Not Wasim Akram, not Kapil Dev, but Jasprit Bumrah has already become the greatest red-ball bowler to have ever graced the game. And he's done that in just 46 Tests.
Forget “greatest”—he’s basically a cricketing cheat code. Need early wickets? Plug in Bumrah. Middle-order revival? Ctrl+Alt+Boom Boom. Flat pitch? Green top? Dusty trail? Doesn’t matter. Boom Boom takes the pitch out of the equation.
And we’re not just throwing around big words here. Just take a look at the records he shattered in the very first innings of the Leeds Test:
- Most 5-wicket-hauls by an Indian in England
- First Asian to take 150 Test wickets in SENA countries
- A mind-boggling average of 19.3 in Tests — the lowest among bowlers with 200+ wickets Most fifers by an Indian in away Tests
He's already taken 12 five-wicket hauls in just 64 innings. Kapil Dev also had 12, but it took him 44 more innings to get there. With that many innings ahead of him, who knows where Bumrah will take this record?
And Joe Root? The Joe Root? Bumrah’s personal client. He’s dismissed him 10 times in 25 innings already. The fear is so real that the England management has reportedly told players not to mention Bumrah’s name in the dressing room — just so their batters don’t crumble under pressure.
He’s not just breaking partnerships — he’s breaking algorithms. He’s not just dominating batters — he’s dominating eras.
Any pitch, any condition, any opposition — he just destroys the soul of the batting line-up. Unreal dominance in every corner of the planet.
India is truly blessed to have Bumrah. And let’s be honest — his brilliance goes beyond numbers. Hand on your heart, answer this: Is Jasprit Bumrah for Indian cricket today what Sachin Tendulkar was in the 90s?
Because if he’s not... then honestly — what are we even watching?
