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Ravindra Jadeja: Indian team's star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is playing a test match against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. In this match, Sri Lanka has lost 8 wickets in the first innings, out of which Ravindra Jadeja has got only one wicket. On the third day of the match, Ravindra Jadeja missed a bad DRS review. Let us tell you that with this, Jadeja has lost his 22nd consecutive review as a bowler in Test, which has been going on continuously for the last 2 years.

Bad review on Ravindra Jadeja's ball in Colombo Test

On the third day of the Colombo Test, in the 59th over of Sri Lanka's first innings, there was a strong LBW appeal against Sri Lankan batsman Keshara Nuwanth on the ball of Ravindra Jadeja. The umpire declared it 'not out'. After Ravindra Jadeja expressed a lot of confidence, Indian captain Shubman Gill challenged the umpire's decision and demanded DRS. When TV replays were watched, it was clearly seen that the ball had taken a thick inner edge of the bat before hitting the pad. Due to this India had to lose its review.

Ravindra Jadeja lost 22nd consecutive DRS

With this, Ravindra Jadeja has lost his last 22 consecutive DRS reviews while bowling in Test cricket. That is, whenever he took a review either by asking the captain or by himself, it was proved wrong. Out of these 22 bad reviews, only 4 reviews were 'Umpire's Call', where Jadeja had bad luck. The remaining 18 reviews have been proven completely wrong.

When was the last time Ravindra Jadeja got success?

Ravindra Jadeja's last successful DRS review as a bowler came against West Indies in July 2023. Then, in the first innings of the Dominica Test, he took a successful review against West Indies batsman Kemar Roach and dismissed him. Since then, not a single bowling review of his has been successful.

Why are so many reviews of Jadeja being wrong?

Ravindra Jadeja's bowling skill and his over-eagerness are responsible for continuously losing DRS. Jadeja finishes his bowling overs very fast. As soon as the ball hits the pad, he appeals to the umpire in full enthusiasm. Jadeja's appeal is so aggressive and full of confidence that the captain comes under pressure and takes the review. KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant often tries to stop him from behind the wicket, but seeing Jadeja's confidence, the team often takes risks, which later causes DRS to malfunction.

Jadeja's dominance in Test cricket despite poor DRS record

Ravindra Jadeja may have a very poor DRS record, but his ability as an all-rounder has not been affected. He recently completed his 350 Test wickets in the Test match against Sri Lanka in August 2026. He has become only the fifth all-rounder in the world to take 350 wickets along with 4000 runs in Test cricket history. Apart from this, Jadeja has done many feats in Test cricket.