Jadeja scripts history with 350th Test wicket

Ravindra Jadeja became the fourth cricketer in history to score over 4,000 runs and take 350 wickets in Test cricket on Monday. He reached the milestone on the third day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, dismissing Keshara Nuwantha to take his second wicket of the innings. Shubman Gill completed the catch. Jadeja earlier dismissed Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva.

Jadeja now joins an elite club with Kapil Dev, Ian Botham, and Daniel Vettori. Times Now reports Jadeja is only the second Indian after Kapil Dev to achieve the double. The 37-year-old also became only the fifth Indian bowler to reach 350 Test wickets, joining Anil Kumble, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kapil Dev, and Harbhajan Singh. Among left-arm spinners, he is third behind Rangana Herath and Vettori.

Jadeja has played 90 Tests, scoring 4,108 runs and taking 350 wickets at an average of 25.13. The Times of India notes he is the only member of the elite quartet to achieve the double before playing 100 Tests. India posted 462 in their first innings, led by Devdutt Padikkal's 167. Sri Lanka were 274 for 8 at stumps, trailing by 188 runs.