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Jadeja Becomes Second Indian to Achieve 4,000 Runs, 350 Wickets
Ravindra Jadeja is a cricketer who plays for India.
In cricket, players can be good at batting, bowling, or fielding, and Jadeja is excellent at all three, which makes him an all-rounder.
He just did something very special: he scored more than 4,000 runs and took more than 350 wickets in Test cricket, the longest form of the game.
Only one other Indian player, Kapil Dev, has ever done that before him.
He reached this milestone on August 17, 2026, during a match in Galle, Sri Lanka.
When Jadeja was a little boy in Jamnagar, Gujarat, his family was poor, but his coach Mahendrasinh Chauhan helped him train from the age of eight.
Now, more than 400 children train every day at his old ground, hoping to become like him.
Even though he is 37 years old, he is still playing brilliantly and helping his team win matches.
Ravindra Jadeja became only the second Indian, after Kapil Dev, to complete the double of 4,000 Test runs and 350-plus Test wickets.
He reached the milestone on August 17, 2026, during the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Jadeja reached the 350-wicket mark by taking the wicket of Keshara Nuwantha, caught by Shubman Gill.
The elite all-rounders club also includes Ian Botham and Daniel Vettori.
At 37, Jadeja has scored six Test centuries and 28 fifties, yet his achievement went largely unnoticed during the match.
- Who
- Ravindra Jadeja, the Indian all-round cricketer, with mention of Kapil Dev, Ian Botham and Daniel Vettori.
- What
- Jadeja completed the double of 4,000 Test runs and 350 Test wickets, only the second Indian to do so.
- Where
- Galle, Sri Lanka, during the first Test against Sri Lanka.
- When
- August 17, 2026, on the third day of the first Test.
- Why
- He took the wicket of Keshara Nuwantha to reach the 350-wicket mark, adding to his already 4,000-plus Test runs.
Key facts
- Player
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Milestone
- 4,000-plus Test runs and 350-plus Test wickets
- Achievement rank
- Second Indian after Kapil Dev
- Date
- August 17, 2026
- Venue
- Galle, Sri Lanka (first Test vs Sri Lanka)
- Wicket to reach 350
- Keshara Nuwantha, caught by Shubman Gill
- Test batting record
- Six centuries and 28 fifties
- Age
- 37









