400 wickets, 6000 runs… the player who does not get a chance in Team India, IPL, has now created history
It is impossible that Ranji Trophy is going on and Jalaj Saxena does not do wonders. Once again this all-rounder from Kerala is in the headlines. This time Jalaj has done something which has been done by a player for the first time in the history of Ranji Trophy. Jalaj Saxena took five wickets in the first innings of the match being played against UP in Trivandrum. With this, Jalaj also completed his 400 wickets in the Ranji Trophy. Jalaj Saxena is the only player in Ranji Trophy history who has taken 400 wickets as well as scored 6 thousand runs.
Jalaj Saxena's amazing record
Jalaj Saxena comes in the category of great all-rounders of Indian first class cricket. This player has scored 6795 runs in 143 first class matches. He has 14 centuries to his name. At the same time, he has 457 wickets in first class cricket, out of which he has taken 400 wickets in Ranji Trophy. However, despite such a great performance, this player neither got a place in Team India nor did he get that respect in IPL. Jalaj has played only one IPL match so far. This opportunity was given to him by Punjab Kings in 2021. However, after one match, he could not play any match.
400 wickets for Jalaj Saxena in the #RanjiTrophy. The first man to complete the 6000 runs-400 wickets double in the tournament and only the 13th bowler to cross 400 Ranji wickets.
— Lalith Kalidas (@lal__kal) November 6, 2024
Gets there by dismissing Nitish Rana stumped for his fourth wicket of the UP innings.
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Jalaj Saxena did not let the UP batsmen even breathe. In the match being played in Trivandrum, Jalaj single-handedly dealt with the top order batsmen of UP. UP captain Aryan Juyal was bowled by Jalaj. Madhav Kaushik, Nitish Rana also became victims of Jalaj. By bowling Siddharth Yadav and Piyush Chawla, Jalaj completed his five wickets. Jalaj Saxena has achieved the feat of taking a five-wicket haul in a Ranji Trophy match for the 29th time. So far, he has taken five wickets in an innings against 18 different teams. In this matter, he has equaled former Rajasthan fast bowler Pankaj Singh.