IND vs AUS: Jasprit Bumrah Surpasses Bishan Singh Bedi to Claim Most Wickets in Overseas Test Series For India

Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah scripted history on Saturday (January 4) after he broke the record held by former spinner Bishan Singh Bedi for most wickets in an overseas Test series for India.

Bumrah, who has been on a hot streak of form since landing in Perth, has continued to fire with the ball for India in the gruelling Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.

Even though India's chances to qualify for the World Test Championship final have dimmed significantly, Bumrah has been flawless with the red kookaburra ball. He has been Australian batters' worst nightmare throughout the five Tests, with his consistency and the everlasting appetite to take wickets.

After forcing Usman Khawaja to give away a thick outside edge to KL Rahul on the final ball of the opening day of the Sydney Test, Bumrah removed Marnus Labuschagne in the morning session of day 3 to take his wicket tally in the ongoing series to 32 scalps.

With a couple of wickets to his name, Bumrah went past Bedi's record for most wickets by an Indian during an overseas tour. The legendary spinner ended India's 1977/78 tour of Australia with 31 scalps at an average of 23.87. Bumrah now has 32 wickets at an average of 12.64.

Most wickets for Indian in overseas Test series

Jasprit Bumrah - 33 wickets vs Australia in 2024-25
Bishan Singh Bedi - 31 wickets vs Australia in 1977-78
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar - 28 wickets vs Australia in 1977-78
Subhash Gupte - 26 wickets vs West Indies in 1952-53
Kapil Dev - 25 wickets vs Australia in 1991-92

With reputed speedsters featuring in the ongoing series, Bumrah has outbowled everyone with his art, which has set him apart from the rest of the others. He has taken three fifers and has bowled 143.2 overs in the series, the most by an Indian bowler, with Siraj being the second one with 130.1 overs, 16 wickets and an average of 31.56.

Across the series, only Australian stars Cummins (152 overs and 22 scalps) and Starc (149.2 overs and 18 wickets) have bowled more. Bumrah's contributions are just not limited to the ball. In the second spectrum of the game, he scored 42 runs with the bat at an average of 8.40, facing 87 balls and having the best score of 22.

Most Wickets in BGT 2024/25

Jasprit Bumrah (India) - 32 wickets in 9 innings
Pat Cummins (Australia) - 22 wickets in 9 innings
Mitchell Starc (Australia) - 18 wickets in 9 innings
Mohammed Siraj (India) - 17 wickets in 9 innings
Scott Boland (Australia) - 15 wickets in 5 innings

With the latest scalp, Bumrah also went level with Harbhajan Singh for most wickets in a Border-Gavaskar Trophy series or a India vs Australia Test series. Here is a look at the bowlers with most wickets in a single BGT series: