New Delhi: The two-match Test series between India and South Africa will start from November 14. The first match will be played at the historic Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. The special thing is that a Test match is going to be held on this ground after about 6 years, hence there is tremendous excitement about this match among the cricket lovers. Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, the Indian team is busy preparing for this series.
All Indian players will be under watch in the first Test against South Africa, but fans have special expectations from all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Jadeja is known for his brilliant bowling and aggressive batting. As soon as he steps on the field in Kolkata, he will have a golden opportunity to break many records and achieve new heights.
Actually, Jadeja has a great opportunity to defeat great Indian players Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan and Mayank Agarwal. If Jadeja hits just three sixes against South Africa, he will go ahead of these three players.
At present, Jadeja has hit 7 sixes in 12 innings of 9 Test matches against South Africa, while Sachin and Zaheer have 9 sixes each. At the same time, Mayank Agarwal has hit 8 sixes against the African team. That is, if Jadeja remains in form in the Kolkata Test, then this record can easily be in his name.
Not only this, Jadeja has a chance to achieve another historic achievement. He needs only 10 runs to complete 4000 runs in his Test career. Till now he has scored 3990 runs in 129 innings of 87 Test matches at an average of 38.73. By scoring 10 runs, he will become the fourth all-rounder in the world to score 4000 runs and 300+ wickets in Test cricket. Earlier this achievement was recorded only in the names of Kapil Dev, Ian Botham and Daniel Vettori. At present, Jadeja has 338 wickets in his name in Test cricket.
