Team India's Ravindra Jadeja claimed five wickets in the third Test match against New Zealand. Here is all you need to know (Pic: File Pic)
Updated On: 2024-11-01 07:34 PM IST
Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar
Seasoned spinner Ravindra Jadeja leapfrogged the iconic pace duo Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma to become India's fifth-highest wicket-taker in the Test format
With a five-star performance against New Zealand, Jadeja picked up a five-wicket haul while giving away 65 runs in his 22-over spell and maintaining his economy at 3.00
Following his influential spell that left New Zealand clueless, Jadeja breezed past Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma in the list of India's leading wicket-takers in Test cricket
Following his heroics at Wankhede, Jadeja has 314 scalps to his name in the longest format of the cricket. Before the third Test, Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma stood ahead of him with 311 wickets each that they bagged during their memorable career
India's decorated spinner Anil Kumble still holds the record for India's leading wicket-taker in Test cricket with a whopping tally of 619 scalps
