ND vs NZ: Ravindra Jadeja became the 5th bowler to take the most wickets in Tests for India, leaving Ishant and Zaheer behind

Ravindra Jadeja Test Wickets: The third Test between India and New Zealand is being played in Mumbai, in which Ravindra Jadeja has done a historic feat. He has now become the fifth highest wicket-taker in the history of Test cricket. Jadeja now has 312 wickets in 77 Test matches and he has left behind Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan in terms of taking the most wickets.

Before the start of the Mumbai Test, Ravindra Jadeja had taken 309 wickets in 76 Test matches. He needed 3 wickets to break the record of Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan. Zaheer and Ishant had taken 311 wickets in their respective Test careers, so by dismissing three batsmen against New Zealand, he has secured the fifth position in the list of most successful Indian Test bowlers.

Five most successful Indian bowlers in Tests The title of the most successful Indian bowler in Test cricket is held by Anil Kumble, who took a total of 619 wickets in his illustrious career and he remains the only Indian bowler to take 600 or more Test wickets so far. After him, Ravichandran Ashwin is in second place, who has taken 533 wickets in Test matches so far. If Ashwin plays cricket for 2-3 more years, he can definitely break Kumble's record. At number three is Kapil Dev, who took 434 Test wickets in his career.

Kapil Dev is still the highest wicket-taking Indian fast bowler in Test history. After him comes Harbhajan Singh, who has 417 wickets to his name. Now the fifth position has come to Ravindra Jadeja. Jasprit Bumrah is also one of the top bowlers of this generation, who has so far taken 173 wickets in 40 Test matches.