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Ravindra Jadeja, IND vs ENG 3rd Test : The third match of the 5-match Test series between India and England is being played in Rajkot. India won the toss and batted first and scored 445 runs in the first innings. In reply, England's first innings continues. Before the start of the third day's play, the Indian team suffered a major blow when Ravichandran Ashwin suddenly withdrew from the third Test due to family reasons. In such a situation, on the third day the Indian team took the field with 4 bowlers. However, within the first one and a half hour itself, Bumrah sent Joe Root, Kuldeep, Jonny Bairstow and Ben Duckett back to the pavilion. While Ravindra Jadeja dismissed captain Ben Stokes. With this, Jadeja has achieved a special achievement.
Jadeja got a place in the special list
Batting first, Ravindra Jadeja scored a brilliant century for India. Then while bowling, Ravindra Jadeja made England captain Ben Stokes his first victim. With this Jadeja completed 200 test wickets on Indian soil. He became the fifth Indian to do so. Before Jadeja, Kapil Dev, Harbhajan Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin and Anil Kumble have made this record.
Second left arm bowler to take 200 wickets in home test
Ravindra Jadeja has completed 200 Test wickets in 42 matches on Indian soil. Before Jadeja, Kapil Dev had taken 219 wickets in 65 matches, Harbhajan Singh had taken 265 wickets in 55 matches, Ashwin had taken 347 wickets in 58 matches and Anil Kumble had taken 350 Test wickets in 63 matches. Additionally, Jadeja became the second left-arm spinner to complete 200 domestic wickets. Before him, Sri Lankan legend Rangana Herath has 278 Test wickets in his name. Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc (217) is the only left-arm bowler to take more than 200 wickets in home Tests.
The series is tied at 1-1
The Test series being played between India and England is still tied at 1-1. Both India and England have won one match each. First of all, England won the first match of the Test series against India. England started the series with a win. But in the second match, India also made a great comeback and won the test match played in Visakhapatnam.