Star India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah etched his name in the history books as he registered the most wickets by an Indian bowler in a Test series in Australia on Saturday, January 4. Bumrah achieved the feat on Day 2 of the fifth Test at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney as he dismissed Marnus Labuschagne in his second over of the day.

The Indian stand-in captain managed to find a thin edge from Labuschagne's bat, which was safely caught by Rishabh Pant behind the stumps. However, the on-field umpire didn't raise his finger, prompting Bumrah to opt for DRS, where third umpire Joel Wilson found a spike on the ultra edge, confirming Labuschagne's dismissal.

As a result, Bumrah got his second wicket of the innings, which took his overall series tally to 32 scalps, the highest ever by an Indian bowler in a single series in Australia. Bumrah left behind legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi in the list, who had scalped 31 wickets from five matches during the 1977-78 series.

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Earlier, Bumrah dismissed Usman Khawaja late on Day 1 . The Australian opener tried to delay the proceedings in the last over of the day's play to make sure that they didn't have to face another over in the tricky period. The tactics seemed to annoy Bumrah, who confronted the youngster and dismissed Khawaja on the last ball of the day.

The speedster has been on a meteoric rise in the ICC Test bowling rankings, where he currently sits on the top spot with 907 ratings to his name, the highest ever by an Indian bowler. He finished the year 2024 with the most wickets in Test cricket, having scalped 71 wickets from 13 matches (26 innings) at an average of 14.92 with 5 five-wicket hauls to his name.

Bumrah will be eager to continue his form in the ongoing year as well and help India win the Sydney Test to keep them alive in the World Test Championship (WTC) final 2025 race.