4 Indian players who made the record of taking a century and 5 wickets in a single test

 

Many players of the Indian team have registered their names in the record list by performing shockingly in Test cricket. The record of most runs and century in Test cricket is still in the name of Sachin Tendulkar, while Anil Kumble is at fourth place in terms of taking most wickets.

If we talk about all-round records, till now there have been 10 Indian players who, apart from scoring 1000 runs in Test cricket, have also taken 100 wickets. This list includes Vinoo Mankad, Kapil Dev, Ravi Shastri, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.

However, if we talk about the record of century and 5 wickets in an innings in the same Test, then only four Indian players have been able to do so. However, till now no Indian player has been able to make the record of century and 10 wickets in the match.

Let's take a look at 4 such Indian players who made the record of taking a century and 5 wickets in a single Test:

# Vinoo Mankad (1952 vs England)

In 1952, in the second Test of the series played against England at Lord's, Vinoo Mankad made a record of a century and 5 wickets in the same Test and became the first Indian player to do so. After scoring 72 runs in India's first innings, Vinoo Mankad played a brilliant inning of 184 runs in the second innings. Apart from this, he took 5 wickets for 196 runs in England's first innings. However, England (537 & 79/2) defeated India (235 & 378) by 8 wickets in that Test.

# Pauly Umrigar (1962 vs West Indies)

In the fourth Test of the series played against West Indies in Port of Spain in 1962, Polly Umrigar made a record of a century in the Test and 5 wickets in an innings. In West Indies' first innings, Umrigar took 5 wickets for 107 runs. After that, after scoring 56 runs in India's first innings, he scored unbeaten 172 runs in the second innings. However, despite their excellent performance, West Indies (444/9 and 176/3) defeated India (197 and 422) by 7 wickets.

# Ravichandran Ashwin (2011 & 2016 vs West Indies & 2021 vs England)

Ravichandran Ashwin has made the record of century and 5 wickets in innings in the same Test thrice. He made this record in the third Test against West Indies played in Mumbai in 2011 and the first Test played in Antigua in 2016. After this, he made this record in the Chennai Test against England in 2021.

In 2011, Ashwin took 5 wickets for 156 runs in the first innings of Mumbai Test and after that he scored 103 runs in India's first innings. Despite Man of the Match Ashwin's brilliant performance, that thrilling match between West Indies (590 and 134) and India (482 and 242/9) was drawn. The Indian team was one run away from the target and the West Indies were one wicket away from victory.

In the only innings of the Test played in North Sound, Antigua, India scored 566/8, in which Ashwin contributed 113 runs. In response to the big score, the host West Indies team was all out after scoring 243 and 231 runs and India won the match by an innings and 92 runs. Ashwin took 7 wickets in the second innings of West Indies and was adjudged man of the match.

Ashwin was named man of the match in India's massive 317-run win in the 2021 Chennai Test. Apart from taking 5 wickets in the first innings and 3 wickets in the second innings, Ashwin played a brilliant innings of 106 runs in batting. India scored 329 runs in the first innings, in response to which England was all out after scoring only 134 runs. India scored 286 runs in the second innings and against the target of 482 runs to win, the England team collapsed after scoring only 164 runs in the second innings.

# Ravindra Jadeja (2022 vs Sri Lanka and 2024 vs England)

In the Mohali Test against Sri Lanka in 2022, Ravindra Jadeja, apart from playing an excellent inning of 175 runs, took 5 wickets in the first innings and 4 wickets in the second innings and was adjudged Man of the Match. India had made a huge score of 574/8 in the first innings, in response to which the Sri Lankan team was all out after scoring 174 runs in the first innings and 178 runs in the second innings and they had to face defeat by a huge margin of one innings and 222 runs.

In the Rajkot Test against England in 2024, Ravindra Jadeja made a record of century and 5 wickets in a Test for the second time. Ravindra Jadeja scored 112 runs in the first innings, while after taking 2 wickets in the first innings, he took 5 wickets in the second innings and was adjudged Player of the Match. India scored 445 runs in the first innings, in response to which England scored 319 runs. In the second innings, India scored 430/4 and set a huge target of 557 runs for England to win. In reply, England were all out for just 122 runs and India achieved its biggest win in Test history by a margin of 434 runs.