Kapil Dev made a statement about comparison between Jadeja and Stokes (Photo- PTI)
Ben Stokes performed a strong all -round at the Manchester Test against India. In this match, he took 5 wickets in the same innings against India first and then showed his strength in batting and scored 141 runs. Ben Stokes has always won the hearts of fans by performing best for England in Test cricket. Along with batting and bowling, he has also shown amazing in captaincy. Recently, former India captain Kapil Dev has spoken a big thing about Ben Stokes. According to him, English Test captain is a very good player but the better all -rounder of India is Ravindra Jadeja because he has played tremendous cricket continuously.
Kapil told Jadeja better
Kapil Dev said, ‘I do not want to compare. Ben Stokes is a very good all -rounder but I think Jadeja is ahead of him. They are doing better. Let me tell you, Ben Stokes has become the third player in the history of Test cricket who has scored more than 7000 runs and has taken 200 wickets. Before Stokes, only Jack Kallis and Sir Garfield Sobers did this.
Talking about Ben Stokes, he has scored 7032 runs in 115 Tests for England at an average of 35.7 while he has taken 229 wickets at an average of 31.64. Talking about Ravindra Jadeja, he has scored 3717 runs in 84 Tests at an average of 36.8 in 84 Tests, while he has taken 330 wickets with an average of 25.07. Both players are also counted among the world’s best fielders.
Stokes and Jadeja’s Series figures
Ravindra Jadeja has scored 347 runs in four matches in this Test series at an average of 86.75. He is the seventh highest run -scorer in this Test series. Talking about bowling, he has taken 7 wickets in the same number of matches. In the first innings of the Manchester Test, the Indian player took four wickets. He was the only bowler for India in this match who harassed the England batsmen.
Talking about Ben Stokes, he has scored 304 runs in four matches at an average of 43.43 and he is ninth in the list of players scoring the most runs. Talking about bowling, the English captain has taken the most wickets in this series. He has taken 17 wickets at an average of 24 in four matches. Stokes has taken four wickets hall once and 5 wickets hall once.
