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New Delhi, 30 September (HIST). Ravindra Jadeja has become the seventh Indian cricketer to take 300 wickets in Test cricket on the fourth day of the second ongoing Test match between India and Bangladesh at the Green Park Stadium, Kanpur. The 35-year-old spinner achieved this feat by dismissing Khalid Ahmed.
Jadeja, the first left-arm spinner from India to reach this milestone, achieved this feat in just 73 Tests. He has taken 300 wickets at an excellent average of 23.98 and strike rate of 58.10. Along with his bowling ability, Jadeja has also made significant contributions with the bat, scoring 3,122 Test runs at an average of 36.72, including four centuries and 21 half-centuries.
Among Indian bowlers, R. Jadeja is the fourth fastest bowler to reach 300 wickets, after Ashwin (54 matches), Anil Kumble (66) and Harbhajan Singh (72).
Jadeja's all-round skills extend beyond Test cricket. In One Day Internationals (ODIs), he has scored 2,756 runs and taken 220 wickets.
In T20 Internationals (T20Is), he has scored 515 runs and taken 54 wickets, establishing himself as an important player across all formats.