India vs England, 1st ODI: With Team India pacer Jasprit Bumrah making a comeback, it has inevitably given the Men in Blue’s bowling attack a cutting edge. The right-arm pace spearhead took the crucial wicket of Harry Brook to bring the tourists back into the contest after Ben Duckett pushed them onto the back foot. With Bumrah claiming his 150th ODI scalp in the process, it’s worth looking whether he is India’s fastest to the milestone.
India vs England, 1st ODI: Is Jasprit Bumrah the fastest to take 150 wickets for India?
Having taken 150 wickets in 89 ODIs, the 32-year-old is unfortunately behind Mohammed Shami, who breached the landmark in 80 games. As far as overall ODI record is concerned, Nepal leggie Sandeep Lamichanne is the fastest to 150 scalps, getting there in 73 matches. But Bumrah is the first Indian cricketer to achieve a rare treble of 150 ODI wickets, 200 Test wickets and 100 T20I wickets.
The Indian star was rested for the T20I series against England and Ireland, following a busy season that included the T20 World Cup 2026 and IPL 2026. Bumrah had a rare forgettable outing in IPL this year as the Mumbai Indians failed to reach the playoffs. Nevertheless, the right-arm pacer has made a thunderous return to the national side, taking figures of 4-0-8-0, he dismissed Brook cheaply in the first over his new spell to trigger a collapse.
India vs England, 1st ODI: Jasprit Bumrah plays his first 50-overs international since 2023 World Cup final
Meanwhile, it is after a grand total of 968 days that the celebrated trio of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are play together in a 50-over international. The last time the trio played together in an ODI was the 2023 World Cup final on November 19 against Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. All three players performed well in that big final but the Men in Blue were stunned by a spirited Australian side to lift the trophy for a record sixth time.
Rohit, Kohli and Bumrah did play in T20Is and Tests together. With Kohli and Rohit retiring from T20I cricket following the T20 World Cup 2024 and Tests a year later, the two batting titans haven’t played together much with Bumrah in the last one year or so. Nevertheless, all three are now looking to be part of India’s 2027 World Cup campaign and they will need to be at the top of their game if the Men in Blue are to win the trophy.
