Overview:
So far, only Gary Sobers has been able to cross 1,000 runs and 30 wickets in England among foreign players. At the same time, England players are Stuart Broad, Ian Botham, Ben Stokes, Moin Ali, Andrew Flintoff, and many other giants part of this club.
Delhi: Indian team veteran all -rounder Ravindra Jadeja is just a few steps away from a special achievement in Test cricket in England. He may soon become other foreign players who have completed 1,000 runs and 30 wickets in England. Till this time, only Gary Sobers, the great West Indies player, has reached only 1,820 runs and 30 wickets in 21 Tests in England.
Jadeja figures and current status
Jadeja has scored 988 runs in 16 Tests played in England so far and has taken 30 wickets. They need only 12 runs to join this historic club. He will get this opportunity on the second day of the fourth Test being played at Old Trafford, Manchester. By the end of the first day’s play, Jadeja was unbeaten by scoring 19 runs in 37 balls and India’s score was 264/4.
Players who achieve this feat in England
So far, only Gary Sobers has been able to cross 1,000 runs and 30 wickets in England among foreign players. At the same time, England players are Stuart Broad, Ian Botham, Ben Stokes, Moin Ali, Andrew Flintoff, and many other giants part of this club.
India’s top all -rounder in Test in England
Ravindra Jadeja has taken 988 runs and 30 wickets in 16 Tests so far.
Kapil Dev took 638 runs and 43 wickets in 13 Tests.
Veenu Mankad took 395 runs and 20 wickets in 6 Tests.
Ravi Shastri took 503 runs and 11 wickets in 9 Tests.
Criticism found in Lord’s Test
Although Jadeja has done well with the bat, he was also criticized after India’s 22 -run defeat in the Lord’s Test. 1983 World Cup winner Balwinder Singh Sandhu said that Jadeja should have shown more trust in the lower order batsmen.
What was wrong in Sandhu’s opinion
Sandhu wrote in his column, “I have known Jadeja since the time of under-19. He has always been a calm and sensible player, but this time he took a wrong decision because of the fear of failing or not trusting the talenders this time.”
He said, “If Jadeja had trusted a little more on Jaspreet Bumrah, who was defending well at that time, then perhaps the result would have been something else. Instead of taking a single on the fourth ball, Jadeja should have tried to finish himself on the last two balls.”
Big expectations from the second day
Now on the second day of the Manchester Test, India expects a big innings from Jadeja, so that the team can score a strong score in the first innings. Also, it will be interesting to see if Jadeja is able to register his name in this historic club or not.
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