India's prolific all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja scripted history after snaring 200th ODI wicket in the Asia Cup's Super Four clash against Bangladesh at the R Premadasa stadium on Friday, September 15. Jadeja emulated legendary Kapil Dev's rare record of smashing 2500-plus runs and picking 200 wickets in ODIs.
India players with a double of 2500 runs and 200 wickets in ODIs
Kapil Dev (3783, 253)
Ravindra Jadeja (2578, 200)
Jadeja took just 175 innings to complete his 200 ODI wickets and became only the seventh Indian to do so in ODIs. Apparently, the star all-rounder has become the first India left-arm spinner to scalp 200 ODI wickets. Overall third Indian spinner after Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble to bag this special feat.
The memorable moment arrived when Jadeja trapped Bangladesh's Shamim Hossain leg before wicket, sealing his place in the exclusive 200-wicket club. Over the course of his illustrious ODI career, the 34-year-old has showcased consistent brilliance, which includes seven instances where he took four wickets and one memorable five-wicket haul. A significant highlight of his journey remains his career-best figures of 5/36, which he achieved against the West Indies back in 2013. This was during the much-acclaimed ICC Champions Trophy held at the Oval.
Reflecting on the starting point of this wicket-taking journey, Jadeja's initiation into the ODI wicket-takers club began with a bang, claiming none other than Australia's legendary Ricky Ponting as his maiden scalp. This happened during an ODI against Australia in Vadodara in 2009.
As Jadeja continues to script his legacy in ODIs, he is poised just 54 wickets short of surpassing the iconic Kapil Dev. Achieving this would elevate him to the sixth position among India’s highest ODI wicket-takers, showcasing his evolving dominance in the limited-overs format. Jadeja returned with a bowling figure of 1/53.
Talking about the match, India won the toss and elected to bowl first in the dead rubber Super Four clash against Bangladesh. Rohit made five changes to the playing XI and some of the big names were rested for the game. Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj were all rested while Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami and Prasidh Krishna were included in the XI.
India playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna
Bangladesh playing XI: Litton Das(w), Tanzid Hasan, Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman
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