India Nationwide Cricket Group all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja achieved an enormous feat in Take a look at cricket for the staff. The left-arm spinner turned the seventh participant from the nation to choose 300 wickets within the longest format of the sport, becoming a member of the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin, Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev, Harbhajan Singh, and others.
Ravindra Jadeja achieved the feat within the ongoing second Take a look at towards the Bangladesh Nationwide Cricket Group. The final match of the two-match Take a look at sequence between the groups is going down at Inexperienced Park in Kanpur.
Ravindra Jadeja accomplished 300 wickets when he eliminated Bangladesh bowler Khaled Ahmed in his tenth over of the primary innings. The all-rounder eliminated the batter via a caught and bowl dismissal and likewise ensured that he ended the innings of the opposition within the second session of Day 4.
Jadeja has been an unimaginable servant for the India Nationwide Cricket Group for the final decade. The all-rounder has been one of many greatest causes for the dominance of the staff within the longest format, each at house in addition to in abroad situations each with bat and ball.
Ravindra Jadeja additionally turned the primary left-arm-spinner from India to attain the feat. The all-rounder achieved the feat in his 74th Take a look at match and he did that at a mean of 23.98 and a strike price of 58.10. The southpaw additionally has 3122 Take a look at runs at 36.72 with 4 hundred and 21 half-centuries.
Jadeja additionally turned the fourth quickest Indian to 300 wickets within the longest format of the sport. He’s behind Ravichandran Ashwin (54 matches), Anil Kumble (66 matches ) and Harbhajan Singh (72 matches). Total, he turned the thirty eighth bowler within the historical past of the longest format to go previous the landmark,
Ravindra Jadeja completes double of 3000 runs and 300 wickets in Take a look at cricket, turns into second quickest to attain the feat
Not solely this, Ravindra Jadeja additionally entered the elite listing of all-rounders who’ve double of 3000 runs and 300 wickets. He turned the second quickest behind legendary Ian Botham, who received there in 72 Assessments, and the quickest Asian to attain the elite feat. He’s far forward of Kapil Dev (88) and Ravichandran Ashwin (88) on the listing.
Quickest to 3000 runs and 300 wickets |
Matches |
Runs after specific Take a look at |
Wickets after specific Take a look at |
Ian Botham |
72 |
4153 |
305 |
Ravindra Jadeja |
74* |
3122 |
300* |
Imran Khan |
75 |
3000 |
341 |
Kapil Dev |
83 |
3486 |
300 |
Richard Hadlee |
83 |
3017 |
415 |
Shaun Pollock |
87 |
3000 |
353 |
R Ashwin |
88 |
3043 |
449 |
Daniel Vettori |
94 |
3492 |
303 |
Chaminda Vaas |
108 |
3050 |
351 |
Stuart Broad |
121 |
3008 |
427 |
Shane Warne |
142 |
3018 |
694 |
Jadeja additionally turns into the primary participant within the historical past of Take a look at matches to choose up 200+ wickets and rating 2000+ runs in successful causes in Take a look at matches. With the best way he’s going, the all-rounder is predicted to shatter many extra information for the India Nationwide Cricket Group with each bat in addition to ball.