India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has time and again proven his worth as a reliable performer across conditions with either the bat or ball throughout his Test career.
On his fourth tour of England, Jadeja scored a crucial fifty in the first innings of the Edgbaston Test. He joined Shubman Gill at 211/5 after India had lost a couple of quick wickets and stitched a formidable partnership.
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While crossing the fifty-run mark, he also breached a personal 700-run mark for runs scored in England, becoming only the fifth-ever visiting player to score 700 runs and scalp 25 wickets in England.
Which visiting players have scored 700 runs and taken 25 wickets in England?
The Indian allrounder Jadeja joined an elite list of all-rounders to achieve the feat in English conditions, which includes the great names like Sir Garfield Sobers and Jacques Kallis, among others
His 740* runs include the highest of 104 that he scored at Edgbaston in Birmingham. So far, he has 28 wickets in England, with potentially 8 innings still to come.
| Player | Runs | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Sobers (WI) | 1820 | 62 |
| Charles Macartney (AUS) | 1118 | 28 |
| Monty Nobel (AUS) | 848 | 37 |
| Jacques Kallis (SA) | 848 | 39 |
| Ravindra Jadeja (IND) | 740* | 28 |
How has Ravindra Jadeja performed in England?
Jadeja has played 14 Tests in England and has a batting average of 32.69 and a bowling average of 48.07 for 740* runs and 28 wickets.
| Matches | Runs | Highest | Bat Avg | Highest | 50/100 | Wickets | Bowl Avg | Best figures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 740* | 104 | 32.69 | 104 | 4/1 | 28 | 48.07 | 4/79 |
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