IND Vs ENG: Ravindra Jadeja again wrote Test History, equivalent to Gary Sobers’ 59 -year -old prestigious record in England. Cricket news
New Delhi: Ravindra Jadeja has given his name in cricketing folklore by equalizing a prestigious record organized by veteran Sir Garfield Sobers. At 5 of the fourth Test at Old Trafford, the Indian all-rounder brought the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy for his fifth 50-plus score of 2025, which matched Sobers’s record of 1966 for the highest 50+ scores on the number 6 or lower in a Test series in England.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Both Jadeja and Sobers performed feats in eight innings, underlining the stability and impact of the Indian all-rounder in the lower-middle order. Jadeja’s performance has now firmly placed him firmly with West Indian Great in many elite lists.
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Jadeja also became a joint-batsman, jointly, with nine fifty-plus scores in England, which was number 6 or less-a record that he now shares with Sobers. In addition, he is one of only two visiting cricketers to score more than 1000 runs at that place in England, the other is to absorb again.
Connecting his all -round dominance, Jadeja has now taken 34 wickets in England, making him the third visiting player to score only 1000+ runs and to take 30+ wickets in a country, after Sobers and England’s Great Wilfred Rhodes (in Australia).In the fourth Test, Jadeja’s unbeaten 107 was part of a heroic rearguard, which led India’s claws from 0/2 to 425/4, leading to a difficult draw against England’s huge 669-Run first innings.In the current series, Jadeja’s five Fifty-Plus scores are at number 6 by any Indian batting or the lowest in single test series, equivalent to VVS Laxman’s record since 2002 in the West Indies.
In army countries with 12 fifty-Plus scores, while reducing the order, Jadeja is now in second place only after MS Dhoni (13), and he has done it in only 47 innings-a surprising strike rate for anyone is considered a bowling all-rounder for a long time.Jadeja’s current series score – 89, 69*, 72, 61*, 20, and 107* – not only highlight the stability, but the ability to shape the results of the match under pressure. He remains central for India’s hopes before the final test at Oval, England defeated the series 2–1.
