RA Jadeja is all set to become the 21st all rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 2000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets
RA Jadeja is all set to become the 21st all rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 2000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets. He has an aggregate of 1954 runs in tests and requires 46 more runs for his 2000 runs. He has already captured 220 wickets. The following table lists the 20 cricketers who have achieved the “all rounder’s double” of 2000 runs and 200 wickets
| No | Player | Team | Span | Mat | Runs | Wkts |
| 1 | JH Kallis | SAF | 1995-2013 | 166 | 13289 | 292 |
| 2 | GS Sobers | Win | 1954-1974 | 093 | 8032 | 235 |
| 3 | N Kapil Dev | Ind | 1978-1994 | 131 | 5248 | 434 |
| 4 | IT Botham | Eng | 1977-1992 | 102 | 5200 | 383 |
| 5 | DL Vettori | NZl | 1997-2014 | 113 | 4531 | 362 |
| 6 | Shakib Al Hasan | Ban | 2007-2021 | 057 | 3930 | 210 |
| 7 | A Flintoff | Eng | 1998-2009 | 079 | 3845 | 226 |
| 8 | Imran Khan | Pak | 1971-1992 | 088 | 3807 | 362 |
| 9 | SM Pollock | SAF | 1995-2008 | 108 | 3781 | 421 |
| 10 | SCJ Broad | Eng | 2007-2021 | 148 | 3366 | 523 |
| 11 | CL Cairns | NZl | 1989-2004 | 062 | 3320 | 218 |
| 12 | SK Warne | Aus | 1992-2007 | 145 | 3154 | 708 |
| 13 | RJ Hadlee | NZl | 1973-1990 | 086 | 3124 | 431 |
| 14 | WPUJC Vaas | Srl | 1994-2009 | 111 | 3089 | 355 |
| 15 | Wasim Akram | Pak | 1985-2002 | 104 | 2898 | 414 |
| 16 | R Ashwin | Ind | 2011-2021 | 078 | 2656 | 409 |
| 17 | A Kumble | Ind | 1990-2008 | 132 | 2506 | 619 |
| 18 | Harbhajan Singh | Ind | 1998-2015 | 103 | 2224 | 417 |
| 19 | R Benaud | Aus | 1952-1964 | 063 | 2201 | 248 |
| 20 | MG Johnson | Aus | 2007-2015 | 073 | 2065 | 313 |
| 21 | RA Jadeja | Ind | 2012-2021 | 051 | 1954 | 220 |
He is also set to become the eighth spin bowler to achieve the all rounder’s double of 2000 runs and 200 wickets in tests. The following table lists all the seven spin bowlers who have achieved the “all rounder’s double” of 2000 runs and 200 wickets
| No | Player | Team | Span | Mat | Runs | Wkts |
| 1 | DL Vettori | NZl | 1997-2014 | 113 | 4531 | 362 |
| 2 | Shakib Al Hasan | Ban | 2007-2021 | 057 | 3930 | 210 |
| 3 | SK Warne | Aus | 1992-2007 | 145 | 3154 | 708 |
| 4 | R Ashwin | Ind | 2011-2021 | 078 | 2656 | 409 |
| 5 | A Kumble | Ind | 1990-2008 | 132 | 2506 | 619 |
| 6 | Harbhajan Singh | Ind | 1998-2015 | 103 | 2224 | 417 |
| 7 | R Benaud | Aus | 1952-1964 | 063 | 2201 | 248 |
| 8 | RA Jadeja | Ind | 2012-2021 | 051 | 1954 | 220 |
He is also set to become the third left arm spin bowler to achieve the all rounder’s double of 2000 runs and 200 wickets in tests. The following table lists the two left arm spin who have achieved the “all rounder’s double” of 2000 runs and 200 wickets
| No | Player | Team | Span | Mat | Runs | Wkts |
| 1 | DL Vettori | NZl | 1997-2014 | 113 | 4531 | 362 |
| 2 | Shakib Al Hasan | Ban | 2007-2021 | 057 | 3930 | 210 |
| 3 | RA Jadeja | Ind | 2012-2021 | 051 | 1954 | 220 |
RA Jadeja would become the fifth Indian cricketer to achieve the all rounder’s double. He would also become the fourth Indian spin bowler to achieve the feat and the first Indian left arm spin bowler to achieve the feat.
| No | Player | Team | Span | Mat | Runs | Wkts |
| 1 | N Kapil Dev | Ind | 1978-1994 | 131 | 5248 | 434 |
| 2 | R Ashwin | Ind | 2011-2021 | 078 | 2656 | 409 |
| 3 | A Kumble | Ind | 1990-2008 | 132 | 2506 | 619 |
| 4 | Harbhajan Singh | Ind | 1998-2015 | 103 | 2224 | 417 |
| 5 | RA Jadeja | Ind | 2012-2021 | 051 | 1954 | 220 |