Jasprit Bumrah makes history with Ben Stokes' wicket in India vs England 2nd Test

Jasprit Bumrah became the fastest Indian pacer to reach 150 wickets on Saturday as he dismissed Ben Stokes in the second India vs England Test at Visakhapatnam. Bumrah achieved the feat in just 34 Tests. Overall, he is the joint third-fastest Indian bowler to get to 150 Test wickets alongside spinners Erapalli Prasanna and Anil Kumble, who also completed 150 Test wickets in 34 matches. The Indian record for fastest to 150 Test wickets belongs to Ravichandran Ashwin who took 29 matches to get to the landmark, while Ravindra Jadeja accomplished the same in 32 Tests. **IND vs ENG 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE** Overall, Sydney Barnes of England holds the record for fastest to 150 wickets. He completed the task in 24 Tests in 1913. In modern day cricket, Pakistan’s Waqar Younis has been the fastest, completing 150 Test wickets in 27 matches. Pakistan’s Yasir Shah is the fastest spinner in world cricket to complete 150 wickets. He achieved the feat in just 27 matches. In terms of balls bowled, Bumrah is the fastest Indian to 150 Test wickets. He got to the feat in just 6781 balls, surpassing the record set by Umesh Yadav who took 7661 balls to get to 150 wickets. Mohammed Shami (7755) is in the third position followed by Kapil Dev (8378) and Ashwin (8380). Bumrah’s lethal bowling played a big role on Saturday in bringing India back into the game. He took six wickets for 45 as the visitors were bowled out for 244, trailing India by 152 runs. It was exactly what India needed after they were bowled out for just 396 as batters failed barring Yashasvi Jaiswal who scored 209 alone.