IND vs AUS: Jasprit Bumrah eyes BS Chandrasekhar's historic 52-year-old record

Indian speedster Jasprit Bumrah is on the cusp of a massive record for India going into the New Year’s Test against Australia, starting Friday, January 3 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Bumrah has the chance of setting the record for most wickets for India in a bilateral Test series. Leg-spinner BS Chandrasekhar took 35 wickets from five Tests in England’s tour of India in 1972-73.

Currently, Bumrah is six wickets short of breaking the record, having already taken 30 wickets from four Tests at an economy rate of 2.72. Bumrah also needs two more wickets to break Bishan Singh Bedi’s record for most wickets for India in a bilateral Test series overseas.

If Bumrah picks up three wickets, he will break Kapil Dev’s record for most wickets by an Indian pacer in a bilateral Test series. Back in 1979-80 against Pakistan, Kapil, the 1983 World Cup-winning captain, took 32 wickets from six Tests at an economy rate of 2.67.

Here’s the list of Indian bowlers with most wickets in a Test series

BS Chandrasekhar – 35 wickets from 5 Tests, England tour of India, 1972-73

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– 34 wickets from 5 Tests, England tour of India, 1951-52

Subhash Gupte – 34 wickets from 5 Tests, New Zealand tour of India, 1955-56

Kapil Dev – 32 wickets from 6 Tests, Pakistan tour of India, 1979-80

Harbhajan Singh – 32 wickets from 3 Tests, Australia tour of India, 2000-01

Ravi Ashwin – 32 wickets from 4 Tests, England tour of India, 2020-21

Bishan Singh Bedi – 31 wickets from 5 Tests, India tour of Australia, 1977-78

Ravi Ashwin – 31 wickets from 4 Tests, South Africa tour of India, 2015-16

Jasprit Bumrah – 30 wickets from 4 Tests, India tour of Australia, 2024-25

Bumrah going strong

Bumrah has a massive role to play if India are to win the New Year’s Test and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India began their campaign with a 295-run win at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Australia made a comeback in the Adelaide Test, winning by 10 wickets. The Gabba Test was drawn, after which Australia took a 2-1 lead with a 184-run win in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.