NEW DELHI: Group India star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja made historical past throughout India’s second Take a look at towards Bangladesh, surpassing Pakistan legend Imran Khan to attain a exceptional all-rounder milestone.
Together with his wicket on Day four of the second Take a look at towards Bangladesh, Jadeja has develop into the most recent member of the celebrated 300-wicket membership, having damaged Imran’s double report of 300 wickets and three,000 runs in Assessments.
Jadeja, who now has 3130 runs and 303 wickets to his title, completed this feat in simply his 74th Take a look at, sooner than Imran (75 Assessments), Kapil Dev (83), and Ravichandran Ashwin (88), making him the quickest Asian cricketer to achieve this achievement.
The 35-year-old left-arm spinner additionally grew to become the second-fastest all-rounder on this planet to achieve this milestone, solely behind England’s Ian Botham, who did it in 72 Assessments. Jadeja secured his 300th wicket by dismissing Bangladesh’s Hasan Mahmud, including one other spotlight to his illustrious profession.
India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel heaped reward on Jadeja throughout a post-match press convention, calling him a “full bundle.”
Morkel emphasised Jadeja’s distinctive talents with each bat and ball, alongside together with his exceptional fielding, noting that he’s the type of participant any crew would need.
“He’s a man that works on his sport,” Morkel added.
Jadeja’s longstanding partnership with fellow spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been instrumental in India’s dominance in Take a look at cricket, which was as soon as once more on show within the sequence towards Bangladesh.
Regardless of dropping two full days to rain, India’s bowlers made quick work of Bangladesh on Tuesday, dismissing them for 146 of their second innings and establishing a modest goal of 95 runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin (3/50), Ravindra Jadeja (3/34), and Jasprit Bumrah (3/17) led the assault, making certain India remained unbeaten at residence in Take a look at sequence since 2012.
Subsequently, India cruised to a 7-wicket victory over Bangladesh within the second Take a look at, securing a 2-Zero sequence sweep in Kanpur. The dominant win, which adopted their large 280-run triumph within the first Take a look at in Chennai, solidified India’s place on the prime of the World Take a look at Championship (WTC) standings.