Jasprit Bumrah

IND vs NZ: Bumrah Tops 2024 Bowling Chart As Leading Test Wicket-Taker

Jasprit Bumrah made sure his name stands at the top of the cricket records list of leading wicket-takers in test match cricket in 2024 as India and New Zealand went head-to-head in their first test match at Bengaluru.

Bumrah took his 39th test match wicket of the year on Friday, 18th October, 2024 by dismissing Tom Blundell to surpass team-mate Ravichandran Ashwin who holds the second spot with 38 wickets through England’s Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir and Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya.

Most Test Match Wickets Taken In 2024
NAMECOUNTRYWICKETS
Jasprit BumrahIndia39*
Ravichandran AshwinIndia38*
Gus AtkinsonEngland38*
Prabath JayasuriyaSri Lanka38*
Shoaib BashirEngland38*



Bumrah Heating It Up

Bumrah’s highest so far had come against England, in February 2024, when he put together dazzling figures of 6/45. In January 2024, against South Africa at Cape Town, he repeated the feat as he achieved a six-wicket haul of 6/61. Such performances sum up Bumrah’s hallmark-a combination of accuracy and an attribute that allows him to churn out challenges continuously for even the most seasoned batsmen in the world.

Art of Mature Bowling

Bumrah’s approach is methodical, more focused on line and length rather than pure pace in test match cricket. The 39 wickets he has taken this year clearly point towards the fact that he is an excellent red-ball cricketer, which also goes well with his mental strength, especially at testing conditions, which was evident during the present New Zealand series.

Bumrah Across All Formats

It’s been an outstanding season for Bumrah across formats. Not only in test match cricket, Bumrah was brilliant in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup as well, wherein he finished the tournament with 15 wickets at an average of 8.26. The sheer supremacy that Bumrah has shown so far in 2024 only consolidates his position as one of the most diverse and impact-generating bowlers in international cricket.

With 400 international wickets now to his name, Bumrah continues scripting his legacy as a modern-day maestro with his unparalleled skill and adaptability.

The Sportz Planet Desk,
Atharva Shetye

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