Jasprit Bumrah To Ravichandran Ashwin: Fastest Indian Bowlers To Pick 200 Test Wickets; Check Full List
Jasprit Bumrah achieved a huge milestone of taking 200 Test wickets after he dismissed Travis Head on Day 4 of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Bumrah picked his 200 Test wickets in his 44th match in the longest format of the game. Ravichandran Ashwin is the fastest Indian bowler to take 200 Test wickets in terms of matches played.
Here's a list of fastest Indian bowler to record 200 Test wickets:
1. Ravichandran Ashwin - 37 Matches
Ravichandran Ashwin picked his 200th Test wicket in his 37th match for India while playing against New Zealand in 2016.
2. Ravindra Jadeja - 44 Matches
Ravindra Jadeja picked his 200th Test wicket in his 44th match for India while playing against South Africa in 2019.
3. Jasprit Bumrah - 44 Matches
Jasprit Bumrah picked his 200th Test wicket in his 44th match for India while playing against Australia in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne in 2024.
Bumrah became the first bowler in the history of Test cricket to get to 200 wickets with an average of less than 20.
4. Harbhajan Singh - 46 Matches
Harbhajan Singh picked his 200th Test wicket in his 46th match for India while playing against Zimbabwe in 2005.
5. Anil Kumble - 47 Matches
Anil Kumble picked his 200th Test wicket in his 47th match for India while playing against Zimbabwe in 1998.
6. Bhagwath Chandrasekhar - 48 Matches
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar picked his 200th Test wicket in his 48th match for India while playing against Australia in 1977.
7. Kapil Dev - 50 Matches
Kapil Dev picked his 200th Test wicket in his 50 match for India while playing against West Indies in 1983.
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