India has given the world of cricket many great talents, whose records are still an example for everyone. Some players were regarded as the foundation of cricket, while others were revered as gods. Today, we are going to tell you about cricketers who first took wickets in a Test match and then scored a century. The list of such players contains four names.
Veeru Mankad was the first to achieve this feat. He took 5 wickets in the first innings against England and then scored 184 runs while batting. Polly Umrigar, who first took five wickets against the West Indies and then scored 172 runs in the second inning, comes in at number two.
R. Ashwin is at number three. He has achieved this feat three times, making him the only player from India to do so. He holds the record of taking five wickets in the first innings and scoring a century in the second innings three times. Ravindra Jadeja’s name comes at number four. He has taken 5 wickets in the first innings and scored a century in the second innings.