Rohit Sharma led the Indian cricket crew to a historic 434-run win in opposition to England in the third Test match in Rajkot on Sunday, February 18. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravindra Jadeja emerged as prime performers as England’s second innings discovered 122 whereas chasing a 557-run goal on Day 4.
Jaiswal dominated the primary two classes by smashing his second double hundred and third Test century after which Jadeja bowled a match-winning spell after tea by taking 5 wickets. Jadeja claimed the Player of the Match award for his first innings century and 7 wickets in the match.ÂÂ
Jadeja accomplished 200 Test wickets at residence on Day 3 and now set one other big milestone on Sunday. The veteran spinner equalled Anil Kumble in the record for many Player of the Match awards in Tests in India together with his ninth award in the Rajkot Test.
The 35-year-old spin all-rounder has bagged 10 Player of the Match awards in his Test profession and 9 of these got here on Indian soil. Jadeja now has taken 206 wickets in 42 Test matches performed in India successful the Player of the Match award for record 9 occasions.
Kumble additionally recorded 9 of his 10 Player of the Match awards in Tests on Indian soil. Legendary batters Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar have recorded eight Player of the Match awards in Tests in India whereas Ravichandran Ashwin has six in 58 Test matches.
Most Player of the Match awards winners in Tests in India:
- Ravindra Jadeja – 9 in 42 Tests
- Anil Kumble – 9 in 63 Tests
- Virat Kohli – 8 in 50 Tests
- Sachin Tendulkar – 8 in 94 Tests
- Javagal Srinath – 6 in 32 Tests
- Ravichandran Ashwin – 6 in 58 Tests
- Harbhajan Singh – 6 in 55 Tests
Jadeja, Kohli and Kumbale have claimed ten Player of the Match awards each in Tests and are solely behind Rahul Dravid (11) and Sachin Tendulkar (14).ÂÂ
