
विक्रांत सिंह शेखावत
- भारत,
- 07-Feb-2025,
- (अपडेटेड 06-Feb-2025 10:12 PM IST)
IND vs ENG: This day was special for the cricket lovers of Nagpur, when the first ODI match was played between India and England. England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to bat first. The English team had an aggressive start, with Philip Salt and Ben Duckett scoring 71 runs in just 8 overs. However, the course of the match soon changed when Philip Salt was run out and in the very next over Harshit Rana took two important wickets.Ups and downs in England's inningsJoe Root and captain Jos Buttler tried to handle the England innings, but Joe Root was dismissed cheaply in front of Ravindra Jadeja's spin. After this Butler completed his half-century, but he did not get much support from the other end. Axar Patel brought Butler under pressure and sent him to the pavilion.Half of England's team returned to the pavilion within 170 runs. There were expectations from Liam Livingstone and Brydon Cars, but they too were dismissed cheaply. Meanwhile, Jacob Bethell completed his half-century but Jadeja made him his victim as well.Ravindra Jadeja's historic performanceRavindra Jadeja bowled brilliantly during England's innings. He took three important wickets by dismissing Joe Root, Jacob Bethell and Adil Rashid. The special thing was that as soon as he took the wicket of Adil Rashid, Jadeja completed 600 wickets in international cricket.Jadeja created historyRavindra Jadeja has now become the sixth Indian bowler to take 600 wickets in international cricket. Before him, this feat was achieved by Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev, Harbhajan Singh, R. Ashwin and Zaheer Khan.Apart from this, Jadeja has joined the list of select all-rounders who have taken 600 wickets along with scoring more than 6000 runs in international cricket. Jadeja is only the sixth player in the world to join this elite club and the only spinner.Players who have scored 6000 runs and taken 600 wickets in international cricket:
- Kapil Dev (India)
- Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
- Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
- Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
- Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
- Ravindra Jadeja (India)