Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is showcasing stellar performances with the bat in the ongoing Test series against England. Having smashed four consecutive half-centuries, Jadeja is in top form. He is now on the verge of setting another record in Test cricket. If Jadeja scores another 58 runs this series, he will become the second player to score 1000 Test runs while batting at number 6 or lower in England.
So far, only West Indies' Gary Sobers has achieved this feat, accumulating 1097 runs in England batting at number 6 or below. In the current series, Jadeja has scored 327 runs in three matches with an average of 109. He stands alongside Sourav Ganguly and Rishabh Pant as the third Indian player to score fifty or more in four consecutive innings in England.
What Does Jadeja's Test Record Look Like?
The left-handed batsman Ravindra Jadeja has amassed 3697 runs from 83 Test matches with an average of 36.97, including four centuries and 26 half-centuries. Jadeja has also impressed with his left-arm spin bowling, taking 326 wickets with an average of 24.93.
The resilience and grit Jadeja displayed during the second innings of the Lord's Test are memorable. He struck an unbeaten 61 runs off 181 balls then, working diligently alongside Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj to get India over the line. Jadeja forged a 35-run partnership with Bumrah for the ninth wicket and a 23-run partnership with Siraj for the tenth.
The Indian team lost the Lord's Test match by 22 runs, trailing 1-2 in the five-match Test series. The series' first Test at Leeds' Headingley Cricket Ground saw India face a five-wicket defeat. However, Team India achieved a resounding 336-run victory in the second Test held at Birmingham's Edgbaston. The fourth match of the series is set to commence on July 23 at Manchester's Old Trafford.
