On Monday, September 30, at Green Park, Kanpur, during Day 4 of the second Test between India and Bangladesh, Ravindra Jadeja secured his 300th Test wicket.
In his Test career, the all-around player from Saurashtra has already amassed 3122 runs. He claimed the last wicket for Bangladesh in the opening innings on Monday.
Khaled Ahmed, a pacer from Bangladesh, had an advantage when attempting to play across the line and ultimately gave Ravindra Jadeja an easy return catch.
With this wicket, the seasoned player achieved his 300th Test wicket and joined an elite group of players who have both taken and scored at least 300 wickets in addition to 3000 runs.
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Ravindra Jadeja, who reached the benchmark in his 74th Test match, is really the second-fastest player to reach it. Ian Botham, the renowned all-rounder, owns the record for the fastest time to reach that point. In his 74th Test match, the cricketer-turned-commentator reached his milestone.
Fastest to 3000 runs and 300 wickets | Matches | Runs after particular Test |
Wickets after particular Test
|
Ian Botham | 72 | 4153 | 305 |
Ravindra Jadeja | 74* | 3122 | 300* |
Imran Khan | 75 | 3000 | 341 |
Kapil Dev | 83 | 3486 | 300 |
Richard Hadlee | 83 | 3017 | 415 |
Shaun Pollock | 87 | 3000 | 353 |
R Ashwin | 88 | 3043 | 449 |
Daniel Vettori | 94 | 3492 | 303 |
Chaminda Vaas | 108 | 3050 | 351 |
Stuart Broad | 121 | 3008 | 427 |
Shane Warne | 142 | 3018 | 694 |