IND vs NZ: Ravindra Jadeja helps India with 14th Test fifer in Mumbai

Ravindra Jadeja needed to dismiss Will Young, Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, and Matt Henry to achieve his 14th five-wicket haul in Tests on the first day of the third match in Mumbai. Showing why he's still one of the best in the game, Jadeja was retained by CSK for 18 crores in the IPL put the previously confident batting lineup, which had come off two consecutive wins, under intense pressure.

 

This five-wicket haul also propelled Jadeja past Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan on the list of India's highest Test wicket-takers. He now sits fifth, just behind Harbhajan Singh (417), Kapil Dev (434), R Ashwin (533), and Anil Kumble (619). 

Most Test wickets for India
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
A Kumble	1990-2008	132	236	40850	6808.2	1576	18355	619	10/74	29.65	2.69	65.99	31	35
R Ashwin	2011-2024	105*	198	27036	4506	902	12775	533	7/59	23.96	2.83	50.72	25	37
N Kapil Dev	1978-1994	131	227	27740	4623.2	1060	12867	434	9/83	29.64	2.78	63.91	17	23
Harbhajan Singh	1998-2015	103	190	28580	4763.2	871	13537	417	8/84	32.46	2.84	68.53	16	25
RA Jadeja	2012-2024	77*	145	18012	3002	718	7525	314	7/42	23.96	2.5	57.36	13	14
I Sharma	2007-2021	105	188	19160	3193.2	640	10078	311	7/74	32.4	3.15	61.6	10	11
Z Khan	2000-2014	92	165	18785	3130.5	624	10247	311	7/87	32.94	3.27	60.4	15	11
BS Bedi	1966-1979	67	118	21364	-	1096	7637	266	7/98	28.71	2.14	80.31	13	14

 

 

Though India's performance in the IND vs NZ series has been underwhelming, Jadeja has delivered consistently with both bat and ball. In the first match, he took three wickets, followed by another three wickets in the second match, where he also contributed 80 runs.  Ravindra Jadeja has been one of the main players for Team India and was deservingly one of the retentions of 5-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings. The spinner will be wearing the famous yellow jersey yet again in IPL 2025.