NEW DELHI (India): Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav on Friday became the fastest Indian to reach 100 wickets in One-Day International cricket.
He scalped Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey in the second ODI between India and Australia in Rajkot.
India beat Australia by 36 runs in the second ODI to draw the three-match series 1-1.
- Yadav took 58 matches to reach the milestone and he surpassed Harbhajan Singh (76 matches to reach the milestone in 2003).
- He is the third fastest Indian bowler overall to get to the mark with Jasprit Bumrah (57) and Mohammed Shami (56) ahead of him.
He then took the big wicket of Steve Smith, who was on 98, two balls later.
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan tops the list having taken just 44 matches to reach the 100-wicket mark in ODI cricket while Australia’s Mitchell Starc got there in 52 matches to be second.
Pakistan spin legend Saqlain Mushtaq got to the mark in 53 matches and is the third fastest.
