Jasprit Bumrah’s 6/19 against England at the Oval is the best bowling figures in ODI by an Indian in England.

With India opting to bowl first, Bumrah made the best of the pitch conditions available as he dismissed Jason Roy, Joe Root and Liam Livingstone for ducks in his 7.2 overs. His other victims included Jonny Bairstow (7), David Willey (21) and Brydon Carse (15).

Bumrah’s haul of 6/19 is the fourth-best ODI figures in England, after Waqar Younis (7/36, 2001), Winston Davis (7/51, 1983) and Gary Gilmour (6/14, 1975)

Overall, it stands as the third-best bowling figures in ODI by an Indian bowler.

Stuart Binny owns the record for the best bowling figures by an Indian in ODI cricket, having scalped six wickets for just four runs against Bangladesh in 2014. With India posting 105 in 25.3 overs, Binny grabbed six wickets in just 28 deliveries in a rain-marred fixture at Mirpur.

Anil Kumble’s 6/12 against West Indies in 1993 is the best bowling figures in ODI by an Indian spinner. The legendary spinner registered an economy rate of 1.94 in his spell of 6.1 overs as he led India to win the C.A.B. Jubilee Tournament that featured South Africa, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe besides finalists India and the West Indies.

So far, 10 Indians have picked up six wickets in an innings on 11 occasions. Ashish Nehra is the only one to do it twice (6/23 vs England in 2003 and 6/59 vs Sri Lanka in 2005). Kumble was the first Indian to pick up a six-fer in 1993 while Ajit Agarkar was the first Indian pacer to do so in 2004 (6/42 vs Australia).

Bumrah’s 6/19 is the best ODI figures by an Indian against England since Ashish Nehra’s 6/23 at the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

With England chasing a 251-run target set by Sourav Ganguly’s India, Nehra grabbed the important wickets of Michael Vaughan, Nasser Hussain and Paul Collingwood to become just the third Indian bowler after Jawagal Srinath (5/41) and Harbhajan Singh (5/43) to take five or more wickets in an ODI match against England.

Kuldeep Yadav matched Ashish Nehra and Sreesanth’s haul of six wickets against England with his return of 6/25 in the 2018 ODI at Nottingham.

Kuldeep, who was playing his first 50-overs match on English soil, came in to bowl with England at 71 for 0 in 10 overs. In his first two overs, the spinner reduced the hosts to 82/3 as he grabbed the prized scalps of Jason Roy (10.2 overs) Joe Root (12.1 overs) and Jonny Bairstow (12.5 overs).

After going wicketless in his next five overs, Kuldeep Yadav would bag the wicket of Jos Buttler in his eighth over and his fifth and sixth wicket in the final over of his spell.

Best bowling figures in ODIs by an Indian

Bowler	Bowling Figures	Opponent	Venue	Year
Stuart Binny	6/4	Bangladesh	Mirpur	2014
Anil Kumble	6/12	West Indies	Kolkata	1993
Jasprit Bumrah	6/19	England	London	2022
Ashish Nehra	6/23	England	Durban	2003
Kuldeep Yadav	6/25	England	Nottingham	2018

Author: William Paul

Featured photo: AFP / IAN KINGTON

India all-rounder Stuart Binny has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect. The cricketer represented India in 6 Tests, 14 ODIs, and 3 T20Is.

"I would like to inform that I have decided to retire from international and first-class cricket," Stuart Binny said in a statement.

"It has given me tremendous joy and pride to have represented my country at the highest international level. I would like to acknowledge the huge role that the BCCI have played in my cricketing journey. Their faith and support over the years have been incredible. My cricketing journey would not even have started had it not been for Karnataka state and their support. It has been an honour to captain and win trophies with my state." Binny mentioned in his retirement statement.

"I am grateful to the coaches who encouraged me, to the selectors who put their faith in me. To my captains who entrusted me. None of this would have been possible without my family, I stepped out on the field every day thinking of them.�?the two-time Ranji Trophy winner added. 

Binny represented his home state Karnataka in first-class cricket and later moved to Nagaland in 2019 in the later stages of his career. He played a total of 95 first-class matches in a career that spanned almost 17 years. The 2013-14 season proved to be a remarkable one for him where he displayed his all-round abilities and scored 443 runs alongside taking 14 wickets. He was instrumental in Karnataka lifting the coveted Ranji Trophy that season. The all-rounder ended his first-class career with 4796 runs and 146 wickets.

Binny’s moment of fame in India colours came in 2014 on the tour to Bangladesh where his figures of 6 for 4 turned the tide in India’s favour in the second ODI at Mirpur. They remain the best bowling figures by an Indian in ODI till date.  

The all-rounder was also a member of India’s touring party to England in 2014 where he made his debut in the first Test at Trent Bridge and helped India save the Test with a composed 78. He also featured in India’s famous 95-run victory in the second Test at Lord’s. 

Though Binny maintained his place in the national ODI squad, his opportunities to make it to the fielding XI remained limited. He travelled to the 2015 World Cup but warmed the bench for the entirety of the campaign. His last international outing happened to be a T20I in 2016 against the West Indies at Lauderhill.

The Karnataka all-rounder was a regular name in the Indian T20 League having started his career with Mumbai in 2010 and was then a part of Rajasthan from 2011 to 2015. He was signed by Bangalore after Rajasthan’s suspension from the league in 2016.

Binny is a certified NCA Level-2 coach at present and has expressed his desire to coach the upcoming generation.

"Cricket runs through my blood, and I will always look to give back to the game that has given me everything. I thank you all for your continued support in my next innings", the 37-year old said. 

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