During India vs Afghanistan Test match, bowler Umesh Yadav scored his 100th Test wicket. This makes Yadav the 8th Indian pace bowler to reach the 100th wicket landmark.
At the second day of the Test match, Yadav bowled out Rahmat Shah to secure his 100th wicket. Umesh is among 22 Indian Test bowlers to claim a total of 100 wickets.
Umesh is part of the elite list that includes Kapil Dev and Zaheer Khan. Kapil Dev bagged 434 wickets in 131 Tests while Zaheer Khan took 311 wickets in 92 Test matches.
This Test match between India and Afghanistan seems to be a platform for breaking records. Yesterday, Shikhar Dhawan hit a century in just the first half of the day. Dhawan was in perfect form scoring a total of 107 runs out of 96 balls. Dhawan is now the only Indian who managed to score a century in the opening session of a Test match.
