World No. 1 Test all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja entered his name in the record books on Saturday, November 15, by becoming the second Indian and overall fourth cricketer in the world to score 4000 runs and take at least 300 wickets in Test cricket. The 36-year-old cricketer from Jamnagar, who is playing his 88th Test for India these days in Kolkata against South Africa, needed 10 runs to complete 4000 runs in Test cricket, and he achieved the objective during the morning session of the second day’s play at Eden Gardens. He already has 338 wickets to his credit in the five-day format of the game.
Kapil Dev was the first cricketer to take 300 wickets and score 4000 runs in Test cricket, and he was followed by Ian Botham of England and Daniel Vettori of New Zealand.
Players to score 4000 runs and take 300 wickets in Test cricket
| PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | RUNS | WICKETS |
| Kapil Dev | India | 131 | 5248 | 434 |
| Ian Botham | England | 102 | 5200 | 383 |
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 113 | 4531 | 362 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | India | 88 | 4000* | 338 |