Test series against England.