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England vs India 4th Test: Ravindra Jadeja was India's star performer in the third Test at Lord's against England, but his effort went in vain as the visitors suffered a 22-run defeat. India are now 1-2 down in the five-match Test series.

Jadeja has been a consistent performer for India in Test cricket over the years. However, he has started putting up impactful contributions with the bat lately and has four successive fifties to his name. He scored 72 and 61* in the Lord's Test. He took a wicket as well in the match. He is India's fourth top run-getter in the ongoing series with 327 runs to his name at an average of 109.00.

As India gears up for the Manchester Test and aims to bounce back in the series, Jadeja will not only be looking to maintain his incredible form but also to contribute to the team's much-needed win. The star all-rounder Jadeja is closer to joining West Indies icon Sir Garfield Sobers as the only second visiting batter to score 1,000 runs or more in England while coming to bat at number six or lower.

Jadeja is the second-highest run-getter among batters positioned 6-12 in England, with 942 runs in 14 Tests at an average of 40.95, with a century and seven fifties in 27 innings, with a best score of 104. If Jadeja scores 58 more runs in the 4th Test at Manchester, he will become a part of the elite club with Sobers, a feat a world-class all-rounder would like to have to his name.

Sobers is the best lower-order batter to have visited England, having made 1,097 runs in 11 Tests and 16 innings at an incredible average of 84.38, with four centuries and five fifties. His best score is 174. On the other hand, he has not delivered a lot with the ball, having taken just three wickets at an average of above 110.

In the previous match, Jadeja completed 7,000 international runs, now having 7,018 runs in 361 matches and 302 innings at an average of 33.41, with four centuries and 39 fifties under his belt. His best score is 175*.

The fourth Test match will kick off in Manchester from July 23 onwards.


India Squad: Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.

England Squad: Ben Stokes (capt), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.