Jasprit Bumrah created history, no batsman could break this record
Bumrah broke Brian Lara's 28-year-old record.
India's star cricketer and dreaded fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah has accomplished a unique feat on the cricket field that even the biggest batsman of India has not been able to do. The Test teams of India, England, and Australia are full of explosive batsmen who have increased the fun of the longest format of the game. In the T20 and T10 cricket era, the style of playing Test cricket has also changed.
Now most of the teams in the world play Test cricket in a very aggressive manner. The biggest thing is that the world record for scoring the most runs in an over in the history of Test cricket is held by an Indian. Fans will be stunned to know the name of this Indian cricketer. Let's take a look at the Indian cricketers who have scored the most runs in an over of a Test match:
India's legendary fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah holds the world record for scoring the most 35 runs in a single over of a Test match. Jasprit Bumrah scored 35 runs in a single over of fast bowler Stuard Broad in the fifth Test match played against England in Birmingham in July 2022. During this, 29 runs came off Jasprit Bumrah's bat and the remaining 6 runs came as extras.
Excellent batting performance in the match
Jasprit Bumrah thrashed Stuard Broad in Birmingham. Jasprit Bumrah scored an unbeaten 31 off 16 balls in the first innings of the fifth Test match played against England in Birmingham in July 2022. Jasprit Bumrah hit 4 fours and 2 sixes during this period.
Bumrah broke Lara's 28-year-old record
By scoring 35 runs in an over, Bumrah broke the 28-year-old record of former West Indies legend Brian Lara. Lara had scored 28 runs in an over of former South African spinner Robin Peterson in 2003-04. Talking about that match, England defeated India by seven wickets. Chasing 378 runs, England easily achieved the target with the help of Johnny Bairstow's unbeaten 142 and Joe Root's unbeaten 114 runs.
Bumrah is also ahead of Kapil Dev and Hardik Pandya
35 runs in an over of a Test match is a record for India. Jasprit Bumrah broke Hardik Pandya's record. Hardik Pandya scored 26 runs in an over against Sri Lanka in August 2017. Before Hardik Pandya, former Indian captain Kapil Dev scored 24 runs in an over against England in July 1990.
Most runs in an over for India in Tests
- 35 Jasprit Bumrah (4w, 4nb, 6, 4, 4, 4, 6, 1) off England fast bowler Stuart Broad
- 26 Hardik Pandya (4, 4, 6, 6, 6, 0) off Sri Lanka's left-arm spinner Milinda Pushpakumara's over
- 24 Kapil Dev (0, 0, 6, 6, 6, 6) off England off-spinner Eddie Hemmings' over