3 Indian Pacers To Take 50 Test Wickets In A Calendar Year

[{"selector":"#anim-b2ba80c0-82ea-4c48-9464-942f296a347d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 2.684938725784513e-7%) scale(0.8849557522123894)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Jasprit Bumrah reached a massive milestone in the Adelaide Test on December 6.

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[{"selector":"#anim-0260d815-d2fe-4fd8-8793-b5803197d982 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(3.6176539905339333%, -5.752212389380529%) scale(0.8849557522123894)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev was the first Indian pacer to reach this milestone.

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[{"selector":"#anim-7bfa4697-e547-4339-a228-144f865e711b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(4.942519139558758%, -4.954954954954954%) scale(0.9009009009009009)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] He crossed the 50-wicket wicket milestone in 2002.

[{"selector":"#anim-2e65dd0a-001f-4f22-8189-8770a4b097fe [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(2.1318762698597054%, -0.046000637756624364%) scale(0.9433962264150944)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Jasprit Bumrah is also the 9th Indian to tally more than 50 wickets a year.

Jasprit Bumrah Needs 1 More Wicket To Achieve This Feat