Ravindra Jadeja Career Stats
| Format | Matches | Runs | Average | 100s / 50s | Highest Score | Wickets | Best Bowling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 89 | 4,095 | 38.27 | 6 / 27 | 175* | 350 | 7/42 |
| ODI | 210 | 2,905 | 32.27 | 0 / 13 | 87 | 232 | 5/33 |
| T20I | 74 | 515 | 21.45 | 0 / 0 | 46* | 54 | 3/15 |
Breakthrough: From Jamnagar to the Test Team
Jadeja grew up in modest circumstances in Jamnagar, the city that also produced Ranjitsinhji and Vinoo Mankad. He came through Saurashtra’s junior ranks, and in 2008, months after the Under-19 World Cup win, he was part of Shane Warne’s title-winning Rajasthan Royals squad in the first IPL, and Warne memorably called him a “rockstar”. His ODI debut followed in February 2009, but the turning point came in domestic cricket. In late 2012 he scored his third first-class triple century, 331 against Railways, and that December he was handed his Test debut against England in Nagpur. Within a year he was leading the ICC ODI bowling rankings.
Ravindra Jadeja International Career Journey
| Format | Debut | Last Match / Status |
|---|---|---|
| ODI | 8 February 2009 v Sri Lanka, Colombo | Active (played in the West Indies ODI series, September to October 2026) |
| T20I | 10 February 2009 v Sri Lanka, Colombo | Retired after the 2024 T20 World Cup final (last match 29 June 2024) |
| Test | 13 December 2012 v England, Nagpur | Active (played in the Sri Lanka Test series, August 2026) |
Jadeja established himself in India’s limited-overs side and made his Test debut in December 2012. In August 2013 he became the first Indian bowler since Anil Kumble to top the ICC ODI bowling rankings. On 17 August 2026, during the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle, he took his 350th Test wicket.
Ravindra Jadeja ICC Tournament Record
| Tournament | Result | Jadeja’s Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Under-19 World Cup 2008 | Winner | Vice-captain |
| Champions Trophy 2013 | Winner | Leading wicket-taker (12) and Golden Ball |
| World Test Championship final 2021 and 2023 | Runner-up | Member of the India side |
| ODI World Cup 2023 | Runner-up | Member of the India side |
| T20 World Cup 2024 | Winner | Member of the winning squad; retired from T20Is afterwards |
| Champions Trophy 2025 | Winner | Hit the winning boundary in the final |
Ravindra Jadeja IPL Record
Jadeja played in Rajasthan Royals’ title-winning side in the first IPL season in 2008. He spent most of his IPL career with Chennai Super Kings, where he is the franchise’s leading wicket-taker. Ahead of the 2026 season he was traded back to Rajasthan Royals, along with Sam Curran, in the deal that took Sanju Samson to Chennai.
| Season | Highlight |
|---|---|
| 2008 | IPL champion with Rajasthan Royals |
| 2018 | IPL champion with Chennai Super Kings |
| 2021 | IPL champion with Chennai Super Kings |
| 2023 | IPL champion with Chennai Super Kings; scored the winning runs in the final |
| 2026 | Returned to Rajasthan Royals |
Match-Winning Performances
Jadeja’s career is dotted with performances that turned tournaments. In the 2013 Champions Trophy final at Edgbaston, cut to 20 overs a side by rain, he scored 33 not out and took 2 for 24 to win Player of the Match. In the 2019 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand at Old Trafford he walked in with India on 92 for 6 and struck 77 off 59 balls, coming within a few blows of an improbable win. At Mohali in March 2022 he made an unbeaten 175 and took nine wickets in the match against Sri Lanka.
His IPL signature came in the 2023 final. With Chennai needing ten off the last two balls, he hit Mohit Sharma for six and four. On the 2025 tour of England he scored more than 500 runs, including an unbeaten century at Old Trafford that helped save the fourth Test.
Ravindra Jadeja Records and Milestones
- Fourth player, after Kapil Dev, Ian Botham and Daniel Vettori, to complete the double of 4,000 Test runs and 350 Test wickets (August 2026)
- Fifth Indian bowler to take 350 Test wickets
- First Indian, and eighth player overall, to score three first-class triple centuries
- Fastest left-arm bowler to 150 Test wickets (32 Tests)
- First Indian left-arm spinner to take 150 ODI wickets
- Highest Test score in India by a batter at number seven or lower (175* v Sri Lanka, 2022)
Ravindra Jadeja Awards and Honours
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2008-09 | Madhavrao Scindia Award for most wickets in the Ranji Trophy |
| 2013 | Golden Ball, ICC Champions Trophy |
| 2013, 2016 | ICC ODI Team of the Year |
| 2019 | Arjuna Award |
