Ravindra Jadeja ran through New Zealand on the opening day of the Mumbai Test, crossing several milestones along the way with a five-wicket haul.
Jadeja's five-wicket haul helped India halt the tourists on 235, making ample use of the sharp turn and alteration of pace to trick New Zealand. Along the way, he entered the top-five list of India's highest wicket-takers, overtaking former teammates Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma.
The five-for, his 12th at home, took him past a few other legends, including Kapil Dev, arguably India's greatest all-rounder ever, as well as Glenn McGrath and Waqar Younis. He is level with Pakistan's Abdul Qadir and the South African pair of Allan Donald and Makhaya Ntini.
Among all spinners, only seven players are ahead of him on the list. Among active cricketers, only R Ashwin (29) and Shakib Al Hasan (14) have more home five-fors.
With fourteen five-fors overall, Jadeja is now level with Bishan Singh Bedi, considered by many as the benchmark for young Indian left-arm spinners.
Incidentally, Jadeja became the tenth left-arm spinner to take a Test five-for at the Wankhede stadium. At the same ground, Ajaz Patel, also playing the Test, took all ten wickets against India in 2021.
Full list of players with the most home Test five-fors:
| Player | Home Tests | Innings | Wickets | Five-fors |
| M Muralidaran | 73 | 134 | 493 | 45 |
| R Ashwin | 65 | 126 | 380 | 29 |
| R Herath | 49 | 92 | 278 | 26 |
| A Kumble | 63 | 115 | 350 | 25 |
| J Anderson | 106 | 202 | 438 | 24 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 55 | 103 | 265 | 18 |
| I Botham | 59 | 96 | 226 | 17 |
| D Steyn | 52 | 99 | 261 | 16 |
| R Hadlee | 43 | 75 | 201 | 15 |
| D Lillee | 44 | 84 | 231 | 15 |
| S Warne | 69 | 129 | 319 | 15 |
| S Broad | 98 | 188 | 398 | 14 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 45 | 76 | 163 | 14 |
| F Trueman | 47 | 90 | 229 | 14 |
| A Bedser | 32 | 60 | 167 | 13 |
| A Qadir | 40 | 68 | 168 | 12 |
| A Donald | 38 | 68 | 177 | 12 |
| R Jadeja | 49 | 96 | 233 | 12 |
| M Ntini | 53 | 103 | 249 | 12 |
Stats accurate until the first innings of the India-New Zealand 2024 Mumbai Test.
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