Premier Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah added another feather to his cap by picking many crucial wickets on the second day of the ongoing pink-ball Test against Australia in Adelaide. Bumrah surpassed Zaheer Khan's tally of 51 Test wickets in 2002 to set a new record for the most wickets taken by an Indian pacer in a calendar year this century. 


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The 31-year-old pacer achieved the feat after dismissing Steve Smith for 2 runs. Apart from Smith, Bumrah also removed Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney and Pat Cummins to finish with a superb bowling figure of 4 for 61.


Bumrah has played 11 Test matches in 2024 and produced many match-winning bowling performances. He has picked 53 Test wickets so far in this year.


Most Test Wickets For An Indian Pacer In A Calendar Year (Since 2000)


53* - Jasprit Bumrah, 2024


51 - Zaheer Khan, 2002


48 - Jasprit Bumrah, 2018


47 - Zaheer Khan, 2010


47 - Mohammad Shami, 2018


Most Test Wickets For An Indian Pacer In A Calendar Year


75 - Kapil Dev, 1983


74 - Kapil Dev, 1979


53* - Jasprit Bumrah, 2024


When it comes to the record for most wickets taken by a fast bowler in a calendar year, it belongs to Australia’s Dennis Lillee, who picked 85 wickets in 13 Tests in 1981. Overall, legendary Shane Warne has the most wickets in a calendar year. He took 96 wickets in 15 Tests in 2005.


Lead For Australia In The Pink-Ball Test In Adelaide


Despite Jasprit Bumrah (4/61) and Mohammed Siraj (4/98) taking four wickets each, India took a vital 157-run first-innings lead over India on day two of the pink ball Test in Adelaide.


Australia were bowled out for 337 in reply to India's 180 after Travis Head hit a sensational century (140) while Marnus Labuschagne returned to form with a resolute fifty (64).