India vs Australia: Ravindra Jadeja smashes records in Dharamsala Test cricket match

Dharamsala: He may have gotten into a couple of ugly spats with Australia wicketkeeper Matthew Wade, but India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was evidently not distracted by all the sledging from the Aussies.

Jadeja churned out a memorable performance with both bat and ball, helping India take a commanding position in the deciding Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia, which is currently tied at 1-1.

Not only did Jadeja score a crucial half century in India’s first innings, but he also took three wickets on Monday, to help India wrap-up Australia’s second innings quickly.

By virtue of these three second innings’ wickets, Jadeja became the highest left arm wicket-taker after 30 Tests, with his tally standing at 142 wickets. He is followed by Mitchell Johnson, who had 137 wickets after 30 Tests.

Jadeja is the number three all-rounder in Test cricket, at the moment, and for good reason too. The 28-year-old became the third cricketer ever, to score 500 or more runs, and take 50 or more wickets in a single season. Jadeja finds himself in the company of cricketing legends like Kapil Dev and Mitchell Johnson, with this record.

Just in case you were not too convinced by Jadeja’s batting abilities, the southpaw has notched-up a bit of a batting record for himself as well. In fact, he has crossed the 50-run mark six times this season, which takes him to joint second in this category, along with top-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara.

He clinched another record by hitting 21 sixes this season. The previous record for the most number of Test sixes hit by an Indian in a season was held by another spinner – Harbhajan Singh.