Meet Jalaj Saxena, Indian cricketer who created HISTORY by taking 400 wickets and scoring 6000 runs in Ranji Trophy

New Delhi: Ranji Trophy 2024 is currently being played between Uttar Pradesh and Kerala. In this match, Jalaj Saxena bowled brilliantly for the Kerala team and played an important role in restricting Uttar Pradesh to 162 runs by taking five wickets. The Uttar Pradesh batsmen could not stand in front of his strong bowling and were seen struggling to score runs. Right now the Kerala team has scored 71 runs for the loss of 2 wickets.

Milestone unlocked

A rare double

Jalaj Saxena becomes the first player to achieve a double of 6000 runs and 400 wickets in #RanjiTrophy @IDFCFIRSTBank | @jalajsaxena33 pic.twitter.com/frrQIvkxWS

— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) November 6, 2024

Jalaj Saxena took five wickets in the first innings:

By taking 5 wickets in the first innings, Jalaj Saxena has created history and he has completed his 400 wickets in the Ranji Trophy. He has already scored 6000 runs in the Ranji Trophy. Jalaj Saxena has become the first player who has taken 400 wickets and scored 6000 runs in the Ranji Trophy. No player before him was able to do such a feat in the Ranji Trophy.

Debuted in the Ranji Trophy in the year 2005:

Jalaj Saxena made his debut in the Ranji Trophy in the year 2005. Then he played for Madhya Pradesh. He could not take a single wicket in his debut match. So far he has scored 6795 runs in 143 first-class matches, which includes 14 centuries and 194 runs has been his best score. Talking about bowling, he has scored 452 runs in 143 first-class matches. He is known for his excellent bowling and batting.

Has not yet made his debut for Team India:

After 2016, Jalaj Saxena started playing for Kerala in the Ranji Trophy. After this, he performed brilliantly and never looked back on his career. The special thing is that even after playing domestic cricket for two decades, he has not got a chance to debut with Team India. He has become the 13th player to complete 400 wickets in the Ranji Trophy.

Most wickets in Ranji Trophy history:
637 – Rajinder Goel
530 – S Venkataraghavan
479 – Sunil Joshi
442 – R Vinay Kumar
441 – Narendra Hirwani
437 – Bhagwat Chandrasekhar
418 – VV Kumar
416 – Shahbaz Nadeem
409 – Pankaj Singh
405 – Sairaj Bahutule
403 – Bishan Singh Bedi
401 – Utpal Chatterjee
401* -Jalaj Saxena

Most prolific Ranji Trophy all-rounders:
Jalaj Saxena – 6028 runs, 401 wickets
Sunil Joshi – 4116 runs, 479 wickets
Sairaj Bahutule – 4426 runs, 405 wickets
Madan Lal – 5270 runs, 351 wickets
Rishi Dhawan – 4576 runs, 342 wickets
Vijay Hazare – 6312 runs, 291 wickets
Chandu Sarwate – 4923 runs, 285 wickets