Ravindra Jadeja is the number 1 all rounder in Test cricket and his performances over the years have been absolutely staggering in not just test cricket but in all the three formats of the game and since 2017 he has only gone up and up and he has become the most reliable player in the Indian team and recent the CSK team made him the first retention showing faith in his immense abilities as a cricketer.
To choose the Top 5 all round performance of Ravindra Jadeja is extremely tough as he is someone who is so consistent all the time and recently he gave a performance which can be considered as the best all round round performance in the history of test cricket.
So, let’s see the Top 5 all round Performances of Ravindra Jadeja:
175* and 9/97 vs Sri Lanka at Mohali (2022)
This is not only the best all round performance by Ravindra Jadeja in his international career but it is also the greatest all round performance in the history of test cricket as no one before had sited over 150 runs in a single innings and taken 9 wickets in the same match so the magnitude of what Ravindra Jadeja did. He came into bat when India was in a tough spot in the match and the way he batted responsibly and the way he took the lower order batters with him to get to such a big score and with the ball as well he was the star of the match as he took 5 wickets in the first innings and picked up 4 wickets in the second innings as well and it was a performance for the ages.
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70* and 7/237 vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (2017)
It looks like Ravindra Jadeja likes playing against Sri Lanka and this time he did this incredible performance in Sri Lanka and while batting he smashed a 85 ball 70 runs and he absolutely destroyed their bowling and not only that he took 7 wickets with the ball as well and since that year in 2017 he has gotten better and better and this performance was his rising to the big leagues in world cricket and he showed that everyone was right in backing him.
63 and 4/81 vs Australia at Dharamshala (2017)
This performance vs Australia is one of the most special Performances by him because this was a performance which came in the deciding test match and he made a valuable 63 runs and took India ahead and from there it was all India as he struck his magic with the ball as well and took 4 wickets in the most and out of that 3 in the second innings so he gave a match winning performance in an important test match.
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1/34 and 77 vs New Zealand at Manchester (2019)
This performance is one that is most remembered as it came in the match vs New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup semi final and while bowling he took 1/34 with the ball and when India was in a spot of bother and it looked like everything was lost, it was Ravindra Jadeja stood up for India and played the innings of his life as he made 77 from just 59 balls and from that day his name has been taken with respect and India were looking like they were going to win but he got out at the wrong time but this was a performance that took him to another level.
33* and 2/24 vs England at Lord’s (2013)
This was a performance in the earlier part of career of Ravindra Jadeja and this also came in a big match and it was the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy final and once again Ravindra Jadeja stood up his nation and while bathing he made a very important 33* with the bat and with the ball he picked up 2/24 and won India the match and the championship. He is a big match player.
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