Wisden has considered Team India's all-rounder cricketer Ravindra Jadeja as the second most valuable Test cricketer of the 21st century. Not only this, Wisden considered Jadeja the most valuable cricketer of India. Ravindra Jadeja, 31, is a left-arm spin bowler and his statistics in Test cricket are impressive. There has been a tremendous improvement in his batting in the last two years. It has also been seen internationally. Team India captain Virat Kohli also promotes him in batting, which benefits the team. Jadeja is the second fastest Indian bowler to take 200 wickets in Test cricket. He had crossed this figure in 44 Tests. Ravichandran Ashwin is in the first place in this issue. He touched 200 wickets in 37 Tests. Due to his batsman, Jadeja was ahead of him in analyzing Wisden's performance. Wisden used Cricviz, a detailed analysis tool in cricket. Wisden created an MVP rating and, using statistical models, has given place to the impact on the game due to the player's performance.
Muttiah Muralitharan is in first place: According to analysis tool Cricviz, Ravindra Jadeja is the second most valuable cricketer of the 21st century, while Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan is in first place with 97.3 MVP. According to Wisden, the player who left the most impact on cricket in the 21st century is Muttiah Muralitharan and is paramount among the most valuable cricketers in Test cricket. Ravindra Jadeja is in second place in this list and as an Indian player, he is the most valuable cricketer of the 21st century in Test cricket in India.
Jadeja is not a regular member of Test team: Freddie Wilde of Cricviz told Wisden that it is amazing that Team India's spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been elected the number one player of 21st century India and he is not even a regular member of Indian Test team. He is selected as the frontline bowler when he joins the playing XI. Additionally, he bats at number six.
Bowler average is better than Warne: Jadeja, 31, in Test cricket has a bowling average of 24.62. His batting average is 35.26. As an all-rounder, his batting average is superb. Among such players who have taken at least 150 wickets and scored 1000 runs, their batting and bowling average is second. Jadeja has scored 1869 runs in 49 Tests at an average of 35.36 with the help of 14 fifties. Jadeja has scored a century. His name is 213 wickets in bowling. In this, he has taken 10 wickets once in a match and five wickets nine times in an innings.
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