Ravindra Jadeja has ended the year 2023 as the best all-rounder of the year, at least statistically. Whether it’s the fans, former cricketers, or journalists, everyone has picked Jadeja in their team of the year 2023.
After missing the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia due to a leg injury, Ravindra Jadeja made a sensational return to international cricket in 2023, bossing all three formats, including the IPL, across conditions.
He was a key player in India winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 against Australia at home, the Asia Cup 2023 in Sri Lanka, and reaching the World Cup 2023 final at home. Jadeja was also terrific once again the IPL helping the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) win the IPL 2023 title by hitting a 6 and 4 on the last two balls of the final to Gujarat Titans pacer Mohit Sharma.
You have to be a very special cricketer and do something insanely incredible, for MS Dhoni to lift you up in joy and elation. That is what happened in the celebrations soon after Jadeja hit the winning runs in the IPL final.
Ravindra Jadeja makes a unique record in 2023; no other all-rounder could do it this year
Ravindra Jadeja ended the year 2023 with 66 wickets and scoring 613 runs. He is the only international cricketer to score over 500 runs and pick over 50 wickets in 2023. No other all-rounder in the world achieved this record in 2023.
Among players who took at least 50 wickets this year, after Jadeja’s 613 runs, the next best is Tim Southee with 266 runs. This further highlights how important Jadeja has become as a proper all-rounder.
In 35 internationals this year, Jadeja snapped up 66 wickets at an average of only 23. This included a five-wicket haul against South Africa in the World Cup game in Kolkata. He starred with the ball during the home BGT.
The iconic moment of 2023.
– MS Dhoni lifting Jadeja after the heroic performance in the final. 🔥🙇pic.twitter.com/8HMbOCj8Zf
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 31, 2023
Meanwhile, he missed the first Test against South Africa in Centurion, which India lost. He is set to return for the second Test in Cape Town.
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