Jasprit Bumrah enters illustrious list for India; joins MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli | Cricket News

Just days after becoming the fastest Indian bowler to take 50 Test wickets at home, Jasprit Bumrah etched his name in the record books with yet another milestone. This time, he became the first Indian seamer to play 50 matches in all formats.Having been chosen in the playing XI for the second Test against the West Indies on Friday (October 10), Bumrah will be playing his 50th Test match with 89 ODIs and 75 T20Is. Across the three formats, he has taken 467 wickets – 222 in Tests, 149 in ODIs and 96 in T20Is.

LIVE: India vs West Indies, 2nd Test Day 1In the 49 Tests played so far by the 31-year-old, he has taken 222 wickets at an average of 19.81 with 15 fifers to his name. In the 50-over format, he picked 149 wickets at an average of 23.55, with 96 wickets in the shortest format at 17.85.Other Indians who feature in this list of players who have played at least 50 matches across all formats include MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin and KL Rahul.Bumrah reached the milestone of 50 fastest Test wickets at home in the first Test against West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Bumrah reached the figure in 1,747 balls during his impressive figures of 3/42. Bumrah was also the fastest in terms of innings – tied with Javagal Srinath – but better than Kapil Dev, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami.Indian players will have played more than 50 matches in each format