Guwahati, March 30 -- Rajasthan Royals (RR) all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is 15 runs short of a special record during his side's Indian Premier League (IPL) opener against his former franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Monday.

Jadeja, who was a part of the 2008 IPL winning squad with the Royals and later secured the gold with CSK in 2018, 2021 and 2023 as a part of his storied stint under 'Thala' MS Dhoni and later, Ruturaj Gaikwad for over a decade, is just 15 runs away from completing 4,000 runs in T20s and completing a unique double which is currently held by only Hardik Pandya among Indian cricketers.

In 346 T20s, Jadeja has made 3,985 runs in 252 innings at an average of 26.39 and a strike rate of over 130, with five fifties. 15 m...