Jasprit Bumrah Makes History, Surpasses Kapil Dev with Incredible Performance at the Gabba against Australia

In the third over of the innings, the right-arm bowler claimed the wicket of Usman Khawaja by breaking through his defense. The delivery struck the inside edge, then hit the back pad, and finally crashed into the off stump, sending Khawaja back to the pavilion. Just one over later, the same bowler dismissed Marnus Labuschagne with a well-pitched length ball. Labuschagne managed to get a faint edge, which was safely caught by Rishabh Pant behind the stumps.

With the two dismissals, Bumrah surpassed Kapil for the most wickets by an Asian bowler in Australia. His current tally reads 52 wickets in just 10 Test matches at 17.21. The former India captain had 51 wickets in 11 appearances in Australia, followed by Pakistan's Sarfaraz Nawaz (50).

The India vice-captain has been the most consistent performer in the series, let alone from the Indian team. He is currently the leading wicket-taker in the contest with 21 scalps in just six innings at 10.71. The next best is Australia's Mitchell Starc. Overall, his tally of 21 wickets is the sixth-best figure by an Indian in a tour of Australia

Bumrah's tally includes two five-wicket hauls. The first came in Perth, where he had led India in Rohit Sharma's stead, while the second came in the first innings in Brisbane. Moreover, Bumrah also matched his 2018/19 series tally, as he became the second Indian bowler to pick 20-plus wickets in two separate tours of Australia. Anil Kumble was the first to the feat - 24 wickets in 2003/04 and 20 wickets in 2007/08.