{"id":15510,"date":"2026-08-23T06:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T06:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15510"},"modified":"2026-08-23T06:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T06:04:18","slug":"ravindra-jadeja-creates-history-in-colombo-becomes-first-indian-to-achieve-this-feat-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15510","title":{"rendered":"Ravindra Jadeja creates history in Colombo, becomes first Indian to achieve this feat | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133434601,imgsize-54326,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/galle-sri-lanka-aug-19-ani-indias-ravindra-jadeja-celebrates-the-wicket-o.jpg\" alt=\"Ravindra Jadeja creates history in Colombo, becomes first Indian to achieve this feat\" title=\"India's Ravindra Jadeja (ANI Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"India's Ravindra Jadeja (ANI Photo)\">India&#8217;s Ravindra Jadeja (ANI Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ravindra-jadeja\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ravindra Jadeja<\/a> entered the record books on Sunday, becoming the first Indian cricketer to feature in 50 World Test Championship matches.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The 37-year-old all-rounder from Jamnagar, Gujarat, reached the landmark when India took on Sri Lanka in the second and final Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>India\u2019s most appearances in WTC<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"9\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Matches<\/th>\n<th>Runs<\/th>\n<th>Best<\/th>\n<th>100s<\/th>\n<th>Wickets<\/th>\n<th>Best figures<\/th>\n<th>5W<\/th>\n<th>Catches<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Ravindra Jadeja<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>2,632<\/td>\n<td>175*<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<td>7\/42<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Virat Kohli<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>2,617<\/td>\n<td>254*<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mohammed Siraj<\/td>\n<td>47<\/td>\n<td>167<\/td>\n<td>16*<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>141<\/td>\n<td>6\/15<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jasprit Bumrah<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<td>334<\/td>\n<td>34*<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>185<\/td>\n<td>6\/27<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ravichandran Ashwin<\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<td>1,142<\/td>\n<td>113<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>195<\/td>\n<td>7\/71<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rishabh Pant<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<td>2,885<\/td>\n<td>146<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>124<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shubman Gill<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<td>2,867<\/td>\n<td>269<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rohit Sharma<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<td>2,716<\/td>\n<td>212<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cheteshwar Pujara<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<td>1,769<\/td>\n<td>102*<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KL Rahul<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<td>2,265<\/td>\n<td>137<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jadeja&#8217;s milestone came on a day when India made one change to the XI for the Colombo Test. Off-spinning all-rounder Saransh Jain was handed his debut, replacing Kuldeep Yadav, who missed the match due to an infection.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Jain received his India debut cap from Jadeja during the team huddle before play began.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>India won the toss for the second successive Test and opted to bat first. They lead the two-match series 1-0 after beating Sri Lanka by 165 runs in Galle.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Playing XIs:<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>India: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/yashasvi-jaiswal\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yashasvi Jaiswal<\/a>, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill (captain), <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rishabh-pant\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rishabh Pant<\/a> (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Saransh Jain, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Sri Lanka: Lahiru Udara, Kamil Mishara, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Sonal Dinusha, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Keshara Nuwantha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, and Asitha Fernando<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/india-vs-sri-lanka\/ravindra-jadeja-creates-history-in-colombo-becomes-first-indian-to-achieve-this-feat\/articleshow\/133434278.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s Ravindra Jadeja (ANI Photo) Ravindra Jadeja entered the record books on Sunday, becoming the first Indian cricketer to feature in 50 World Test Championship matches.The 37-year-old all-rounder from Jamnagar, Gujarat, reached the landmark when India took on Sri Lanka in the second and final Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. 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