IND vs BAN: Ravindra Jadeja picks 300th Test wicket, joins elusive list

Jadeja is now only the third Indian player to achieve both 300 wickets and 3000 runs in Test cricket. Having picked 5 wickets during the 1st Test against the Bangla Tigers in Chennai

Ravindra Jadeja completed 300 Test wickets on Day 4 of the 2nd Test against Bangladesh, as the all-rounder dismissed Khaled Ahmed to end Banglsdesh's first innings at 233 at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur.

Jadeja is now only the third Indian player to achieve both 300 wickets and 3000 runs in Test cricket. Having picked 5 wickets during the 1st Test against the Bangla Tigers last week. Jadeja was just one scalp away from the milestone, and he did achieve the milestone in Kanpur. Jadeja bagged one wicket and conceded 28 runs in his 9.2-over spell. He removed Khaled Ahmed for a four-ball duck in the 75th over.

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The 35-year-old also became the second quickest bowler to reach 300th wicket after Ravichandran Ashwin. Jadeja reached the milestone in just 17428 balls, while Ashwin took 15636 balls to bag 300 Test wickets.

Jadeja made his Test debut in 2012 against England. Following that, he has played 73 matches and 138 innings and picked up 300 wickets at an economy rate of 2.47. He also 3122 runs from 106 Test innings.
 

Jadeja shining in Chennai

He and Ravichandran Ashwin took 11 wickets in the 1st Test to bamboozle the Bangladesh batting order and help India get a comprehensive 280-run win at the M.A Chidambaram Stadium which also happens to be Jadeja's home ground in the IPL.

The all-rounder's contribution in Test cricket has been phenomenal over the years for the Indian cricket team.

Ravindra Jadeja Test stats for India
Bowling stats
Span	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	5w	10w
2012-2024	75	138	2895.2	710	7173	300	7/42	10/110	23.98	2.47	58.1	13	2
Batting stats
Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
2012-2024	75	106	21	3122	175*	36.72	5561	56.14	4	21	7	309	66

Jadeja joins elusive list of all-rounders

Achieving this feat also got Jadeja included in an exclusive list of players who have 300 wickets and 3000 runs in Test cricket so far.

Apart from Indian players Kapil Dev and Ravichandran Ashwin, the likes of Ian Botham, Shane Warne, Imran Khan, Stuart Broad, Richard Hadlee, Daniel Vettori, Shaun Pollock, and Chaminda Vaas also have their names on the list.

Most wickets for India in Test cricket history
 

Most wickets for India in Test cricket history
Player	Span	Mat	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
Anil Kumble	1990-2008	132	1576	18355	619	Oct-74	29.65	2.69	65.99	31	35
R Ashwin	2011-2024	102*	894	12417	524	Jul-59	23.69	2.81	50.49	25	37
Kapil Dev	1978-1994	131	1060	12867	434	Sep-83	29.64	2.78	63.91	17	23
Harbhajan Singh	1998-2015	103	871	13537	417	Aug-84	32.46	2.84	68.53	16	25
Ishant Sharma	2007-2021	105	640	10078	311	Jul-74	32.4	3.15	61.6	10	11
Zaheer Khan	2000-2014	92	624	10247	311	Jul-87	32.94	3.27	60.4	15	11
Ravindra Jadeja	2012-2024	74*	710	7201	300	Jul-42	24	2.47	58.09	13	13
Bishan Singh Bedi	1966-1979	67	1096	7637	266	Jul-98	28.71	2.14	80.31	13	14