India’s tour of England has 5 Tests and sets the stage for a battle of the all-rounders: India’s Ravindra Jadeja and England’s Ben Stokes. Stokes has brought a new style to English Test cricket with his ‘Bazball’ and teaming up with coach Brendon McCullum.
When they take the field on June 20 in Leeds, both will be the most experienced players in their teams. They have had many battles against each other in different conditions and this series is the start of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 for both teams.
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Jadeja has a good record against England, scoring 1031 runs in 20 matches at 33.25 with 2 centuries and 6 fifties. His highest score is 112. With the ball he has taken 70 wickets at 32.57 with best figures of 7/48. In 10 Tests in England he has scored 563 runs at 31.27 with a century and 3 fifties.
His highest score in England is 104 which came in his last match at Edgbaston in 2022. Although his stats aren’t great in England’s pace friendly conditions, he has thrived at home on spin friendly pitches.
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On the other hand Stokes has struggled against India with the bat, scoring 972 runs in 21 matches at 24.92 with 1 century and 5 fifties. His highest score is 128. He has taken 40 wickets against India at 31.17 with best figures of 5/73. His home record against India isn’t great either—averaging just 18.75 from 7 Tests with 225 runs including 1 fifty. His bowling at home has been better—26 wickets in 7 Tests at 16.65.
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Jadeja has had success against Stokes, dismissing him 6 times in 19 encounters. Stokes averages just over 20 against him with a strike rate of 53. It’ll be interesting to see who comes out on top in this battle!
