Indian fast bowlers have dominated world cricket over the last few years. Former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli brought about a revolution in Indian cricket during his tenure as India went from being a spin-dominant team to a team whose fast bowlers scalped all 10 wickets of the opposition team.
Former Indian cricket team player Sunil Gavaskar had recently heaped praise on the Indian cricket team’s fast-bowling strength. Here’s what he had to say in a chat with 7 Cricket:
“The bench strength for fast bowling is unbelievable. It may not be the same as far as spinners are concerned but when you look at the amount of talent available in the fast bowling department, it’s just mind-boggling.”
It is not that the number of fast bowlers has increased in India but the quality has improved a lot as well. In this listicle now, we will look at the two Indian fast bowlers who have Man of the Series for India in all three formats of the sport.
1. Jasprit Bumrah – One of the best Indian fast bowlers
Jasprit Bumrah recently became the second fast bowler to accomplish the unique feat. The right-arm fast bowler from Gujarat was named the Man of the Series from the Indian team in the recently concluded ICC World Test Championship series against the England cricket team. Bumrah was the leading wicket-taker for India with 23 wickets.
In 2017, he had won the Man of the Series in an ODI series against the Sri Lankan cricket team, while in T20Is, he won the award against New Zealand in 2017.
2. Bhuvneshwar Kumar – One of the best Indian pacers
The first Indian fast bowler to accomplish this feat was Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He won the award in a T20I series against South Africa in 2022, in Tests against England in 2014 and in ODIs against Sri Lanka and West Indies in a tri-series played in 2013.
