Jasprit Bumrah became the tenth Indian bowler to pick up 400 wickets in international cricket, on Day 2 of the first test match against Bangladesh at Chennai on Friday, September 20, 2024.
The fast bowler was three wickets away at the start of the match and after dismissing Shadman Islam, Mushfiqur Rahim, he was one wicket away from reaching the milestone.
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Indian skipper Rohit Sharma brought his premier pacer for a single over before Tea on Day 2 and Bumrah did not disappoint as he found the edge of tailender Hasan Mahmud, to bring up his milestone of 400 wickets in international cricket!
𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 💥💥
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 20, 2024
A milestone to savour! @Jaspritbumrah93 has picked up his 400th wicket for #TeamIndia.
Hasan Mahmud is caught in the slips and Bangladesh are now 112-8.#INDvBAN @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/HwzUaAMOBt
He reached the milestone of 400 wickets in his 196th match representing India.
List of highest wicket-takers for India in International cricket
Bumrah joins as the sixth pacer in the top 10 list of most wickets in international cricket for India, with the top 3 being dominated by spinners.
| Bowler | Matches | Inns | Wickets | BBI | BBM | Average | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Kumble | 401 | 499 | 953 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 30.06 | 37 | 8 |
| R Ashwin | 282 | 369 | 744 | 7/59 | 13/140 | 25.70 | 36 | 8 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 365 | 442 | 707 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 32.59 | 28 | 5 |
| Kapil Dev | 356 | 448 | 687 | 9/83 | 11/146 | 28.83 | 24 | 2 |
| Z Khan | 303 | 373 | 597 | 7/87 | 10/149 | 31.48 | 12 | 1 |
| RA Jadeja | 344 | 397 | 570 | 7/42 | 10/110 | 29.23 | 15 | 2 |
| Javgal Srinath | 296 | 348 | 551 | 8/86 | 13/132 | 29.11 | 13 | 1 |
| Mohammed Shami | 188 | 245 | 448 | 7/57 | 9/118 | 26.06 | 11 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 199 | 280 | 434 | 7/74 | 10/108 | 32.35 | 11 | 1 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 196 | 227 | 400* | 6/19 | 9/86 | 21.01 | 12 | 0 |
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