2 weeks Ago By Rishav Narang
India's undefeated run at home came to an end after 12 years and New Zealand conquered the Rohit Sharma-led side in Bengaluru and Pune. Given their invincible home Test record, India looked set to win the series and move a step closer to qualifying for the final of 2025 World Test Championship final. But NZ stunned India in the first 2 Tests to win their first series in the country in 69 years.
While it has been a disastrous series for India so far, Ravindra Jadeja has joined an elite list and become the second Indian player to achieve a huge record. Jadeja is now one of the two Indian cricketers to score 2000 runs and scalp 200 wickets at home. Kapil Dev was the first Indian to achieve this milestone.
Jadeja now has 2003 runs and 208 wickets in India. He made his Test cricket debut in 2012. The star all-rounder was dropped from the squad in 2015.
He made a solid comeback soon and has been a regular since then. Kapil finished his career with 2810 runs and 219 wickets in India. The former India captain played 131 Tests.
He finished his career with 5248 runs and 434 wickets. He was the world's highest wicket-taker at the time of his retirement. R Ashwin is close to joining this list.
The senior India all-rounder has 1975 runs and 380 wickets at home. He is just 25 runs away from the 2000-run mark at home. Third Test from November 1 The third Test of the series will be played from November 1 to 5 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Ahead of the game, the Indian Express has reported that there would be no optional training session for Team India and all the players have been instructed to be part of it. India could make a couple of changes in their playing XI. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Cricket, Sports and around the world.
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