New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Former wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel has classified Ravindra Jadeja as India's "greatest all-rounder" before the legendary World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev, and far ahead of modern-day established mainstays Ben Stokes and Shakib Al Hasan.

Jadeja stands on the cusp of carving his name in the history books during the second Test against the West Indies, scheduled to commence on Friday here in the national capital. With 334 wickets and just 10 runs shy of reaching the 4000-run landmark in the Test format, Jadeja will join a special club that consists of just three members.

If the 36-year-old adds 10 runs to his tally, he will join Kapil Dev, New Zealand's Daniel Vettori and England's Ian Botham to hammer 4000 Test runs...