- The historic horse race of 'Sir Jadeja'
- Entry into the 350 wickets club
- Kapil Dev's place in the list
The first Test match between India and Sri Lanka is underway. On the third day of the match, the Indian team bowled brilliantly and dismissed five Sri Lankan batsmen in the first session. Ravindra Jadeja made a significant impact in the third session. Jadeja achieved a historic milestone with a brilliant performance on the third day. He completed 350 Test wickets by dismissing Kesara Nuwantha. With this, he got a place in Kapil Dev's list.
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Ravindra Jadeja has reached a historic milestone
After Kapil Dev, Ravindra Jadeja is now the second Indian player to score more than 4,000 runs and 350 wickets in Test cricket. He has also become the fourth player in the world to achieve this feat. Kapil Dev scored 5,248 runs and took 434 wickets in 131 Test matches. Daniel Vettori is second on the list, having scored 4,531 runs and taken 362 wickets in 113 Tests.
Ian Botham is third with 5,200 runs and 383 wickets in 102 Test matches. Whereas, Ravindra Jadeja is fourth in the list with 4,108 runs and 350 wickets in 90 Test matches. Ravindra Jadeja scored 13 runs in 25 balls in this match. After that he has taken 2 wickets with 57 runs in 19 overs. He is doing well in Test cricket.
5th Indian to take 350 Test wickets
Jadeja has reached a special list in Indian Test cricket by reaching the 350-wicket mark. He became the fifth Indian bowler to take 350 or more wickets in Test cricket. Anil Kumble tops the list with 619 wickets. He is followed by Ravichandran Ashwin with 537, Kapil Dev with 434 and Harbhajan Singh with 417 Test wickets. Now Jadeja has also registered 350 wickets to his name. Jadeja is only the third left-arm spinner in the world to take 350 wickets in Test cricket.
Brilliant career of Ravindra Jadeja
37-year-old Ravindra Jadeja has so far scored 4108 runs and taken 350 wickets in 90 Test matches. He has scored 2905 runs and taken 232 wickets in 210 ODIs. Also, he has scored 515 runs and taken 54 wickets in 74 T20 Internationals.
Left-arm spinner with most wickets in Tests
- 433 – Rangana Herath
- 362 – Daniel Vettori
- 350* – Ravindra Jadeja
- 297 – Derek Underwood
- 271 – Taizul Islam
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