India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja scripted historical past in Check cricket as he dismissed Bangladesh’s Khaled Ahmed on Day 4 of the second Check in Kanpur. With the wicket, Jadeja reached 300 scalps in Check cricket, With the milestone, he grew to become the quickest participant from the nation in addition to from the continent to assert the double of 3000 runs and 300 wickets in Check cricket. Jadeja can be solely the third Indian to finish this uncommon double, with Kapil Dev and Ravichandran Ashwin being the opposite two. Nonetheless, the southpaw reached the milestone in fewer video games compared to the opposite two.
In relation to the worldwide charts, Jadeja is on the second spot, with England nice Ian Botham sitting on the No. 1 place. Botham had taken 72 matches to achieve the milestone whereas Jadeja reached the landmark in his 73rd Check match.
That is the milestone wicket for @imjadeja
He picks up his three hundredth Check wicket. Turns into the seventh Indian to attain this feat.#TeamIndia #INDvBAN @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/8JlBn3hKfJ
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 30, 2024
Jadeja is the seventh Indian bowler to assert 300 Check wickets. He took 17428 balls to achieve the mark, making him the second quickest to take action. Ravichandran Ashwin sits on the high of the charts for India, doing so in 15636 balls.
The opposite Indian bowlers who’ve taken 300 Check wickets or extra embody desk chief Anil Kumble (619), R Ashwin (524), Kapil Dev (434), Harbhajan Singh (417), Ishant Sharma (311) and Zaheer Khan (311).
Within the match, Bangladesh batter Mominul Haque additionally etched his title into the historical past books, turning into solely the second batter from his nation to attain a Check century on Indian soil. Mominul’s unbeaten knock of 107 not off 194 balls held the innings collectively as Bangladesh reached 233/10 within the first innings.
The 35-year-old left-hander showcased immense persistence and poise, accumulating 16 fours and a six in a masterclass of managed aggression. He reached his thirteenth Check century with a sweep off Ravichandran Ashwin, becoming a member of Mushfiqur Rahim as the one different Bangladeshi to have scored a century in India.
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