Test cricket, the longest format of the game tests a player’s patience and skills both with the bat and as well as ball. While the game has gone on to development a lot since it made its presence felt, Test cricket though still have that 5 day cricket excitement.
Test cricket allows those players who can settle in well to have a go and go on to score big runs. Scoring a 100 is a common thing in Test cricket when nowadays a players easily scores double hundred to triple hundred. While bowlers take about more than 10 or 12 wickets in a match including 2 innings.
In cricket history, there has been a lot of cricketers who have gone on to score hundred and take 5 wicket haul. But today in this article, we take a look at 3 Indian cricketers who scored 150 runs and took 5 wickets in the same match.
Vinoo Mankad
Former Indian cricketer Vinoo Mankad is the very first Indian cricketer who have scored more than 150 runs and then took a fifer. It was way back in 1952 when India played against West Indies. Mankad scored a brilliant 184 runs in India’s 2nd inning. He also took 5 wickets for 72 runs in the first inning. However, his all efforts were in vain as India couldn’t beat the hosts.
Polly Umrigar
The 2nd player in the list is Polly Umrigar who is also the 2nd ever Indian player to achie the feat. He did so back in the year 1962 when Indian cricket team played against West Indies cricket team at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad. Polly played an unbeaten inning of 172 runs and also took a five-wicket haul.
Ravindra Jadeja
The current Indian cricket team all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is the latest cricketer to score more than 150 runs and take a fifer. Jadeja has been Indian cricket team’s best all-rounder in all formats of the game. Jadeja scored a brilliant 175 runs and then took a brilliant 5 wickets-haul against Sri Lanka.
