Chennai, June 20 -- Fast bowler Gurnoor Brar etched his name into the record books on Saturday, becoming the most successful Indian bowler in a three-match ODI series on debut after another impressive display against Afghanistan in the third ODI in Chennai.

The previous record of six wickets was jointly held by leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who achieved the feat against Zimbabwe in 2016, and pacer Prasidh Krishna against England in 2021.

After claiming figures of 3/27 in the opening ODI and 3/60 in the second, the right-arm quick needed just one more wicket to surpass the mark. He finally achieved the milestone in the seventh over of the third ODI, to etch his name into the record books.

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