Axar Patel Scripts Huge India Record, Goes Past Jasprit Bumrah To Take Top Spot

India all-rounder Axar Patel on Monday turned the quickest Indian bowler to take 50 wickets in Test cricket, when it comes to balls bowled. Axar achieved the feat on Day 5 of the just-concluded fourth Test between India and Australia on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Axar reached the landmark after dismissing Travis Head (90) within the second session. With his wicket, Axar went previous pacer Jasprit Bumrah within the elite listing. While Bumrah took 2,465 deliveries to take 50 Test wickets, Axar achieved the identical feat in simply 2,205 balls.

Fastest to picks 50 wickets in Test cricket for India:- (In phrases of balls)

1. Axar Patel 2,205

2. Jasprit Bumrah – 2,465

3. Karsan Ghavri – 2,534

Ravichandran Ashwin – 2,597

Axar additionally had an excellent collection with the bat, smashing 264 runs with the assistance of three half-centuries.

He was the second-highest run-getter for India, and the third-highest within the collection, solely behind Usman Khawaja (333) and Virat Kohli (297).

However, he solely managed to take three wickets in the course of the four-match collection.

India gained their fourth collection in a row in opposition to Australia after a fourth and remaining Test lit up by an epic 186 by Virat Kohli resulted in a draw on Monday in Ahmedabad.

The hosts gained the collection 2-1 and the world’s two top-ranked groups will do battle once more on June 7-11 at The Oval within the World Test Championship remaining.

Even earlier than the gamers shook arms on day 5, India knew that they had reached the WTC decider due to New Zealand’s thrilling last-ball win over Sri Lanka earlier within the day.

It might be India’s second successive WTC remaining, having misplaced the inaugural version to New Zealand in 2021.

(With AFP Inputs)

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