Ravindra Jadeja Creates History, Becomes 1st Player in the World to Achieve This Rare Feat

Team India’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has written his name in the history books with a brilliant 89-run knock against England. He is once again making headlines — this time for a record-breaking performance in the second Test at Edgbaston. Jadeja’s superb innings of 89 runs in the first innings not only helped India take a strong position but also gave him a special milestone in World Test Championship (WTC) history.

He became the first player in the world to score 2000 runs and take 100 wickets in the World Test Championship. The 36-year-old all-rounder from Jamnagar, who has taken 132 wickets in 41 WTC matches so far, completed 2000 runs for India in the WTC on Thursday.

Jadeja needed 79 runs in the first innings of the 2nd Test between India and England, currently being played at Edgbaston in Birmingham, to reach this milestone. He achieved it during the morning session on Day 2.

A total of 15 players have taken more than 100 wickets, and 26 players have scored more than 2000 runs in the WTC. But world No. 1 Test all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is the only player to appear in both lists.

The Indian all-rounder is now the fifth Indian batter to score 2000 or more runs in the World Test Championship (WTC). He joins the list after Rohit Sharma (2716), Virat Kohli (2617), Rishabh Pant (2529), and Shubman Gill (2216*). Jadeja had already reached the 100-wicket mark earlier, and during his solid innings at Edgbaston, he completed the double. This makes him the only cricketer in the world to achieve this rare feat since the WTC began.

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In the WTC, Jadeja has scored 2010 runs in 61 innings across 41 matches. He has three centuries and 13 half-centuries to his name. With the ball, he has taken 132 wickets, including six five-wicket hauls and six four-wicket hauls.

Here are the top run-scorers for India in WTC: Rohit Sharma (2716), Virat Kohli (2617), Rishabh Pant (2529), Shubman Gill (2216*), Ravindra Jadeja (2010), Yashasvi Jaiswal (1990), Cheteshwar Pujara (1769), Ajinkya Rahane (1589), KL Rahul (1533), and Mayank Agarwal (1293).

RAVINDRA JADEJA IS THE ONLY CRICKETER TO HAVE 2000+ RUNS & 100+ WICKETS IN WTC HISTORY 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Vac10gHck7

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In terms of wickets, the top Indian bowlers in the WTC are Ravichandran Ashwin (195), Jasprit Bumrah (161), Ravindra Jadeja (132), Mohammed Siraj (102), and Mohammed Shami (85). So far in WTC history, only two Indian players — Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin — have scored more than 1000 runs and taken 100 or more wickets.

Notably, England captain Ben Stokes has scored over 2000 runs in the World Test Championship but remains behind in bowling with only 86 wickets. Jadeja, on the other hand, now stands in a league of his own. Many believe he is truly a once-in-a-generation all-rounder.