New Delhi: Star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is likely to feature in India’s playing XI for the first Test against Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here from Thursday, September 19. Jadeja is also on the cusp of a rare milestone—he needs just six more wickets to become the third Indian cricketer to achieve the double of 300 wickets and 3,000 runs in Test cricket.
Veteran spinner Ravindra Jadeja has played 72 Test matches for India, taking 294 wickets at an average of 24.13. In bowling terms, he has captured 13 five-wicket hauls and two 10-wicket match hauls. And while batting, Jadeja scored 3,036 runs at an average of 36.14 with four centuries and 20 half-centuries, placing him firmly among the all-time best all-rounders.
Spinners to take 200 or more wickets with average of less than 25 in tests:
Muttiah Muralitharan
Ravichandran Ashwin
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Till date, only two Indians have achieved the desired double of 3000 runs and 300 Test wickets. The first to achieve this was the legendary Kapil Dev. He was a brilliant all-rounder in 131 Test matches, bagging 434 wickets at 29.64, besides scoring 5,248 runs at 31.05 as a batman, making him one of the all-time great all-rounders for India.
Ravichandran Ashwin, Jadeja’s spin-bowling partner, is only the second Indian to attain the rare feat of 3,000 runs and 300 wickets in Test cricket. In exactly 100 Tests, Ashwin has claimed 516 wickets at an average of 23.75. At the bat, he has aggregated 3,309 runs at an average of 26.26, including five centuries.
