Decoding Ravindra Jadeja's all-round Test record at home
Team India is gearing up for a two-Test series against Bangladesh, with the first match set to take place in Chennai. The home team will rely on veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who is among the best three-dimensional players in the history of Test cricket. His record in home Tests is even more formidable. Here we decode the same.
Jadeja only third to Herath, Starc
213 of Jadeja's 294 Test wickets have come at home at 20.86. 11 of Jadeja's 13 Test fifers and both his match 10-wicket hauls have come at home. As per ESPNcricinfo, Sri Lankan legend Rangana Herath (278) and Australian pacer Mitchell Starc (217) are the only other left-arm bowlers with 200-plus wickets in home Tests. Jadeja can surpass Starc's tally in the upcoming series.
An average close to 40 in home Tests
Jadeja has also tallied 1,824 Test runs at home at a fine average of 39.65. The tally includes 12 fifties and three tons as his highest score reads 175*. There have been two occasions of Jadeja scoring a hundred and registering a five-wicket haul in the same Test, both at home. Only Ravichandran Ashwin (3) has scripted this double more times among Indians.
Jadeja belongs to this elite list
As per ESPNcricinfo, Jadeja's batting average of 39.65 at home is the highest among all-rounders with 200-plus home Test wickets. Moreover, his bowling average of 20.86 at home is the second-best among players with 1,500-plus runs and 100-plus scalps at home. He is only behind Pakistan legend Imran Khan (19.20) in this regard.
Here are his overall Test numbers
Jadeja currently owns 294 scalps in 72 Tests, averaging 24.13. The tally includes 13 fifers and a couple of match 10-wicket hauls. The tally also includes 3036 runs at 36.14. He has smoked four tons and 20 fifties. Earlier this year, he became the third Indian all-rounder after Ashwin and Kapil Dev to accomplish the Test double of 250 wickets and 3,000 runs.
