Wisden, the famous cricket magazine, named all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja as “India’s Most Valuable Player in Tests in the 21st century”, on the basis of the analysis of Cricviz. Jadeja achieved an MVP rating of 97.3 and as a result, he was also rated as the second most valuable Test player worldwide, only second to Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan.
Reacting to the news and accolade bestowed upon him, Jadeja took to Twitter and thanked Wisden, while remarking that his aim is to give the best for the country always.
Ravindra Jadeja named India’s ‘Most Valuable Test Player’ of 21st century by Wisden
"Thank you Wisden India for naming me the 'Most Valuable Player'. I would like to thank all my teammates, coaches, fans, and well-wishers for your support as I aim to give my best for our country. Jai Hind," Jadeja tweeted.
Based on CricViz's market-leading analytics, each player in world cricket was awarded an 'MVP rating' by Wisden using a statistical model to rank their 'match impact' compared to their peers. Jadeja has played in 49 Tests from 2012, managing to score 1,869 runs and has also picked up 213 wickets.
"It might come as a surprise to see Ravindra Jadeja, India's spin-bowling all-rounder, feature as India's number one. The 31-year-old's bowling average of 24.62 is better than Shane Warne's and his batting average of 35.26 is better than Shane Watson's. His batting and bowling average differential of 10.62 runs is the second-best of any player this century to have scored more than 1,000 runs and taken 150 wickets. He is an all-rounder of the very highest quality,” Cricviz’s Freddie Wilde said on Wisden's website.
