Stats: Ravindra Jadeja completes 150 wickets in Test cricket

Ravindra Jadeja, the No.1 Test bowler reached a new milestone as he completed 150 wickets in Test cricket during the ongoing 2nd Test match against Sri Lanka at the Colombo (SSC). Jadeja, who is playing the 32nd Test of his career, became the 2nd fastest Indian to reach the milestone. He cleaned up Dhananjaya de Silva for a first-ball duck on the 3rd morning to register the 150th wicket.

Thus, he became the 14th Indian and 101st player overall to pick up 150 and more wickets in the Test format. For India, only Ravichandran Ashwin has reached the 150 wickets milestone in fewer Tests as the Indian off-spinner took just 29 Tests to get as many wickets.

Indian bowlers who took the fewest matches for 150 Test wickets:

Of the 101 players with 150 Test wickets, Jadeja is only the 19th left-arm spinner to bag as many wickets. Among the 19 left armers, no player has got there in fewer than 32 Tests. Thus Jadeja broke the record held by Mitchell Johnson (34 matches) to become the fastest left-arm bowler to register 150 Test wickets.

Left-arm bowlers who took the fewest matches for 150 Test wickets:

Among spinners who have taken 150 and more wickets in Test cricket, Jadeja stands at No.7. Australian leg-spinner Clarrie Grimmett took just 29 matches to pick 150 Test wickets.

Spinners who completed 150 Test wickets in fewest matches:

(Stats as on August 5, 2017)