What comes to your mind when you hear Ravindra Jadeja’s name?
Making batters dance on his left-arm spin bowling, right?
Well, you are not wrong. He has produced some memorable performances with the red ball for India in Tests.
But Jadeja is also a handy batter, earning the tag of all-rounder and scoring crucial runs for India, especially in the Test format.
So, in this article, we’ll look at Ravindra Jadeja’s year-wise batting performance in Tests.
Ravindra Jadeja Test Runs Year by Year
| Year | Runs | Inns | High Score | Avg | 100s/50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0/0 |
| 2013 | 93 | 7 | 43 | 15.50 | 0/0 |
| 2014 | 259 | 11 | 68 | 25.90 | 0/1 |
| 2015 | 109 | 5 | 38 | 21.80 | 0/0 |
| 2016 | 375 | 14 | 90 | 37.50 | 0/3 |
| 2017 | 328 | 14 | 70* | 41.00 | 0/4 |
| 2018 | 228 | 7 | 100* | 45.60 | 1/1 |
| 2019 | 440 | 10 | 91 | 62.85 | 0/5 |
| 2020 | 82 | 3 | 57 | 41.00 | 0/1 |
| 2021 | 269 | 12 | 56 | 24.45 | 0/2 |
| 2022 | 328 | 5 | 175* | 82.00 | 2/0 |
| 2023 | 281 | 9 | 70 | 35.12 | 0/2 |
| 2024 | 232 | 7 | 112 | 33.14 | 1/1 |
| Total | 3036 | 105 | 175* | 36.14 | 4/20 |
Key Insights
Ravindra Jadeja is among the 30 Indian batters who have scored 2500 or more runs in the longer format. Check out the top run scorers for India in Tests.
Jadeja’s batting flair was clearly visible in 2016 and 2017, having scored 703 runs to go along with 7 half-centuries and falling short of reaching a hundred.
His test century was long overdue, and Jadeja scored his maiden hundred against the West Indies in Rajkot in 2018. He scored an unbeaten 100 off 132 deliveries, helping India pile up 649 runs against the Caribbean side.
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In 2019, Jadeja crossed the 400-run mark for the first time, with 5 half-centuries and an impressive average of 62.85.
The year 2022 was even more remarkable for Jadeja as he smashed 2 hundreds, with one of them being his best knock in whites for India. He notched up 1 ton each against Sri Lanka and England.
His unbeaten knock of 175 against Sri Lanka remains the highest individual score by a No. 7 Indian batter in Tests.
Ravindra Jadeja became the 4th Indian player and 14th international player to complete the double of 2500 runs and 250 wickets in Tests.
