Ravindra Jadeja to Achieve a New Test Record During India vs Bangladesh Test Series
Author: Shimit Mahur
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India vs Bangladesh Test Series might witness Ravindra Jadeja achieving a new milestone in Test cricket. The Indian all-rounder will write his name in the history books of Test cricket with a rare milestone.
Ravindra Jadeja is on his way to becoming the 11th player in the world of Test cricket to scalp 300 wickets while scoring more than 3000 runs. He will also become the 3rd Indian cricketer to achieve the feet after Kapil Dev and Ravichandran Ashwin.
The Indian all-rounder has been a 3-dimensional player for India in all forms of cricket. He has been a lower-order batsman with a full-time spinner and has done exceptionally well with his fielding skills.
The India vs Bangladesh Test series will be crucial for Jadeja in order to achieve the milestone. The first fixture between the two teams is scheduled to begin on 19th September at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
According to Dafabet, the odds are in favour of India for the first fixture.
Ravindra Jadeja - Test Cricket Stats
Bowling
|
Match |
Wickets |
Average |
Economy |
|
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
72 |
294 |
24.13 |
2.47 |
Batting
|
Match |
Runs |
Average |
Strike Rate |
|
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
72 |
3036 |
36.14 |
55.83 |
The 35-year-old will join the list of some of the legendary Test cricketers in the world. Shane Warne tops the list with 708 wickets and 3154 runs in 145 Tests. Stuart Broad has 604 wickets with 3662 runs in 167 Test fixtures.
Ian Botham, Richard Hardlee, Daniel Vettori, Shaun Pollack, Imran Khan, and Chaminda Vaas are other names that are part of the prominent list.
Jadeja recently announced his retirement from the T20 format of cricket. He will be playing IPL but won’t be part of Team India in international cricket. His focus will be now the upcoming season of Test cricket for Team India.
Ravindra Jadeja - Test Performance in 2024
Bowling
|
Match |
Wickets |
Average |
Economy |
|
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
5 |
19 |
25.05 |
3.24 |
Batting
|
Match |
Runs |
Average |
Strike Rate |
|
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
5 |
232 |
33.14 |
44.44 |
Ravindra Jadeja - vs Bangladesh in Test
Bowling
|
Match |
Wickets |
Average |
Economy |
|
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
3 |
6 |
36.33 |
2.44 |
Batting
|
Match |
Runs |
Average |
Strike Rate |
|
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
3 |
148 |
148 |
72.19 |
Ravindra Jadeja has very little experience of playing against Bangladesh. He was last seen playing against Bangladesh in 2019. It has been 5 years since Jadeja has not appeared against Bangladesh in the red-ball format.
However, the player has the experience of the Test format and can do major damage to the opposition in any given situation. Ravindra Jadeja will be in the spotlight from the 1st day of the Test against Bangladesh.
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