ravindra jadeja becomes fifth indian highest wicket taker test cricket surpasses ishant sharma zaheer khan ind vs nz 3rd test

Ravindra Jadeja Test Wickets: The third test between India and New Zealand is being played in Mumbai, in which Ravindra Jadeja has performed a historic feat. He has now become the fifth highest wicket taking Indian bowler in the history of Test cricket. Jadeja now has 312 wickets in his name in 77 Test matches and has left behind Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan in terms of taking the most wickets.

Before the start of Mumbai Test, Ravindra Jadeja had taken 309 wickets in 76 Test matches. He needed 3 wickets to break the record of Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan. Zaheer and Ishant had taken 311 wickets in their respective Test careers, hence with the dismissal of three batsmen against New Zealand, they have secured the fifth position in the list of most successful Indian Test bowlers.

Five most successful Indian bowlers in Test

The title of being the most successful Indian bowler in Test cricket is with Anil Kumble, who took a total of 619 wickets in his illustrious career and remains the only Indian bowler to take 600 or more Test wickets. After him, Ravichandran Ashwin is in second place, who has taken 533 wickets in Test matches so far. If Ashwin plays cricket for 2-3 more years, he can definitely break Kumble's record.

At number three is Kapil Dev, who had taken 434 Test wickets in his career. Kapil Dev is still the Indian fast bowler taking the most wickets in Test history. After him comes Harbhajan Singh, who has 417 wickets in his name. Now the fifth place has gone to Ravindra Jadeja. Jasprit Bumrah is also one of the top bowlers of this generation, who has taken 173 wickets in 40 test matches so far.

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