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Jasprit Bumrah became the tenth Indian bowler to pick up 400 wickets in international cricket, on Day 2 of the first test match against Bangladesh at Chennai on Friday, September 20, 2024.

The fast bowler was three wickets away at the start of the match and after dismissing Shadman Islam, Mushfiqur Rahim, he was one wicket away from reaching the milestone.

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Indian skipper Rohit Sharma brought his premier pacer for a single over before Tea on Day 2 and Bumrah did not disappoint as he found the edge of tailender Hasan Mahmud, to bring up his milestone of 400 wickets in international cricket!

He reached the milestone of 400 wickets in his 196th match representing India. 

List of highest wicket-takers for India in International cricket

Bumrah joins as the sixth pacer in the top 10 list of most wickets in international cricket for India, with the top 3 being dominated by spinners.

Top 10 highest wicket-takers for India in international cricket
BowlerMatchesInnsWicketsBBIBBMAverage5w10w
A Kumble40149995310/7414/14930.06378
R Ashwin2823697447/5913/14025.70368
Harbhajan Singh3654427078/8415/21732.59285
Kapil Dev3564486879/8311/14628.83242
Z Khan3033735977/8710/14931.48121
RA Jadeja3443975707/4210/11029.23152
Javgal Srinath2963485518/8613/13229.11131
Mohammed Shami1882454487/579/11826.06110
Ishant Sharma1992804347/7410/10832.35111
Jasprit Bumrah196227400*6/199/8621.01120

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Saino Zachariah is a content producer for The Sporting News' India edition.