150+ score and 5-wicket haul: Ravindra Jadeja 1st to achieve this in nearly 50 years

On the Day 3 of the of the first India vs Sri Lanka Test at Mohali, Ravindra Jadeja took India to a winning position with his terrific all-round performance with bat and ball. He first hit 175 in the first innings and then took a five-wicket haul to help hosts finish Sri Lanka’s first innings at just 174. In about 50 years, Ravindra Jadeja becomes the first cricketer to score more than 150 runs in an innings and take a five-wicket innings haul in a Test match. The first player to do so was Vinoo Mankad of India who had scored 184 runs and had picked up 5 wickets against England in 1952. Also Read |Ashwin becomes India’s second-highest wicket-taker, equals Kapil Dev’s record After him,...