Can Jadeja end career with 5000 runs at 40+ avg and 400 wickets at sub 25 avg?

[I6MTW]

1 hour ago, Majestic said:

Since 2018, Jadeja has played 51 tests.

 

Bat Avg - 44, 6 100s

Bowl Avg - 26, 6 5-fers

 

Home matches - 25

Away matches - 26( including 2 WTC Finals)

GOAT numbers.

[Lord]

Becomes 2nd highest MOTM winner for India. Check the number of matches though. But but he's not a match winner saar

 

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, Lord said:

Becomes 2nd highest MOTM winner for India. Check the number of matches though. But but he's not a match winner saar

 

 

Ashwin/Jadeja  is the most match winning pair in Indian history.  Use all the filters one can use. But  they put more Ws  next to Indian team as a combo than anyone else. That's all that matters. One guy has record for MOS. Other one for MOM.

[vvvslaxman]

This is pure speculation.. Jadejas innings against West Indies looked different. He started hitting sixes from the very beginning. He didn't even try to get set. For the record this was his fastest test hundred. Does he send a message that he is still good enough for ODI. In all probability Agarkar or Gambhir probably had a conversation with Jadeja.before the team announcement.

[Lord]

3 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

This is pure speculation.. Jadejas innings against West Indies looked different. He started hitting sixes from the very beginning. He didn't even try to get set. For the record this was his fastest test hundred. Does he send a message that he is still good enough for ODI. In all probability Agarkar or Gambhir probably had a conversation with Jadeja.before the team announcement.

nah just WI being easier. They fed him SLA bowler so he could hit sixes. Was a typical low risk innings

[vvvslaxman]

Nasser is a massive fan of Jadeja. 

 

 

[Gollum]

Boycott recently in that Overlap Cricket show said his favorite modern day cricketer is Jadeja. Boycs is not someone who is generous in his praise. Jadeja is admired by everyone except Indian fans who always mix formats. But even then, Jaddu has contributed in a few ICC tournaments, and as a fielder always an asset, heck I will have him in our AT ODI/T20I team as 12th man. 

 

Jadeja is like Kallis, underrated, MVP, and his value will be known only when he calls it quits. For all his faults, have to commend Dhoni for backing Jaddu when he was ridiculed by everyone. 

 

Jaddu is not just a great cricketer, he is a great athlete who just happens to play cricket. If he wanted he could have achieved sporting excellence in a dozen other disciplines.

 

If there is someone in Indian cricket who deserves a farewell match, it is Jaddu. In fact name Rajkot stadium after him instead of that nobody, Niranjan Shah. 

[vvvslaxman]

Jadeja has batted at no.3 as an under-19 player. He was mostly treated as  a bastman. Credi tto him fo rbecoming a great spinner for us. Look at this match.  Jadeja bowled a grand total of 5 overs as under-19 player. 

 

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-under-19s-tour-of-pakistan-2006-07-259393/pakistan-under-19s-vs-india-under-19s-2nd-youth-test-259397/full-scorecard

 

 

[Lord]

21 hours ago, Gollum said:

Boycott recently in that Overlap Cricket show said his favorite modern day cricketer is Jadeja. Boycs is not someone who is generous in his praise. Jadeja is admired by everyone except Indian fans who always mix formats. But even then, Jaddu has contributed in a few ICC tournaments, and as a fielder always an asset, heck I will have him in our AT ODI/T20I team as 12th man. 

 

Jadeja is like Kallis, underrated, MVP, and his value will be known only when he calls it quits. For all his faults, have to commend Dhoni for backing Jaddu when he was ridiculed by everyone. 

 

Jaddu is not just a great cricketer, he is a great athlete who just happens to play cricket. If he wanted he could have achieved sporting excellence in a dozen other disciplines.

 

If there is someone in Indian cricket who deserves a farewell match, it is Jaddu. In fact name Rajkot stadium after him instead of that nobody, Niranjan Shah. 

 

This writeup sums it up too

 

https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/sports-insights/the-quiet-perfection-of-ravindra-jadeja/4000251/

[cricspirit]

4000 runs complete. 1000 more to go. Target is far and he needs good 15-20 games to get there.

 

Jadeja deserves the 100 test landmark though irrespective of what runs and wickets he ends up with.

 

[Lord]

 

[cricspirit]

I think this forum abuses Jadeja the most and even for test cricket. He would be way more celebrated if he was English or Australian. He has made the most of his talents over the last 15 years. He is not flashy and does not have a Fan gang or PR machine.

 

I checked only for his spin bowling stats and here it is.

 

There are only 8 spinners ever to take more than 200 test wickets at less than 30 average and 60 strike rate. If we limit the list to 300 wickets then the number of spinners is 5. So no matter who thinks what of his bowling Jadeja has set his legacy. His skills are not fancy and his bowling does not have the art of Ashwin or Warne but he has done his job and more. 

 

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M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	1992-2010	133	230	44039	18180	800	9/51	16/220	22.72	2.47	55	67	22	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2024	106	200	27246	12891	537	7/59	13/140	24	2.83	50.7	37	8	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2026	90	168	20367	8798	351	7/42	10/110	25.06	2.59	58	15	3	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	145	273	40705	17995	708	8/71	12/128	25.41	2.65	57.4	37	10	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	93	170	25993	12157	433	9/127	14/184	28.07	2.8	60	34	9	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2008	44	85	11237	6038	208	8/108	12/107	29.02	3.22	54	12	2	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2025	62	106	12308	6370	218	9/129	12/283	29.22	3.1	56.4	12	1	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2013	60	109	15349	7642	255	6/65	10/132	29.96	2.98	60.1	17	3	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif

 

 

 

 

He is definitely not a lead bowler anymore but he has been the second spinner for most of his career and that is fine when you have a great like Ashwin. To play with the fantastic pace bowling unit and Ashwin for the bulk of his career and still take 350 wickets is no small feat. Even in his current decline when people think he is not doing much, he has taken over 100 wickets since 2023. He is doing similar to Lyon while batting almost like a specialist batter. 

 

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NM Lyon (AUS)	2023-2026	28	49	934.4	151	2781	110	8/64	11/99	25.28	2.97	50.9	3	2	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
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NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2023-2026	21	39	1092.2	162	3541	100	7/52	10/108	35.41	3.24	65.5	8	1	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
R Ashwin (IND)	2023-2024	18	34	612.0	104	1979	88	7/71	12/131	22.48	3.23	41.7	7	1	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2023-2026	22	41	755.1	129	2201	78	5/32	10/102	28.21	2.91	58	6	1	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
Shoaib Bashir (ENG)	2024-2026	21	35	737.5	56	2799	71	6/81	9/143	39.42	3.79	62.3	4	0	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
KA Maharaj (SA)	2023-2025	15	26	504.2	84	1504	64	7/102	9/136	23.5	2.98	47.2	3	0	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
Noman Ali (PAK)	2023-2026	9	18	347.0	43	1158	64	8/46	11/147	18.09	3.33	32.5	6	3	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
Sajid Khan (PAK)	2024-2026	9	18	380.2	36	1387	55	7/111	10/197	25.21	3.64	41.4	3	1	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2024-2026	11	21	300.5	32	1098	46	5/72	8/186	23.86	3.64	39.2	2	0	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
AY Patel (NZ)	2023-2025	9	16	360.5	63	1233	46	6/57	11/160	26.8	3.41	47	4	1	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
JA Warrican (WI)	2023-2026	12	20	383.4	65	1064	43	7/32	10/101	24.74	2.77	53.5	3	1	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
MJ Santner (NZ)	2023-2026	9	16	276.4	49	845	39	7/53	13/157	21.66	3.05	42.5	2	1	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
SR Harmer (SA)	2023-2025	6	11	237.1	49	646	35	6/37	9/101	18.45	2.72	40.6	2	0	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
G Motie (WI)	2023-2025	10	17	274.0	43	903	35	7/37	13/99	25.8	3.29	46.9	2	1	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
Washington Sundar (IND)	2024-2026	14	24	294.4	36	945	35	7/59	11/115	27	3.2	50.5	1	1

 

 

We can break down stats and technicals and debate fine points for everyone, but the overall picture has its weight. To this day I would rate him as a second spinner for test matches in spin friendly conditions (Asia).  No matter who has played recently, Jadeja has kept contributing.

 

I personally think it may be hard for him to get to 400 test wickets but there is an outside chance that can happen. He is getting like 3.5 wickets for test now and needs around 14-15 tests to get there.

 

 

[diga]

This forum is not for test cricket fans .. Jadeja will be the spin all-rounder in all time India xi

[BacktoCricaddict]

12 hours ago, Lord said:

 

 

I watched the highlights and felt an odd sense of satisfaction when it was Sanjay Manjrekar who was the commentator for Jadeja's wkt # 350.  

 

Bit kinva Piece Maanzrekar Bhau?

 

 

[Lord]

8 minutes ago, BacktoCricaddict said:

 

I watched the highlights and felt an odd sense of satisfaction when it was Sanjay Manjrekar who was the commentator for Jadeja's wkt # 350.  

 

Bit kinva Piece Maanzrekar Bhau?

 

 

You can find lot of Manjrekars on this forum

[Nikola]

Should end up as best test cricketer to debut for india this century.

[putrevus]

His bowling efficiency has gone down a lot.His batting alone is not good enough to compensate for his lack of wickets with ball.

 

He along with Ashwin are the two main pillars of this era's Indian teams.They have to plan for his exit too.If Suthar is  main spinner then two left arm spinners is overkill.

[sage]

 

[sage]

 

[vvvslaxman]

49 minutes ago, sage said:

 

 

 

Unparallel match winning jodi  Jaddu/Ashwin. Guy shed a tear when he played in India for the first time without Ash.