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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.
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| 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 |
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