Mohammed Siraj has gone past Kapil Dev to become the third-highest wicket taker for India in England. He achieved this on the fifth day of the match at Kennington Oval.
Siraj has been India’s best bowler on this England tour. The Hyderabad bowler has been working hard and bowling full tilt in all the Tests.
On the fifth day morning, Siraj achieved another milestone, going past Kapil Dev in the list of India’s top bowlers in England.
The right-arm fast bowler, who had dismissed Zak Crawley on day three, also got Ollie Pope and Jamie Smith in the match. This took his tally to 44 wickets in England, going past Kapil Dev.
Here are the bowlers with most Test wickets for India in England:
- Jasprit Bumrah – 51
- Ishant Sharma – 51
- Mohammed Siraj – 44*
- Kapil Dev – 43
- Mohammed Shami – 42
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As you can see, Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma are tied at the top with 51 wickets in England. Siraj is now second with 44 wickets, Kapil Dev and Mohammed Shami are third and fourth.
Siraj further weakened England’s chances by trapping Jamie Overton in front of the stumps early on the final day. At the time of this report, the game was almost over, England needed 18 runs and India needed 2 wickets to win.
