600-Wicket Club! Jadeja Surpasses Zaheer Khan; Becomes 5th Indian Bowler To Make History

Ravindra Jadeja celebrates a wicket. [Source: @BCCI/X]

Veteran India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has become only the fifth Indian bowler to pick 600 wickets in international cricket. The left-arm spinner achieved the feat during the ongoing first ODI against England at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium.

It was on the fourth delivery of the 47th over when Jadeja sent England spinner Adil Rashid (8) back to the pavilion to pick his 600th wicket at the highest level. Wanting to sweep Jadeja, extra bounce didn’t allow Rashid to make any contact with the ball.

Having started the match equivalent to former pacer Zaheer Khan’s 597 wickets for India, Jadeja’s bowling figures of 9-1-26-3 allowed him to become the 26th bowler to achieve this milestone. Zaheer, however, had also picked 13 wickets playing for Asia.

Speaking particularly of Indian bowlers, legends namely Kapil Dev (687), Harbhajan Singh (707), Ravichandran Ashwin (765) and Anil Kumble (953) have picked more wickets than Jadeja for the nation.

Among active Indian players, Mohammed Shami (452), Jasprit Bumrah (443) and Ishant Sharma (434) are behind Jadeja. Thereby, there is more probability of Jadeja equalling Dev than Shami equalling him.

Ravindra Jadeja Pick Of The Indian Bowlers Today

Last of the six bowlers used by captain Rohit Sharma today, Jadeja outdid everyone to emerge as the best Indian bowler in Nagpur. Overtly disciplined in terms of line, length and over rate, Jadeja picked key wickets of Joe Root (19) and Jacob Bethell (51) enroute the aforementioned record.

Having bowled with an economy rate of 2.88, it’s the ninth time when the 36-year-old bowler has conceded less than 3 runs per over in this format. As a result, playing a key role in bundling out the visitors for 248 in 47.4 overs.

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