In the game against Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders could only score 137 runs in 10 overs. Ravindra Jadeja’s bowling played an important role in restricting KKR to a low score. In this match Jadeja took three wickets but in this match Jadeja became only the fifth player to take 100 catches in Indian Premier League history. Jadeja created this record by taking three catches in the match against KKR. Jadeja also caught Philip Salt, Shreyas Iyer and Mitchell Starc from Kolkata Knight Riders.
In the history of the IPL, only four players have taken 100 or more catches before Ravindra Jadeja. Jadeja achieved this feat in 231 matches. Jadeja is the fourth Indian and the fifth player in the world to take 100 catches in the IPL. Before him, Virat Kohli (110), Suresh Raina (109), Kieron Pollard (103) and Rohit Sharma (100) achieved this. During the match against KKR, commentator Harsha Bhogle asked Jadeja about this record. In response, Jadeja said that he doesn’t count the number of catches he takes. Let us tell you that Ravindra Jadeja stands joint first in terms of most wickets in a single IPL match. Shikhar Dhawan is also not far behind in terms of most catches, having taken 98 catches in his IPL career.
Ravindra Jadeja’s IPL record is historic
Ravindra Jadeja has been playing in the IPL since 2008, the first season. So far, he has scored 2,776 runs in 231 matches as a batsman. As a bowler, he has taken 156 wickets so far. He is also the first player in IPL history to score more than 2000 runs and take more than 150 wickets. Jadeja is the ninth highest wicket-taker in Indian Premier League history.
