Former India head coach Ravi Shastri said that Ravindra Jadeja has the ability to be a big match winner, if he shows more confidence in his batting. The commentator compared England captain Ben Stokes, who bowled the Marathon Spel on the last day of the Lord’s Test to help his team win.
India suffered a heart-breaking loss during the third test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Lord’s. They came close to chasing the 193-Rana target, but were reduced by 22 runs. The match ended in disappointment when Mohammad Sirj’s bat sealed England’s victory and removed the ball at his stump.
Ravindra Jadeja’s batting approach during Prabhu’s test under investigation
India’s lower order batsmen showed resistance in the third test after collapsing up to 112/8. Ravindra Jadeja scored 61 off 181 balls and almost took India home in a confrontation.
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Jadeja added significant partnership with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Sirj during the run chase. The left -handed batsman played most of the balls in each over, which led to a few delivery for the tales.
In the second session, only one wicket fell, in which Bumrah offered firm resistance at the other end. After his dismissal at 147, Jadeja continued to mold Siraj and slowly fled to the target.
However, Chase was reduced only 22 runs when Siraj was bowled by Shoaib Bashir in the 75th over, expecting India’s memorable comeback.
Could take more opportunities – Ravi Shastri on Ravindra Jadeja
Ravi Shastri said that Ravindra Jadeja should have taken a more aggressive approach against Joe Root and Shoaib Bashir. Shastri said that the ideal moment to attack Jadeja and Nitish Reddy was before lunch during partnership, when the ball was still difficult and the ground was up.
Shastri said on the overlap podcast, “I felt that there was a time before lunch, when Nitish Reddy and Jadeja were batting. Both of them should have gone for it. Because the ground was up. The ball was a bit difficult,” Shastri said on the overlap podcast.
He said, “Once it became soft, you knew that there would be a delivery with your name written on it. At some level, I thought they could take more opportunities, and brought that deficit to about 40, and then the ways they did, they play,” he said.
If Ravindra Jadeja also has 40 percent of Ben Stokes’s trust … – Ravi Shastri
Ravi Shastri said that Ravindra Jadeja has a talent to be a match winner like Ben Stokes. Shastri said that Jadeja is yet to feel his batting ability completely. He said that Jadeja can win more matches with 40% confidence for India which Stokes has.
“If Jadeja also has 40 percent of Stokes’s recognition, he will win more matches to you. Because there is no doubt about his talent. It is just that he has to go and take over. If he believes that he can take charge, he can do so. He can get three triple-binds in first class cricket. It took a long time.
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