Bumrah, India’s star fast bowler, is on the verge of creating history during the ongoing five-match Test series between England and India. With the fourth Test scheduled to begin on July 23 at Old Trafford, Manchester, Bumrah stands just one wicket away from becoming the first Indian bowler to claim 50 Test wickets on English soil.
Bumrah’s Match-Winning Performances
Bumrah has been a key performer for Team India in this high-stakes series. Although Bumrah played only the first and third Tests, his impact was tremendous — claiming five wickets in the first and seven in the third Test. His performance helped keep India competitive, even though the team currently trails 1-2 in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
“𝑩𝒖𝒎𝒓𝒂𝒉’𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅. 𝑯𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓, 𝒓𝒉𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒎, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂 𝑩𝑪𝑪𝑰 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓.
During the third Test at Lord’s, Bumrah’s bowling stood out despite India’s narrow 22-run loss after being bowled out for just 170 in the second innings.
One Wicket Away from Breaking Records
With 49 Test wickets in England already under his belt, Bumrah has surpassed the legendary Kapil Dev, who held the previous record of 48 wickets on English soil. Now, with just one more wicket, he will become the first Indian bowler to take 50 Test wickets in England.
“𝑰𝒇 𝒇𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑻𝒆𝒔𝒕, 𝑩𝒖𝒎𝒓𝒂𝒉 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒆𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓.
Will Bumrah Play in Manchester?
Despite the milestone within reach, Bumrah’s participation in the Manchester Test is still uncertain. Head coach Gautam Gambhir had earlier stated that Bumrah would feature in only three matches during the series as part of a workload management strategy.
As India looks to level the series, fans are hoping the team management makes an exception and allows Bumrah to play in Manchester — and possibly create history.
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