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Where it comes to modern cricket, only three cricketers from around the world have managed to capture an elite world record, it being scoring at least 1000 runs and claiming 30 wickets where it comes to Test match cricket, with the record being claimed not in their respective cricketing homeland but in another nation. An opponent's home! That being said, the most recent addition to this glowing list is a noted all rounder of world cricket, whose name perhaps often goes slightly under the radar. And at the same time, the list also includes a fantastic talent from the noted West Indies side, one whose prominence and rise in the game also meant success for cricket in itself.
Where it comes to successes in cricket, none can be any greater other than having such a distinct achievement in Test match cricket, the format challenging its practitioners for its endless competitive spirit and for its sheer aduorus nature. That being said, let us pause for a moment to appreciate the 3 cricketers with 1000 runs and 30 wickets in an away country, a list that features a widely known Indian cricketer:
Wilfred Rhodes in Australia
English cricket’s Wilfred Rhodes was actually the first cricketer ever to hit 1000 runs in Test cricket along with 30 wickets in a particular country and what was the icing on the cake was that he achieved the feat in Australia. An Ashes hero, some of his best came during the iconic rivalry between the two sides.
From 20 matches played Down Under, Wilfred Rhodes notched up 1,032 runs at an average of 29.48. He also hit five fifties along with a ton in Australia. An able left-arm spinner, he picked up 42 wickets in these games at 28.83. He also claimed a ticket wicket haul in a match during this time.
Garfield Sobers in England
How determined and legendary were the West Indies back in the day in complete contrast to today’s times!
As on date, Sir Garfield Sobers is the only West Indian all rounder who finds his name on the elite and special list of all rounders 1000 runs & 30 wickets in an away country and he achieved his feat in England, thousands of miles away from the Caribbean. In scoring no fewer than 1,820 runs from 21 Tests in England at a stunning average of 53.52, Sir Sobers dominated the charts. At this time, he also hit 14 fifty-plus scores, including five hundreds. Besides this, the great legend took 62 wickets with the ball at an average of 31.58.
Ravindra Jadeja in England
Jadeja is the only Indian cricketer on the list to have taken 34 Test wickets in England, which is besides his batting score of 1096 runs that have come from 14 Tests. That is besides hitting 2 tons and 7 fifties. What’s rather respectable and exciting about his feat is that he has scored nearly all these runs while batting at six or lower in the Test side. A unique achievement. Most recently, he clocked up a mega match saving hundred in India’s cause at Old Trafford in Manchester.
FAQs
Where did Ravindra Jadeja managed his tally of 1000+ runs and 30 wickets in Tests?
The left hander managed the feat in England most recently and even struck a fine hundred at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Who was the first player in Tests to get 1000 runs and take 30 wickets?
It was England's Wilfred Rhodes who achieved the special duo in Australia where it concerns Test cricket.
