IND vs ENG: Jasprit Bumrah surpasses Ajit Agarkar, becomes third fastest Indian to …
Jasprit Bumrah on Tuesday became the third-fastest Indian bowler to take 150 ODI wickets, by balls bowled, during the first ODI against England.Bumrah achieved the feat by dismissing England captain Harry Brook with the first ball of the 14th over. He bowled a slower delivery that climbed on Brook, who could only edge it towards first slip, where Rohit Sharma completed the catch. The wicket was Bumrah’s 150th in ODI cricket.The dismissal also helped Bumrah create another record. He now has 31 ODI wickets in England, moving past Ravindra Jadeja (30) to become India’s highest wicket-taker in the format on English soil.Fewest balls to 150 ODI wickets (India):
- Mohammed Shami – 4,070
- Kuldeep Yadav – 4,513
- Jasprit Bumrah – 4,605
- Ajit Agarkar – 5,027
- Irfan Pathan – 5,131
Most ODI wickets for India in England:
- Jasprit Bumrah – 31
- Ravindra Jadeja – 30
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 28
- Madan Lal – 27
- Mohammed Shami – 26
Earlier, England captain Harry Brook won the toss and elected to bat first in the opening ODI of the three-match series.Virat Kohli came back in India colours after missing the Afghanistan series due to injury, while Jasprit Bumrah returned to the ODIs since the 2023 World Cup final.England fielded two spinners — Liam Dawson and Adil Rashid — along with three fast bowlers: Sam Curran, Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue.TeamsEngland (Playing XI): Jacob Bethell, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson, Josh Tongue, Adil RashidIndia (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna.
