Virat Kohli hails Ravindra Jadeja for topping the ICC Test all-rounder rankings

Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja is going through a dream phase in his career. After occupying the number one spot in the ICC rankings for Test bowlers, he now aces another ICC list. And this time it is the ICC rankings for the leading all rounders in the longest format of the game. Jadeja overtook Bangladeshi star Shakib Al Hasan to claim the number one position in the new rankings that were announced today.

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Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli took the opportunity to congratulate the Saurashtra player. He termed Jadeja as the ‘sword master’ of the team and hailed his performance as an all rounder. The extremely proud captain had previously mentioned that players like Jadeja are rare in the world of cricket and have the ability to change the game with both ball and bat.

Kohli also thanked Ravichandran Ashwin for his all round contributions to the team though the master of the carrom ball dropped one place to the number 3 spot. Shakib Al Hasan now sits at number 2 between the two extremely talented Indians.

Kohli’s tweet read “Big Congratulations to our sword master Mr Jadeja for becoming the Number 1 test all rounder with @ashwinravi99. Well done Jaddu! @imjadeja”.

Big Congratulations to our sword master Mr Jadeja for becoming the Number 1 test all rounder with @ashwinravi99. Well done Jaddu! @imjadeja?

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 8, 2017

Virat Kohli and his men are currently having a gala time at the island nation. With two wins in the first two Tests against Sri Lanka at Galle and the SSC respectively, India have already clinched the series. However, the Lankans still have a game in hand but it is just a formality. Both Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were on song at the SSC as they picked up a five wicket haul each. While Ashwin got his 5 wickets in the first inning, Jadeja stole the show in the second. They both finished the match with 7 wickets to their name but Jadeja clinched the Man of the Match award because of his valuable contribution with the bat. Jadeja played an unbeaten 70 run knock which helped India go past the 600 run mark and put up a gigantic score of 622.