- June 29, 2025
Let us be real here – when Jasprit Bumrah first emerged as a bowler with that unique action and that ice-cold demeanor, a large number of people thought he was a white-ball magician. Now here we are, years later, and the man has morphed into a red-ball monster. The stage may be the MCG or Lord’s, but Bumrah has made Test cricket his playground. What’s even more exciting? He isn’t just breaking records, he’s changing what we expect from a fast bowler entirely. So let’s take a look at five extraordinary records Bumrah holds in Test cricket that even legends would tip their hat to.
Bumrah’s Five-Fer Frenzy Leaves Pacers Behind
World Test Championship? More like Bumrah’s backyard! Between 36 matches, he has recorded 11 five-fors, the most of any pacer in WTC, which is more than Pat Cummins, more than Jimmy Anderson. He is tied overall with Ravichandran Ashwin, and remember Ashwin had to bowl his guts out to get there in 41 matches.
What is absolutely insane is that he has also recorded 7 four-fors during the same time! There’s a lot of talk about managing workloads, while Bumrah is quietly owning the hardest format of the game.
Bumrah’s Rapid Rise to 200 Test Wickets
Cricket fans will love this stat: Bumrah took only 8448 balls to move to 200 Test wickets. The main comparison would be Mohammad Shami, who took over 9800 deliveries to reach 200 Test wickets.
In total, there have only been 3 other fast bowlers in the world (Younis, Steyn, Rabada) that have gotten to 200 wickets quicker than Bumrah in total deliveries bowled. This is a clear indication of how consistent Bumrah has been, but most importantly, it shows how dangerous he is in short little bursts. A blink and he will have cleaned up the top order.
Most Wickets by an Indian in a Series
Few things scare Australian batsmen more than a swinging pink ball—especially when Bumrah is on fire. He turned red-ball cricket into a personal demolition derby, bulldozing 32 batters at an average that looked more like a typo than a stat.
In a tale of team turmoil, Bumrah’s 32 scalps played like a defiant solo, louder than the entire orchestra. One Australian commentator even had to admit that he had not seen a spell all tour like Bumrah.
200 Wickets at Under 20
When Bumrah reached 200 Test wickets, his bowling average stood at a stunning 19.56—the best ever at that milestone.
To put this in perspective, one of the West Indies’ greats, Joel Garner, had an average of 20.34, and South Africa’s Shaun Pollock had an average of 20.39. Also, they played in totally different eras when the wickets were much more difficult to bat on. Bumrah’s average suggests a story of cold-blooded aggression. He not only takes wickets, but when he takes them, he takes them and gives you nothing.
Bumrah Becomes India’s Quickest Pacer to 100 Test Wickets
Let’s go back to 2021, at the Oval. Bumrah clean-bowled Ollie Pope and, boom, became the fastest Indian pacer to 100 Test wickets in just 24 matches.
That is faster than Kapil Dev. Faster than Irfan Pathan. Faster than Shami. He did it while playing a good number of matches abroad, where Indian pacers generally are bogged down trying to earn wickets. It was one of those records where even the doubters finally said, “Okay, this guy is built to be different.”
What Bumrah record was the most staggering? Or do you think there is still an underrated record in clear sight? Let us know in the comments below; I think we can all agree there is nothing more than watching greatness explode.
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