[Watch] Ravindra Jadeja becomes second-quickest Indian bowler to 300 Test wickets during IND vs BAN 2024 series
Ravindra Jadeja registered his name in history books by scalping his 300th Test wicket during the ongoing match between India and Bangladesh at Green Park in Kanpur on Day 4 (Monday, September 30). The left-arm spinner dismissed Khaled Ahmed with a caught and bowled dismissal to get to the landmark. With his solitary wicket, Jadeja helped India bundle out Bangladesh for 233 runs in the first innings.
Jadeja has become the second-quickest to reach the feat after his partner in crime Ravichandran Ashwin. The Gujarat-born spinner took 17,428 deliveries while Ashwin had taken 15,636 deliveries.
Jadeja is the seventh player to complete 300 wickets in the format. The list features Anil Kumble (619 wickets), Ashwin (524*), Kapil Dev (434), Harbhajan Singh (417), Ishant Sharma, and Zaheer Khan (311 each).
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Jadeja is only the third Indian all-rounder after Kapil Dev and Ashwin to score 3,000 runs and pick up 300 wickets in Tests. He is the second quickest (74 Tests) to the landmark, only behind Ian Botham.
“Both these all-rounders have been magnificent over the years” – Sunil Gavaskar lauds Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar recently lauded Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin for their contribution to India in Test cricket. The reaction came days after Jadeja and Ashwin shared a 199-run partnership for the seventh wicket against Bangladesh to help the hosts recover from 144/6 in the first innings of the opening test held in Chennai.
Gavaskar wrote in his Mid-Day column:
“In the first Test of the current two-test match series, the way the two Ravi Ashwin and Jadeja brought the team back in the game showed this team is never done and can get back even if the referee has reached the count of eight. Both these all-rounders have been magnificent over the years and rescued and then won several games for India."
Jadeja, in particular, scored 86 runs and picked up five wickets in the first Test. Ashwin also slammed 113 and bagged a six-fer as India won the game by 280 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
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