Bumrah will start the tour of England with the WTC Final against New Zealand, followed by 5 Tests against England, giving him the perfect opportunity to interrupt Kapil Dev's record.
Jasprit Bumrah’s meteoric rise in international cricket and particularly his success in Tests opened the gates for the fast-bowling revolution in India. Courtesy Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvnehswar Kumar – India were always knocking on the doors but it had been the introduction of Bumrah that basically made India a quick bowling powerhouse, something which was a foreign dream even a decade ago.
Bumrah are going to be one among the Virat Kohli’s most vital weapon, if not the foremost important one when within the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand on June 18. If things go well for Bumrah then the WTC final can provide him the stepping stone to travel past Kapil Dev.
The 27-year-old fast bowler, who recently tied the knot with cricket presenter Sanjana Ganesan, has picked up 83 wickets in only 19 Test matches and features a chance to interrupt Kapil Dev's long-standing record for India.
The former India captain is that the fastest to the 100-wicket mark in Test cricket among Indian pacers, which he completed in 25 Tests. Kapil, considered the gold standard for swing and pace bowling in India, is followed by former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan, who took 28 Tests to succeed in the mark.
Bumrah's teammate Mohammed Shami is placed third, having taken 29 Tests to finish a century of Test wickets.
Bumrah will start the tour of England with the planet Test Championship Final against New Zealand, followed by 5 Tests against England. Given the conditions in England he are often expected to select 17 wickets or more on the tour which would help him either break or equal Kapil Dev's mark.
A good performance from Bumrah are going to be essential for the Indian team, who aside from looking to form history by winning the maiden World Test Championship, would also look to win a series in England for the primary time since 2007. they need been beaten soundly on their last three tours and Joe Root and his team would want to avenge their 1-3 loss in India earlier this year.
The fastest Indian to the 100-wicket mark in Tests is Ravichandran Ashwin, who took just 19 matches to succeed in the mark. he's followed by other spinners like Erapalli Prasanna (20), Anil Kumble (21), Subhash Gupte (22), Vinoo Mankad (23) and Ravindra Jadeja (24).
