Bumrah can become Asia’s biggest fast bowler, Wasim Akram’s record in danger; Know how far by creating history
Team India starts on June 20 against England Test seriesThrough the World Test Championship is going to start 2025–27, and this series will have the most eye on Jaspreet Bumrah. Bumrah has a golden opportunity to break two big records on this tour. He can not only reach Wasim Akram, but can become the first bowler in Asia to complete 150 Test wickets in SENA countries.
Team India is going to step into the new cycle of the World Test Championship from the five -match Test series against England. This time Shubman Gill is taking command and Rishabh Pant has been made. Two new faces have also been included in the team, left -arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh and young batsman Sai Sudarshan. Both were seen in excellent form in the recently ended IPL.
However, the biggest discussion in this entire series is about Jaspreet Bumrah, who is standing on the verge of breaking not one but two big records on this tour. If Bumrah takes only one more wickets, then he will match the 146 Test wicket figures in SENA countries of Wasim Akram. At present, Bumrah has 145 wickets in 31 matches.
Not only this, if Bumrah gets 5 wickets in total on this tour, then he will become the first Asian bowler to take 150 Test wickets in SENA countries. This is a record that has not been touched by any Indian, Pakistani or Sri Lankan fast bowler till now.
Jasprit bumrah need only 5 wickets to become only asian with 150 test wickets in sena couts
Most Test Wickets by Asians in Sena
146 – Wasim Akram (24.11)
145 – 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝗺𝗿𝗮𝗵 (21.02)
141 – Anil Kumble (37.04)
130 – Isant Sharma (36.86)
125 – M. Muralidharan… pic.twitter.com/G1Yno5Lz0g– 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@shebas_10dulkar) June 8, 2025
However there is also a concern. In the last Test of the tour of Australia, Bumrah suffered a back injury and since then his fitness has been monitored. Coach Gautam Gambhir himself has said that Bumrah may not play all the five Tests and he will be lowered in just three matches.
It remains to be seen whether Bumrah Limited creates history in occasions or not. But it is certain that if they caught the form, then the difficulties for English batsmen are sure to increase.
