Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. (Source – Photo by R.SATISH BABU/AFP via Getty Images)
Ravindra Jadeja took his 300th Test wicket on Day 4 of the second Test between India and Bangladesh at Green Park, Kanpur on Monday, September 30.
The Saurashtra all-rounder has already scored 3122 runs in his Test career. On Monday, he took the final Bangladesh wicket to fall in the first innings. Bangladeshi pacer Khaled Ahmed got a leading edge in his attempt to play across the line and ended up giving a simple return catch to Jadeja. This was his 300th Test wicket as the veteran entered an illustrious club of players who have scored a minimum of 3000 runs and also taken at least 300 wickets.
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Jadeja, in fact, is the second-fastest to the landmark, getting there in his 74th Test appearance. Meanwhile, legendary all-rounder Ian Botham holds the record for getting there the quickest. The cricketer-turned-commentator got to his milestone during his 74th Test match.
| Fastest to 3000 runs and 300 wickets | Matches | Runs after a particular Test | Wickets after a particular Test |
| Ian Botham | 72 | 4153 | 305 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 74* | 3122 | 300* |
| Imran Khan | 75 | 3000 | 341 |
| Kapil Dev | 83 | 3486 | 300 |
| Richard Hadlee | 83 | 3017 | 415 |
| Shaun Pollock | 87 | 3000 | 353 |
| R Ashwin | 88 | 3043 | 449 |
| Daniel Vettori | 94 | 3492 | 303 |
| Chaminda Vaas | 108 | 3050 | 351 |
| Stuart Broad | 121 | 3008 | 427 |
| Shane Warne | 142 | 3018 | 694 |