Who became the quickest bowler to reach 300 Test wickets in the history of Test cricket, surpassing Waqar Younis?

1.

Who became the quickest bowler to reach 300 Test wickets in the history of Test cricket, surpassing Waqar Younis?

a

Pat Cummins

b

James Anderson

c

Jasprit Bumrah

d

Kagiso Rabada

e

Trent Boult

Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option D
Explanation

Kagiso Rabada took 3 wickets on day one of the first Test match against Bangladesh, helping South Africa bowl out their hosts for 106 runs in Mirpur.

He became the sixth South African bowler to reach the 300-wicket milestone in Test cricket.

He is now one of six active bowlers to have crossed the 300-wicket mark, along with Ravindra Jadeja.

Rabada set a record by becoming the fastest bowler to reach 300 Test wickets, requiring only 11,817 deliveries.

He surpassed Waqar Younis for the fewest deliveries needed to reach 300 wickets among the 39 bowlers in the club.

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