Even Sachin Tendulkar will be left behind.(Even )

Kolkata: India and South Africa will face each other on November 14th. The two teams will face off in a two-match Test series at Eden Gardens. It’s the first Test match in Kolkata after six years. Fans are extremely excited  (Even )   about this match. Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, Team India is busy preparing for this match, pictures of which are going viral on social media.

While all eyes will be on Indian players in the first Test against South Africa, fans will have high expectations from star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Jadeja is known for his amazing performance with both bat and ball. In such a situation, Jadeja will enter the historic Kolkata ground with the intention of achieving a big feat.

Sachin and Zaheer Khan will be left behind
Indeed, Ravindra Jadeja has a great opportunity to surpass three Indian players, including Sachin Tendulkar. By hitting three sixes in the first Test against South Africa, Jadeja will surpass Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, and Mayank Agarwal. Jadeja has hit seven sixes in 12 innings of nine Test matches against South Africa. Sachin and Zaheer have nine sixes each against South Africa in Tests. Mayank Agarwal has also achieved the feat of hitting eight sixes against the African team in Tests.

Indians with the most sixes in Tests against South Africa
Rohit Sharma – 22
Virender Sehwag – 17
Ajinkya Rahane – 14
Sachin Tendulkar – 9
Zaheer Khan – 9
Mayank Agarwal – 8
Ravindra Jadeja – 7
Just 10 runs away from making history
Not only this, Jadeja will achieve a major milestone by scoring just 10 runs in the Kolkata Test. Looking at Jadeja’s Test career, he has played 87 Test matches so far, scoring 3990 runs in 129 innings at an average of 38.73. This means that by scoring 10 runs, he will reach the milestone of scoring 4000 runs in Tests. This will make him only the fourth all-rounder in Test cricket history to score 4000 runs and take 300+ wickets. This feat has been achieved only by Kapil Dev, Ian Botham, and Daniel Vettori. Jadeja has 338 wickets in his name in Tests.