2024-10-01 00:49:22
Kanpur: Happy to achieve the feat of 300 wickets in Test cricket, Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said that this moment will always stay with him. Jadeja became the seventh Indian bowler to reach this prestigious figure on the fourth day of the second Test against Bangladesh here. Before him in this list, the names of Anil Kumble (619), R Ashwin (524), Kapil Dev (434), Harbhajan Singh (417), Ishant Sharma (311) and Zaheer Khan (311) are included. Ravindra Jadeja on the fourth day After the end of the game, he told the official broadcaster, ‘When you achieve something for the country, it is very special. I have been playing Test for 10 years and have now reached this achievement. I have performed well and am proud of myself. I am happy and feeling good about it.
Jadeja is all the more excited to achieve this feat as he was considered a player in the white ball format (limited overs format) in the early days of his career. He said, ‘It is special and will always be with me. As a young player I started with white ball cricket and everyone used to tell me that I was a white ball cricketer. However, I worked hard with the red ball and ultimately all the hard work paid off.
India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel also praised Jadeja and called him a magician of the ball. “Jadeja is a complete package and he has magical hands,” he said in the press conference after the day’s play. It is special for him to join the 300 wicket club.
This achievement is special for the 35-year-old left-handed all-rounder because along with 300 wickets, he also has more than 3000 runs in his name in Test cricket. Jadeja completed this figure (300 wickets and 3000 runs) in his 74th Test and is the second fastest player to reach this figure after the great England all-rounder Ian Botham. Jadeja expressed hope that the Indian team will be successful in sweeping the series on Tuesday by quickly taking the remaining eight wickets of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh team has lost two wickets for 26 runs. The team is 26 runs behind India in its second innings. Jadeja said, ‘As a batsman, I like to spend some time at the crease. I try to score runs on the merit of the ball. Now we have to achieve the target by taking eight wickets. Hopefully we won’t get too big a target.