CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has become the highest wicket-taker in international cricket in 2018 after picking up 9 wickets in the Melbourne Test against Australia. The 25-year-old has taken 78 wickets this year, overtaking South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada, who has taken 77 wickets.

Detailed explanation-2: -India pacer Jasprit Bumrah finished 2018 as the highest wicket-taker across all formats in the calendar year. The fast bowler, who helped India win the third Test in Melbourne by 137 runs by picking up a nine-wicket haul, took 78 wickets in this year.

Detailed explanation-3: -The leading wicket-taker of all time in men’s international tests is Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan. The right-arm spin bowler took 800 wickets in a test career spanning from 1992 to 2010.

Detailed explanation-4: -Muthiah Muralidaran, Shane Warne only bowlers to claim more than 1000 wickets in international cricket. Former Sri Lanka spinner Muthiah Muralidaran has claimed the most wickets in international cricket.