Bumrah marks 50 Tests, first Indian fast bowler in 50 across formats

Jasprit Bumrah marked a career landmark on October 10 by playing his 50th Test for India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, becoming the first Indian fast bowler to appear in at least 50 matches across all three international formats. The 31-year-old’s appearance in the second Test against the West Indies also placed him among seven Indian cricketers to reach the multiformat 50-match milestone.

Bumrah’s career figures at the time of the landmark stood at 222 Test wickets in 50 matches, 149 wickets in 89 One-Day Internationals and 96 wickets in 75 Twenty20 internationals. Across formats those numbers amount to 467 international wickets. He has also been noted for exceptional home Test form; in the preceding match of the series he became the fastest Indian to 50 Test wickets at home, achieving the mark in 1,747 balls, and he holds a notably low home bowling average.

On October 12, Bumrah again influenced the match when he returned after lunch to end a stubborn ninth-wicket stand, clean bowling Khary Pierre for 23 with a delivery that gained late reverse swing and hit off stump. The breakthrough halted a 42-run resistance by the tailenders and helped India press the advantage in...