Ravindra Jadeja Levels Garry Sobers, VVS Laxman With Another 50 In England

Having scored five fifties in his last six innings, Ravindra Jadeja is enjoying a dream series with the bat in the ongoing five-match Test series against England.

On Day 5 of the fourth Test at Old Trafford, Jadeja became only the second visiting batter to score 1000 runs in England while batting at No.6 or lower. He also became only the second Indian to record five 50-plus scores in a single Test series from that position.

Trying to save the Test and keep the series alive, India lost overnight batters Shubman Gill and KL Rahul in the first session and were still trailing by 89 runs when Jadeja joined Washington Sundar in the middle.

Two of India’s most reliable batters when it comes to occupying the crease, Jadeja and Washington, showed great composure right from the start. They not only steadied the innings but also managed to erase the deficit. In the process, both went on to score fifties.

Washington is averaging 40 with the bat in this series, while Jadeja has already scored 400 runs at an average of 100.

Jadeja also became the seventh Indian to cross 1000 Test runs in England, joining an elite group that includes Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sunil Gavaskar, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Rishabh Pant.

Most 50+ scores for India at No.6 or lower in a Test series

5 - VVS Laxman, IND tour of WI 2002

5* - Ravindra Jadeja, IND tour of ENG 2025

4 - Dattu Phadkar, IND tour of AUS 1948/49

4 - MS Dhoni, IND tour of ENG 2014

4 - Ravichandran Ashwin, ENG tour of IND 2016/17

Most runs for a visiting batter at No.6 or lower in Tests in England

1097 - Garry Sobers

1041* - Ravindra Jadeja

909 - Steve Waugh

778 - MS Dhoni

Most runs for India at #6 or lower in a Test series

474 - VVS Laxman, IND tour of WI 2002

400* - Ravindra Jadeja, IND tour of ENG 2025

374 - Ravi Shastri, ENG tour of IND 1984/85

350 - Rishabh Pant, BGT 2018/19

Most Indian batters scoring 400+ runs in a Test series 

4 - India tour of England 2025 (Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant & Ravindra Jadeja)

3 - England tour of India 2024 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill & Rohit Sharma)

3 - India tour of Australia 2003/04 (Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman & Virender Sehwag)

3 - India tour of Australia 1977/78 (Mohinder Amarnath, Sunil Gavaskar & GR Viswanath)

3 - West Indies tour of India 1978/79 (Sunil Gavaskar, GR Viswanath & Dilip Vengsarkar)

At the end of the second session, India were 322/4 in 118 overs, leading by 11 runs, with Jadeja and Washington having added 100 runs for the fifth wicket.