Gill, Jadeja, Kuldeep Eye Major Milestones: 5 Big Test Records At Stake As India Take On Sri Lanka

IND
vs
SL
Tests:
I dia& squo;s
two-Test
tou
of
S i
La ka,
begi i g
August
15,
will
be
about
mo e
tha
just
a
se ies
wi .
Seve al
I dia
playe s
a e
withi
touchi g
dista ce
of
sig ifica t
milesto es,
with
captai
Shubma
Gill
a d
all- ou de
Ravi d a
Jadeja
amo g
those
with
the
biggest
oppo tu ities.
The
ope i g
Test
will
be
played
at
the
Galle
I te atio al
Stadium,
with
I dia& squo;s
sta s
looki g
to
make
the
most
of
the
co ditio s
while
addi g
to
thei
g owi g
list
of
achieveme ts.

Gill
Chases
Two
Majo
Milesto es

Shubma
Gill
e te s
the
se ies
with
five
ce tu ies
i
the
cu e t
Wo ld
Test
Champio ship
cycle.

O e
mo e
hu d ed
agai st
S i
La ka
would
take
him
past
Joe
Root
fo
the
most
ce tu ies
i
the
o goi g
WTC
cycle.

Read
Mo e:

Not
Sachi
Te dulka !
B ett
Lee
Picks
This
C ickete
As
G eatest
Of
All
Time

The
I dia
captai
could
also
move
close
to
a
sig ifica t
eco d
held
by
Sachi
Te dulka .

Gill
has
six
Test
ce tu ies
as
captai ,
while
Te dulka
fi ished
with
seve .
If
Gill
ma ages
two
hu d eds
i
the
two-Test
se ies,
he
will
move
ahead
of
the
lege da y
batte .

Gill
also
has
a othe
captai cy
milesto e
withi
each.
I dia
have
wo
five
of
the
i e
Tests
he
has
led
so
fa ,
while
Bisha
Si gh
Bedi
eco ded
six
victo ies
as
captai
f om
22
matches.

A
2-0
se ies
wi
i
S i
La ka
would
the efo e
see
Gill
move
above
Bedi
o
the
list
of
I dia
captai s
by
Test
wi s.

Jadeja
Closi g
I
O
350
Test
Wickets

Ravi d a
Jadeja
could
joi
a
elite
g oup
of
I dia
bowle s
du i g
the
se ies.
He
eeds
just
two
wickets
to
each
350
i
Test
c icket.

If
he
achieves
the
milesto e,
Jadeja
will
become
o ly
the
fifth
I dia
bowle
to
do
so,
joi i g
A il
Kumble,
Ravicha d a
Ashwi ,
Kapil
Dev
a d
Ha bhaja
Si gh.

The
left-a m
spi e
also
has
a
cha ce
to
climb
the
I dia-S i
La ka
Test
wicket
cha ts.

Jadeja
has
take
33
wickets
i
seve
matches
agai st
S i
La ka
a d
eeds
fou
mo e
to
ove take
Isha t
Sha ma,
who
has
36.

Kuldeep
O e
Wicket
F om
A othe
Milesto e

Kuldeep
Yadav
is
also
o
the
ve ge
of
a
la dma k
achieveme t.
The
w ist-spi e
eeds
just
o e
wicket
to
complete
250
i te atio al
wickets
i
Asia.

Kuldeep
has
collected
249
wickets
i
141
i i gs
i
Asia
co ditio s
at
a
ave age
of
24.14,
maki g
his
ole
pa ticula ly
impo ta t
du i g
the
upcomi g
two-Test
assig me t.

With
seve al
playe s
chasi g
milesto es,
the
S i
La ka
se ies
could
p ove
to
be
a
la dma k
chapte
fo
I dia& squo;s
ew
Test
e a.

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