Ravindra Jadeja has taken 294 wickets in Test cricket.
The two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh is going to start from 19 September (Thursday). The first match will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. World’s number one Test all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will be seen in action for the first time after the T20 World Cup 2024. Jadeja, who has retired from T20 International cricket, would like to make a strong record in the Bangladesh series. He will accomplish a big feat as soon as he takes 6 wickets and will enter the club of Kapil Dev and R Ashwin.
Jadeja Is Just A Few Steps Away From Becoming The Third Indian Cricketer To Score 3000 Runs
In fact, Jadeja is just a few steps away from becoming the third Indian cricketer to score 3000 runs and take 300 wickets in Test matches. So far he has scored 3036 runs and taken 294 wickets in 72 Test matches. Jadeja made his Test debut in December 2012. Kapil, who won the 1983 World Cup title for India, scored 5248 runs and took 434 wickets in 131 Test matches. At the same time, Ashwin has so far taken 516 wickets along with scoring 3309 runs in 100 Tests.
Jadeja Will Not Only Join The Kapil-Ashwin Club
After taking 6 wickets, Jadeja will not only join the Kapil-Ashwin club but will also make another record in his name. He will become the seventh Indian bowler to take 300 or more Test wickets. Before him, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Kapil, Ashwin and Ishant Sharma had done so. Let us tell you that when the Indian team played a Test series against Bangladesh in December 2022, Jadeja could not make this record in his name. India had whitewashed Bangladesh 2-0 in that series.
Bowlers Who Have Taken The Most Test Wickets For India
619 – Anil Kumble
516 – R Ashwin
434 – Kapil Dev
417 – Harbhajan Singh
311 – Zaheer Khan
311 – Ishant Sharma
294 – Ravindra Jadeja
Let us tell you that at this time the Indian players are sweating it out during the training session at the Chepauk ground for the Bangladesh series. On Monday, Jadeja, wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant and fast bowler Mohammad Siraj also practiced batting against local bowlers and throwdown experts. The Chennai pitch is usually helpful for spinners. In such a situation, there is a high possibility that the Indian team will play the first Test with three spinners and two fast bowlers.