What makes life difficult for a batsman is Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin bowling in tandem in Indian conditions.
The pace at which Jadeja met his 200th Test wicket is only next to Ashwin among Indians and very few others worldwide. He has been the No.1 all-rounder in the longer format for a long time while I write this content.
This article will list the year-wise bowling performances of Ravindra Jadeja in Test cricket.
Ravindra Jadeja – Test Wickets by Year
| YEAR | WICKETS | INNINGS | MATCHES | BEST BOWLING | AVERAGE | ECON | 5-FORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 58/2 | 39.00 | 1.67 | 0 |
| 2013 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 138/6 | 19.10 | 2.24 | 2 |
| 2014 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 52/3 | 56.41 | 2.76 | 0 |
| 2015 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 21/5 | 10.82 | 1.76 | 2 |
| 2016 | 43 | 18 | 9 | 48/7 | 24.55 | 2.27 | 2 |
| 2017 | 54 | 20 | 10 | 63/6 | 23.05 | 2.44 | 3 |
| 2018 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 17/4 | 22.32 | 2.82 | 0 |
| 2019 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 87/4 | 34.52 | 2.83 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22/2 | 17.80 | 2.57 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 40/4 | 29.75 | 2.19 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 41/5 | 21.50 | 3.08 | 1 |
| 2023 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 42/7 | 19.09 | 2.40 | 2 |
| 2024 | 48 | 21 | 12 | 41/5 | 24.29 | 3.32 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4.00 | 0 |
| OVERALL | 323 | 150 | 80 | 42/7 | 24.14 | 2.53 | 15 |
Key Stats
The years 2016 and 2017 have been the best in Jadeja’s career, where he has almost picked 97 wickets in those 24 months at an average of around 24.
His best bowling performance in a Test innings (in 2016) and the most 5-for in a calendar year (in 2017) also came in that period.
