Jasprit Bumrah broke a 39-year-old Indian record on Friday after he surpassed Dileep Doshi’s tally of 40 Tests wickets in a debut year. Spinner Doshi, who played 33 Tests for India, had claimed 40 wickets in his debut year in 1979. Jasprit Bumrah claimed career-best figures of 6/33 in the Boxing Day Test against Australia in Melbourne to accumulate 45 Test wickets in 2018.
“I always wanted to play Test cricket. People have only seen me in white ball cricket. But I’ve played a lot of first-class cricket earlier. I was always confident that whenever I get a chance I’ll be able to do well,” Bumrah said at the press conference.
“When I got an opportunity in South Africa, I was very happy. The start has been good. Hopefully, I keep on learning and keep getting better,” he added.
Bumrah made his Test debut against South Africa in Cape Town in January 2018. Since then, he has claimed 39 wickets in eight Test matches. However, he is yet to play the longest format at home.
India were 54/5 at stumps on Day 3, leading Australia by 346 runs in the third Test of the four-match series on Friday.
