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Axar Patel - Fastest Indian to Complete 50 Test Wickets (Number of Balls Bowled)

Breaking the right-arm fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah’s record, Axar Patel became the fastest Indian to reach the 50 Test wickets milestone (in terms of balls bowled).

Sandipan Ghosh
Last updated: 15.03.2023
Axar Patel Fastest Indian to Complete 50 Test Wickets Number of Balls Bowled

On the final day of the four-match Test series between the hosts India and visitors Australia (Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2022/23), though we experienced a dull day, Indian slow left-arm orthodox Axar Patel completed his 50 Test wickets. Moreover, breaking the right-arm fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah’s record, Patel became the fastest Indian to reach the 50 Test wickets milestone (in terms of balls bowled).

The Ahmedabad Test was finished with a boring draw as the host India won the home Border-Gavaskar Trophy by a 2-1 margin and retained that trophy. That draw also ensured India’s spot for the Final of the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 (however, they secured their place in the tournament Final a few hours before the Ahmedabad Test result after Sri Lanka lost against the hosts New Zealand in the Christchurch Test).  

On the early finished fifth day of the Ahmedabad Test, we experienced only two wickets fall in the Australian second innings. While the off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed the opener and night-watchman Matthew Kuhnemann (6) in the early morning of the final day, Axar Patel bowled the other opener Travis Head on nervous-ninety (90) just before the tea break.


Axar Patel broke Jasprit Bumrah’s record

With the wicket of Head, Patel completed his 50 Test wickets. The right-arm fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was the previous record holder of the fastest Indian bowler to complete 50 Test wickets (in terms of balls bowled) by reaching that milestone in 2465 balls. Patel took only 2205 balls to reach 50 wickets in his Test career.   


Fastest Indian bowlers to complete 50 Test wickets (in terms of balls bowled)

Player

Balls bowled to complete 50 wickets

Axar Patel

2205

Jasprit Bumrah

2465

Karsan Ghavri

2534

Ravichandran Ashwin

2597


Also Read | Ravichandran Ashwin: 2nd Fastest To Complete 450 Test Wickets 


Axar Patel: 50 Test wickets in 12 matches


On the other hand, Axar Patel took 12 Test matches to reach 50 wickets in his Test career.

  • Fastest Indian left-arm bowler to complete 50 Test wickets.

  • Joint fifth fastest Indian spinner to complete 50 Test wickets.

  • Joint sixth fastest Indian bowler to complete 50 Test wickets.


Fastest Indian bowlers to complete 50 Test wickets (in terms of matches)


Player

Bowling style

Matches complete 50 wickets

Ravichandran Ashwin

Right arm offbreak

9

Anil Kumble

Right arm leg break

10

Narendra Hirwani

Right arm leg break

11

Harbhajan Singh

Right arm offbreak

11

Jasprit Bumrah

Right arm fast

11

Subhash Gupte

Right arm leg break

12

Bhagwath Chandrasekhar

Right arm leg break

12

Erapalli Prasanna

Right arm offbreak

12

Axar Patel

Slow left arm orthodox

12

 

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