The first match of the two-Test cricket series between India and Bangladesh was played at the Chepauk ground in Chennai. In this match, India defeated Bangladesh by a huge margin of 280 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the series. Players like R Ashwin, Jaspreet Bumrah, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, and Rishabh Pant performed brilliantly for India in the match.
Now the team will play the next match on September 27 at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. This match will also be very important for Team India in terms of the World Test Championship. In this match, Team India’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will have a chance to create history.
Milestone Awaits..
Ravindra Jadeja currently has 299 wickets and 3122 runs in Test cricket. As soon as Ravindra Jadeja takes 1 wicket in the second Test match to be held at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, he will join the elite club of players who have taken 300 wickets and scored 3000 runs in Test cricket. So far only 10 cricketers have been able to achieve this feat in the world of cricket. In such a situation, Jadeja will be the 11th cricketer to achieve this feat.
Ravindra Jadeja’s Another Feat
The veteran will be the third Indian player to achieve the feat of taking 300 wickets and scoring 3000 runs in cricket. Before him, R Ashwin and Kapil Dev have achieved this feat. R Ashwin has taken 522 wickets and scored 3422 runs in his Test career so far. Kapil Dev, on the other hand, has achieved the feat of taking 434 wickets and scoring 5248 runs in his Test career.
Jadeja’s Crucial Role In First Test
Ravindra Jadeja played an important role in Team India’s victory in the first Test match played between India and Bangladesh. Team India lost its 6 wickets in the first innings for a score of just 144 runs. After this, Ravindra Jadeja, who came on the field, played an important role in taking the team’s score to 376 runs by making a wonderful partnership with R Ashwin.
Jadeja scored 86 runs in the first innings, while he did not get a chance to bat in the second innings. Apart from batting, Ravindra Jadeja also performed well in bowling. Ravindra Jadeja took 2 wickets in the first innings and 3 wickets in the second innings.
