Jadeja's unbeaten century and four-wicket haul in the second innings earned him the 'Player of the Match' during the first Test at Ahmedabad. Following the match, he was asked by the media about the possibility of touching Kapil's double of 400 Test wickets and 5,000 Test runs.
With the bat, Jadeja played an unbeaten knock of 104 runs from 176 balls, which came with the help of six fours and five sixes in his innings. With the ball, the left-arm spinner took four wickets in his 13 overs, where he conceded 54 runs and bowled three maiden overs in his spell.
Exceptional bowling performance from Indian spinners, especially by left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, demolished the West Indies top and middle-order as they restricted them to 66/5 after the end of the first session on the third day of the Ahmedabad Test being played at Narendra Modi Sta
Ahead of the start of play on Day 3 of the Ahmedabad Test against the West Indies, Team India has declared their innings overnight at the score of 448/5 in 128 overs after taking a lead of 286 runs at stumps on the second day of the Test match, which is being played at Narendra Modi Stadi
Indian wicketkeeper/batter, Dhruv Jurel, revealed the inspiration behind his celebrations after scoring a century and a half-century against the West Indies in the first Test.
India's wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel gave credit to England's talismanic batter Joe Root for assisting him in refining his batting approach and strokeplay after slamming his maiden Test ton on the second day of the two-match series opener against the West Indies in Ahmedabad.
Majestic centuries from Dhruv Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja helped India to secure a lead of 286 runs at stumps on day 2 of the first Test against the West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Dhruv Jurel became just the 12th India wicketkeeper to hammer a century in Test format following his swashbuckling exploits on the second day of the first Test against the West Indies on Friday in Ahmedabad.
KL brought his first home century since 2016 and only his second during the WI Test at Ahmedabad, grinding out a masterclass of 100 in 197 balls, with 12 fours. This also made him join the elite company of Indian openers with 10 or more Test tons. After a blockbuster tour to England as a
India's pace bowling mainstay Mohammed Siraj attributed his opening day success to "hard work", conceding that he had to toil for each of his four wickets on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies in Ahmedabad on Thursday.