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Jadeja becomes 7th Indian cricketer to take 300 Test wickets

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Update: 2024-09-30 19:23:38
Jadeja becomes 7th Indian cricketer to take 300 Test wickets

Ravindra Jadeja on Monday became the seventh Indian cricketer to take 300 Test wickets when he dismissed Khaled Mahmud in the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur.

Jadeja had Mahmud caught and bowled to bring an end to Bangladesh's first innings on day four. Bangladesh were bowled out for 233 shortly after lunch.

The other Indian bowlers who have taken 300 Test wickets or more include table leader Anil Kumble (619), Ravichandran Ashwin (524), Kapil Dev (434), Harbhajan Singh (417), Ishant Sharma (311), and Zaheer Khan (311).

With his feat in his 74th match, Jadeja also became the second quickest to complete the double of 300 wickets and 3,000 runs in Test cricket behind England great Ian Botham.

BDST: 1923 HRS, SEPT 30, 2024
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