Jadeja joins elite club with 4000 runs and 350 Test wickets

Ravindra Jadeja became only the fourth player in Test history to score 4,000 runs and take 350 wickets, achieving the double on Day 3 of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. The India all-rounder dismissed Keshara Nuwantha for his 350th wicket, with Shubman Gill taking the catch. Jadeja reached the milestone in 90 Tests, the second-fastest after Ian Botham (83 Tests).

Rediff.com reports that Jadeja joins Kapil Dev, Ian Botham and Daniel Vettori in the exclusive all-rounder club. News ABP Live adds that Jadeja is the first Indian left-arm bowler to reach 350 Test wickets, surpassing Zaheer Khan's 311. He is also the fifth Indian overall to take 350 wickets, after Anil Kumble, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kapil Dev and Harbhajan Singh.

Among left-arm spinners worldwide, Jadeja now ranks third behind Rangana Herath (433) and Daniel Vettori (362). India posted 462 in their first innings, led by Devdutt Padikkal's 167. Sri Lanka were 236 for 5 at the time of the milestone, with Niroshan Dickwella scoring 80 and Sonal Dinusha 89.