- By Himanshu Badola
- Fri, 03 Oct 2025 03:27 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
India vs West Indies 1st Test: Ravindra Jadeja smashed a promising fifty for India during the second day of the first Test against the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday.
World No. 1 Test all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja hammered 3 fours and 4 sixes. The fourth six of the ongoing match by Jadeja helped him break MS Dhoni’s record of 78 sixes in Tests for India. During his playing days, Dhoni hammered 78 sixes in 90 Tests for India, whereas Jadeja now has 79 sixes to his credit in 86 matches.
Only Virender Sehwag, Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma have scored more sixes in the longest format of the game for Team India than Jadeja. During his stellar career, Sehwag hammered 90 sixes in 103 Tests for Team India, and Pant also has smacked 90 maximums in 47 Tests. On the other hand, Rohit finished his Test career with 88 sixes in 67 Test matches.
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Most sixes for India in Test Cricket
Virender Sehwag: 90 sixes in 103 matches
Rishabh Pant: 90 sixes in 47 matches
Rohit Sharma: 88 sixes in 67 matches
Ravindra Jadeja: 79 sixes in 86 matches
MS Dhoni: 78 sixes in 90 matches
Jadeja is now the fourth Indian batter to hit at least four sixes at the time of reaching a half-century in a Test innings for India.
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Four sixes at the time of reaching 50 for India
MS Dhoni vs Bangladesh in Mirpur, 2007
Rishabh Pant vs England in Chennai, 2021
Washington Sundar vs England at The Oval, 2025
R Jadeja vs West Indies in Ahmedabad, 2025
Fifties from Jadeja and Dhruv Jurel hit fifties in the second session to extend India's first-inning lead. The duo stitched a 108-run stand for the fifth wicket during the time of the tea break. Jadeja has crossed the 50-run mark seven times in Tests this year. He now tops the list of batters with the most 50+ scores in 2025.
Most 50+ scores in Tests in 2025
Ravindra Jadeja (IND): 7 scores in 7 matches
Rishabh Pant (IND): 6 scores in 5 matches
Harry Brook (ENG): 5 scores in 6 matches
Ben Duckett (ENG): 5 scores in 6 matches
KL Rahul (IND): 5 scores in 7 matches