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During the interaction with the media, Kapil Dev said, “I don’t want to compare, Stokes is a good all -rounder, but I think Jadeja is ahead of him right now. He is constantly doing well.”
Delhi: Former Indian cricket team captain and veteran all -rounder Kapil Dev has expressed his opinion on the comparison of England leader Ben Stokes and India’s star all -rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Kapil says that at present, Jadeja is a better all -rounder than Stokes and is consistently performing brilliantly.
Jadeja told better
During a conversation with the media, Kapil Dev said, “I don’t want to compare, Stokes is a good all -rounder, but I think Jadeja is ahead of him right now. He is constantly doing well.”
Jadeja’s performance
Ravindra Jadeja scored an unbeaten 107 in the fourth match of the Test series being played between India and England. Washington Sundar also played an unbeaten 101 innings with him. The two together saved Team India from defeat and converted a difficult match into a draw. India kept England away from victory by scoring 425 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in their second innings.
Stokes record
If we talk about Ben Stokes’ Test career, then he has scored 7032 runs in 115 Test matches so far. During this time he has 14 centuries and 35 half -centuries. His batting average is 35.69 and the strike rate is 59.36. Stokes has also contributed well in bowling. He has taken 230 wickets and has a bowling average of 31.64. He has taken five wickets in the innings five times and his best performance has been 22 runs by giving 6 wickets.
Jadeja’s record
On the other hand, Ravindra Jadeja has scored 3824 runs in 84 Tests. He has 5 centuries and 26 half -centuries. His batting average is 37.86 and the strike rate is 55.04. In bowling, Jadeja has taken 330 wickets so far. His bowling average has been 25.06. He has taken five wickets in the innings 15 times and his best performance has been 42 runs by giving 7 wickets.
Significantly, in the cricket world, there is currently a comparison between Jadeja and Stokes, but both are their different style all-rounders. One is a spinner and the other fast bowler. However, both are performing brilliantly in batting.
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