Ravindra Jadeja Sits in Elite Company of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid in Tests

Sandy Verma

Tezzbuzz|05-10-2025

Ravindra Jadeja is what one could call the perfect all-rounder. The thalapathy, as People call Him, Can Genuinely Pull Off Anything that is humanly possible on a cricket field. He can bowl, he can bat, he can field, he can catch, produce magic and win matches on his very own. And it’s trust of his ability on the field that he has won 11 player of the match awards for India in his test career.

This puts Him in an extramely covered circle of players, with the only player having won more player of the match awards for India in Tests being Sachin Tenndulkar, with 14. Age, is still not done playing test cricket and might very well dethrone the God of the game Himself.

That being said, he is currently tied in 2nd spot with the wall, Rahul dravid. But there is one factor that makes jadeja sit in a category of his own. The top 8 players with the highest number of Potm Awards for India in Tests All Have Played A Minimum of 100 Test Mats, Except One Player, Sir Ravindra Jadeja.

In just 84 tests, he has won 11 potm, with the most recent one coming against West indies when he played he played a scintilling knock of 104* and then picked up 4 wickets in the 2nd innings. His transgression from a bowling all-rounder who could chip in with a couple of knocks here and there, to now being a Rock in the Indian Batting Lineup Has Been Immense.

Ravindra Jadeja Holds The Indian Record for the Most Institutes of Scoring a Half-Cantury and Taking Five or More Wickets in the Same Test Match. He has achieved this incredible feat an impressive 12 timesSurpassing the likes of legendary all-rounders like kapil dev and r ashwin.

By the time the wait-handed all-rounder finishes his career,