India's star-allrounder Ravindra Jadeja completes 15 years in international cricket

Picture Courtesy/Ravindra Jadeja`s Twitter account

India's star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Thursday completed his 15 years in international cricket. He took his X to express his feelings saying that, he is grateful for every moment in the past 15 years. Taking to X:

"15 years of living my dream - grateful for every moment," Jadeja wrote on X.

On February 8 2008, Ravindra Jadeja debuted for India in One-Day Internationals against Sri Lanka. So far, the veteran has played 197 matches in which he accumulated 2,756 runs at an average of 34.42. He also bagged 220 wickets in his format.

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On February 10, 2009, he debuted in the shortest format of the game against Sri Lanka. In 66 T20Is, he smashed 480 runs at an average of 22.86 and has also picked 53 wickets.

In 2018, Ravindra Jadeja donned the Indian test jersey for the first time. Since then, featuring in 101 innings, he registered 2,893 runs at an average of 36.16. He also has 280 wickets in the traditional format of the game.

He also has three centuries in tests with the highest score of unbeaten 175 runs against the Lankans in 2022. His best knock in Test cricket came after 228 balls, where he smashed 17 fours and 3 sixes.

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The star Indian all-rounder played the first test match against England in the ongoing test series. His contribution was valuable for the hosts in the first match but was ruled out of the second test match due to an injury.

Currently, Ravindra Jadeja is at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and is recovering from the injury.

In the first test match against England, the veteran showcased an exceptional show with the bat by scoring 89 runs. Despite performing well for his side, his efforts went in vain as Team India lost the match by 28 runs.

(With ANI Inputs)