RA Jadeja shares the Indian record for most five wickets by a left arm spinner with BS Bedi
RA Jadeja’s five for 65 against New Zealand in its first innings in the on-going test at Wankhede represents his 14th five wicket haul. He now shares the Indian record for most five wickets by a left arm spinner with BS Bedi. BS Bedi had also captured 14 five wicket hauls as a left arm spinner. The following table lists the five wicket hauls of these two Indian left arm spin bowlers. Another interesting statistical derivative observed is that both BS Bedi and RA Jadeja have captured equal number of wickets with their fourteen five wicket hauls. Both have captured 76 wickets
| BS Bedi | |||||||||
| No | Overs | BPO | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 47.3 | 6 | 11 | 127 | 6 | 1 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 22 Feb 1968 |
| 2 | 30.5 | 6 | 16 | 042 | 6 | 4 | v New Zealand | Brabourne | 25 Sep 1969 |
| 3 | 23.0 | 6 | 11 | 037 | 5 | 3 | v Australia | Delhi | 28 Nov 1969 |
| 4 | 50.0 | 6 | 19 | 098 | 7 | 2 | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 12 Dec 1969 |
| 5 | 40.0 | 6 | 12 | 063 | 5 | 4 | v England | Eden Gardens | 30 Dec 1972 |
| 6 | 64.2 | 6 | 08 | 226 | 6 | 1 | v England | Lord’s | 20 Jun 1974 |
| 7 | 34.0 | 6 | 11 | 082 | 5 | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 24 Mar 1976 |
| 8 | 33.0 | 6 | 18 | 027 | 5 | 4 | v New Zealand | Wankhede | 10 Nov 1976 |
| 9 | 16.4 | 6 | 04 | 048 | 5 | 2 | v New Zealand | Chennai | 26 Nov 1976 |
| 10 | 64.0 | 6 | 25 | 110 | 5 | 2 | v England | Eden Gardens | 01 Jan 1977 |
| 11 | 21.3 | 6 | 04 | 071 | 6 | 4 | v England | Bengaluru | 28 Jan 1977 |
| 12 | 13.7 | 8 | 03 | 055 | 5 | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 2 Dec 1977 |
| 13 | 31.0 | 8 | 06 | 089 | 5 | 2 | v Australia | Perth | 16 Dec 1977 |
| 14 | 30.2 | 8 | 06 | 105 | 5 | 4 | v Australia | Perth | 16 Dec 1977 |
| RA Jadeja | |||||||||
| No | Overs | BPO | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 16.0 | 6 | 02 | 058 | 5 | 3 | v Australia | Delhi | 22 Mar 2013 |
| 2 | 58.2 | 6 | 15 | 138 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 3 | 11.5 | 6 | 04 | 021 | 5 | 4 | v South Africa | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 4 | 12.0 | 6 | 02 | 030 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
| 5 | 34.0 | 6 | 07 | 073 | 5 | 2 | v New Zealand | Kanpur | 22 Sep 2016 |
| 6 | 25.0 | 6 | 05 | 048 | 7 | 3 | v England | Chennai | 16 Dec 2016 |
| 7 | 21.4 | 6 | 01 | 063 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 8 | 49.3 | 6 | 08 | 124 | 5 | 1 | v Australia | Ranchi | 16 Mar 2017 |
| 9 | 39.0 | 6 | 05 | 152 | 5 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 03 Aug 2017 |
| 10 | 13.0 | 6 | 04 | 041 | 5 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 04 Mar 2022 |
| 11 | 22.0 | 6 | 08 | 047 | 5 | 1 | v Australia | Nagpur | 09 Feb 2023 |
| 12 | 12.1 | 6 | 01 | 042 | 7 | 3 | v Australia | Delhi | 17 Feb 2023 |
| 13 | 12.4 | 6 | 04 | 041 | 5 | 4 | v England | Rajkot | 15 Feb 2024 |
| 14 | 22.0 | 6 | 01 | 065 | 5 | 1 | v New Zealand | Wankhede | 01 Nov 2024 |