Ravindra Jadeja’s all-round brilliance lights up Lord’s as he joins Vinoo Mankad in elite Test history and surpasses 7000 international runs for India.
Ravindra Jadeja, the world's top-ranked Test all-rounder, once again showcased his class with the bat during the third Test of the ongoing five-match series between India and England. The red-ball encounter, held at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground from July 10 to 14, witnessed Jadeja delivering two gritty performances under pressure. He scored 72 runs from 131 deliveries in the first innings and remained unbeaten on 61 from a marathon 181-ball effort in the second, anchoring India’s resistance on the final day of play.
Despite India falling short of the 193-run target set by England, Jadeja’s performance stood out as a personal triumph. With his twin half-centuries at Lord’s, the Jamnagar-born cricketer etched his name into the history books, becoming only the second Indian after the legendary Vinoo Mankad to score 50 or more runs in both innings of a Test at this hallowed venue. Mankad had achieved the feat back in 1952, when he struck 72 as an opener in the first innings and followed it up with a majestic 184 in the second. In the 93 years that India has been playing Test cricket at Lord’s, only these two all-rounders have managed this rare double.
Jadeja’s composed knock on Monday not only matched Mankad’s long-standing record but also marked his fourth consecutive fifty-plus score in the ongoing series. This remarkable consistency places him alongside Rishabh Pant and Sourav Ganguly in the annals of Indian cricket. Pant holds the record for five successive fifty-plus scores in England between 2021 and 2025, while Ganguly registered four such scores in the 2002 series.
As if that weren’t enough, the 36-year-old also reached a
significant career milestone during the second innings. With his 61-run effort,
Jadeja surpassed the 7000-run mark in international cricket. Since making his
debut for India on February 8, 2009, against Sri Lanka in an ODI at the R.
Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Jadeja has amassed 3697 runs in 83 Test matches,
2806 runs in 204 One Day Internationals, and 515 runs in 74 T20 Internationals.
His all-round prowess is further underlined by his 611 wickets across formats,
cementing his status as one of the game’s most valuable multi-dimensional
players.
Jadeja’s Lord’s heroics may not have secured India a win, but his legacy continues to grow with each passing match. His ability to perform under pressure, rewrite records, and anchor the team in challenging conditions underscores why he remains one of the most dependable figures in modern cricket.
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