• The first Test match is being played between South Africa and India


• Jasprit Bumrah’s special performance against South Africa with 5 wickets


• He became the first bowler to achieve this feat in six years

IND vs SA 1st Test : India and South Africa A two-match Test series is being played between them. The first match of this series is being played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Jasprit Bumrah has performed brilliantly on the first day of this match. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed 5 South African batsmen. On the strength of that performance, the South African team managed to wrap up for 159 runs in the first innings on the first day. This is the 16th time in Bumrah’s career that he has taken 5 wickets. With these 5 wickets, Bumrah’s name has joined the top five bowlers who have taken the most catches in Indian cricket history.

Bumrah’s entry in the list of top-5 Indians

Jasprit BumrahIt is the 16th catch of his career. He has become the joint fifth Indian bowler to achieve this feat. Veteran spinner Bhagwat Chandrasekhar has also taken five wickets in an innings 16 times. Ravichandran Ashwin (37), Anil Kumble (35), Harbhajan Singh (25) and Kapil Dev (23) are the bowlers who have taken five more wickets in an innings than Bumrah.

That is why Bumrah is special in the top 5

Jasprit Bumrah has actually surpassed Bhagwat Chandrasekhar. The reason behind that is that, while it took the former leg-spinner 58 Tests to achieve the feat, Bumrah has achieved the feat in just his 51st Test match, and Jasprit Bumrah’s rapid fall rate makes him even more special compared to the legendary bowlers ranked above him.

Became the first bowler in six years

By dismissing five batsmen, Bumrah became the first Indian bowler since 2019 to take five wickets in an innings on the first day of a Test match. At that time, Ishant Sharma had achieved the feat of taking five wickets on the first day of the match against Bangladesh. Dale Steyn also became the last South African fast bowler to achieve this feat. Steyn took 5 wickets on the first day against India at Ahmedabad in 2008.