Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have a chance for historic achievement, eyes on fourth test

Indian team’s star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja are close to achieving historic achievements in the upcoming Melbourne Test. The fourth match of the five-match Test series between India and Australia will start from Thursday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Jasprit Bumrah: close to 200 test wickets

• Bumrah needs 6 wickets to complete his 200 Test wickets.
• If he achieves this feat, he will become the 12th bowler from India to do so.
• Till now Bumrah has taken 194 wickets in 43 test matches.
  • He has achieved five wicket haul 12 times.

Performance in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2025

• Bumrah is the bowler taking the most wickets in this series so far.
• He has 21 wickets in his name in three matches.
  • These also include five wicket hauls twice.
• After him, Australia’s Mitchell Starc has taken 14 wickets.

record against australia

• Bumrah has taken 53 wickets in 10 test matches against Australia.
  • Average: 17.15.
  • Best performance: 6/33.
  • Has taken five wickets in an innings thrice.

Ravindra Jadeja: close to 600 international wickets

• Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja needs 7 wickets to complete 600 wickets in international cricket.
• Jadeja will become the fifth bowler from India to achieve this feat.
• Till now Jadeja has taken 593 wickets in 349 international matches.
  • Five wicket haul 17 times.

Melbourne Test: Decisive Match

• The series is currently tied at 1-1.
• The team that wins the fourth Test will move closer to the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
• Both India and Australia teams are ready to give their full strength.

India’s prospects

• Jasprit Bumrah’s lethal bowling and Ravindra Jadeja’s all-round ability will prove important for India.
• Both the players will play an important role not only for individual records but also in helping the team win.