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IND vs BAN: Gujarati Bapu Jadeja is an all-rounder. Jadeja's dominance in Test cricket Ravindra Jadeja's batting average of 46.63 is the third-highest among Indian players who have played more than 10 Test innings since the 2022 season. This is why Bapu is good at batting as well as bowling. Jaddu's average is better than Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
On paper, Ravindra Jadeja has never been seen leading the Indian spin. In the white-ball format, Kuldeep Yadav or Yuzvendra Chahal lead the spin department, while in the red ball, Ravichandran Ashwin handles the spin front. However, when the team takes the field, this player makes his presence felt in every department.
Which record will Jadeja make?
The Kanpur Test starting on September 27 will give Jadeja a chance to join the elite club of players who have achieved the 'Grand Double' of 300 wickets and 3000 runs in Test cricket. Jaddu currently has 299 wickets and 3122 runs to his name. So far only 10 players in the world have achieved this feat, including two Indian players Ashwin and Kapil Dev.
Jadeja is never discussed-
Despite playing a key role in the team's victory, Jadeja does not get much limelight. There have been many instances in Tests when Jadeja has pulled India out of trouble. This was also seen during India's 280-run win in the first Test against Bangladesh, when after losing six wickets for 144, Jadeja and Ashwin added 199 runs for the seventh wicket to take India to 376. Jadeja scored 86 runs, but the focus was on Ashwin's century. Jadeja took five wickets in the match, but Ashwin surpassed him here too by taking six wickets in the second innings.
Ashwin is also scared of Jadeja-
Ashwin adopted a different technique against Bangladesh's legendary left-handed batsman Shakib Al Hasan. Ashwin said after the first Test, 'Sometimes when you are running with your fellow cricketers, you want to get ahead of each other. Then you slowly start praising each other. I know that I can never beat Jadeja. So I am comfortable with my game, but I am completely inspired by what he has done.
Who is a member of this exclusive club?
The list of players who have taken 300 wickets and scored 3000 runs in Tests includes Stuart Broad, Shane Warne, Kapil Dev, Daniel Vettori, Chaminda Vaas, Shaun Pollock, Ian Botham, R Ashwin, Imran Khan and Richard Hadlee. R Ashwin and Jadeja together have taken more than six and a half thousand runs and 821 wickets in Test cricket.
