Ravindra Jadeja equalled VVS Laxman’s 23-year-old record in the fourth Test against England. He has scored five fifties in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. The southpaw batted at No.6 and touched the half-century mark five times, a feat furst achieved by Laxman. He completed 1000 runs and 30 wickets in red-ball cricket in England.

He has amassed over 400 runs in the ongoing five-match Test series against the Ben Stokes-led team.

Jadeja has been India’s number one spinner in overseas matches.a

Jadeja and Sundar with a partnership of over 180 maintained India’s stubborn resolve as an increasingly frustrated England, which leads the series 2-1, looking short of ideas going into the evening session.