Jasprit Bumrah on Saturday equalled Ishant Sharma’s tally of 51 wickets in England to become India’s joint-highest wicket-taker in the country.
Bumrah castled Craig Dawson on the fourth day of the fourth Test in Manchester to match the feat. He had also claimed the wicket of Jamie Smith earlier in the innings.
The 31-year-old now has 14 wickets in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in five innings.
Ishant registered 51 wickets in England in 24 innings and averaged 33.35. Bumrah, meanwhile, got to the mark in 22 innings with an average of 26.
Kapil Dev, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj are the next best Indian bowlers in the country, occupying the third, fourth and fifth places, respectively.
Most wickets in England by an Indian bowler
1) Jasprit Bumrah – 51 wickets
2) Ishant Sharma – 51 wickets
3) Kapil Dev – 43 wickets
4) Mohammed Shami – 42 wickets
5) Mohammed Siraj – 37 wickets
