ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Kuldeep Yadav completes 300 international wickets, becomes 13th Indian bowler to do so

Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets against Pakistan.

India have tightened their grip in their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 clash against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Being asked to bowl first, India used the conditions effectively to bundle out Pakistan for 241 runs. Hardik Pandya set the tone for the Men in Blue by dismissing Babar Azam in the powerplay.

Pakistan fought back with a 104-run partnership between Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan for the third wicket, but lost their way after Axar Patel removed Rizwan for 46. Shakeel top-scored for Pakistan with 62, while Kuldeep Yadav led the Indian bowling attack with three wickets.

Kuldeep Yadav completes 300 international wickets, becomes 13th Indian bowler to do so

Meanwhile, during the game, Kuldeep Yadav became the 13th Indian bowler to take 300 international wickets. He reached this milestone when he dismissed Salman Ali Agha. The 30-year-old wrist-spinner later removed Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah to finish with figures of 3/40 in nine overs.

The Indian management will hope Kuldeep maintains his form, especially as the pitch is expected to slow down as the tournament progresses.

List of Indian bowlers to take 300 international wickets:

• Anil Kumble – 953
• Ravichandran Ashwin – 765
• Harbhajan Singh – 707
• Kapil Dev – 687
• Ravindra Jadeja – 604
• Zaheer Khan – 597
• Javagal Srinath – 551
• Mohammed Shami – 458
• Jasprit Bumrah – 443
• Ishant Sharma – 434
• Ajit Agarkar – 349
• Kuldeep Yadav – 302
• Irfan Pathan – 301

With the pitch expected to slow down later, India will hope openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill provide a brisk start in the powerplay as they did against Bangladesh.

Playing XI of both teams:

India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami

Pakistan: Imam Ul Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Khushdil Shah, Tayyab Tahir, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Abrar Ahmed.

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