Jasprit Bumrah Dismisses Joe Root For 15th Time In International Cricket
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Jasprit Bumrah came out all guns blazing on Day 2 of the second Test between India and England at Lord’s and left England reeling with three quick wickets to put India on top. England started the day at 251-4, but they had no answers to Bumrah, who was spitting fire with the ball. Bumrah knocked over Ben Stokes for 44 to give India its first breakthrough of the day.
In the following over, Bumrah bowled Joe Root with a jaffa before dismissing Chris Woakes for a golden duck. Bumrah also got the wicket of Harry Brook on Day 1.
Jasprit Bumrah Breaks Huge Record
Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah shattered a huge record after he dismissed Joe Root. India’s No.1 bowler has been a nightmare for the England great. This was the 11th time in Test cricket that Bumrah removed Joe Root. Bumrah is tied with Pat Cummins in the list of bowlers to dismiss Joe Root the most times in Test cricket.
In international cricket, Bumrah became the first bowler in the world to dismiss Joe Root for the 15th time. Bumrah has also dismissed Joe Root thrice in ODIs and once in T20Is. The second to Bumrah is Pat Cummins, who dismissed Joe Root 14 times. Apart from dismissing the former England captain 11 times in Tests, Cummins also accounted for Root three times in ODIs.
Bowlers To Dismiss Joe Root Most Times In International cricket
| Bowler | Dismissal Of Joe Root |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 15 |
| Pat Cummmins | 14 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 13 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 13 |
| Trent Boult | 12 |
Bumrah Nearing Big WTC Milestone
Meanwhile, Bumrah is also nearing a major WTC milestone. Bumrah is currently tied with R Ashwin in the list of the most five-wicket hauls in WTC, and if he can claim one more wicket, he will become the first player in the world to take 12 five-wicket hauls in the WTC.