Ravindra Jadeja 7th Indian to take 300 Test wickets

He also becomes second quickest to complete double of 300 wickets and 3,000 runs in Test cricket behind England great Ian Botham

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Kanpur, Updated At : 02:21 PM Sep 30, 2024 IST

India's bowler Ravindra Jadeja appeals for the wicket of Bangladesh's batter Mominul Haque during the fourth day of the 2nd Test cricket match between India and Bangladesh at the Green Park stadium in Kanpur on Monday. PTI Photo

Ravindra Jadeja on Monday became the seventh Indian to take 300 Test wickets when he dismissed Khaled Mahmud in the second game against Bangladesh here.

Jadeja had Mahmud caught and bowled to bring an end to Bangladesh’s first innings on day four. Bangladesh were bowled out for 233 shortly after lunch.

The other Indian bowlers who have taken 300 Test wickets or more include table leader Anil Kumble (619), R Ashwin (524), Kapil Dev (434), Harbhajan Singh (417), Ishant Sharma (311) and Zaheer Khan (311).

With his feat in his 74^th match, Jadeja also became the second quickest to complete the double of 300 wickets and 3,000 runs in Test cricket behind England great Ian Botham.