Bumrah and Siraj in the series against England (Photo: PTI)
Bumrah… Bumrah… Bumrah… There is no doubt that Jasprit Bumrah is currently the best bowler in the world. But the bowler we are going to talk about is bigger than them. The best bowling keeps them average. There is no one like him in the last 110 years of Test cricket history. Of course, it will be a little surprised to know the name of that bowler, but on the basis of which we are talking about this, he is ahead of Bumrah in that case. We are talking about the fast bowler of Australia who is neither Mitchell Starc nor Pat Cummins, but his name- Scott Bolland.
Bolland’s achievement against West Indies
Scott Bolland is currently playing the third match of the Test series against the West Indies. This is his first Test on this tour, in the first innings, he has taken 3 wickets for 32 runs in 13.1 overs. In this inning, he was the most successful bowler of the Australian team. During the bowling in the first innings of this Test, Scott Bolland also achieved that success, which has made him stand ahead of Bumrah.
Scott Bolland, even bigger bowlers came out of Bumrah!
Scott Bolland is now the lowest average bowler among the bowlers who have thrown at least 2000 balls in Test cricket. That means after throwing at least 2000 balls from the year 1915, there is no one with the average average test bowler. Scott Bolland has bowled 2000 or more balls between 2021 and 2025, on which he has taken 59 wickets at an average of 17.33.
Not only Scott Bolland, this bowler is also ahead of Bumrah
Scott Bolland is at the top of this list, but there are 3 more bowlers, whose bowling has been less than the average Bumrah. After throwing at least 2000 balls since 1915, the 3 more bowlers who have been less than the average Bumrah in the Test are Australia’s Burt Ironmongar, who took 74 wickets at an average of 17.97 between 1928–1933. England are Frank Tyson, who took 76 wickets at an average of 18.56 between 1954 and 1959.
Akshar Patel of India is also named above Bumrah in the list. He has taken 55 Test wickets at an average of 19.34 between 2021-2024. Meaning Jasprit Bumrah comes at number 5 in this list, who has taken 217 wickets between 2018 and 2025 at an average of 19.48.
