Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali questioned Ravindra Jadeja’s batting view during the run chase in the third Test match between India and England at Lord’s. Ali also said that Jadeja could take inspiration from Javed Miandad’s strategy to target the boundaries in the last two balls of an over.
Ravindra Jadeja scored an unbeaten 61 off 181 balls after India came at 71/5 during the 193 chase of India. The team fell to 112/8 after the dismissal of Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Jadeja had expectations of fast coming.
Telinder Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj survived a joint 84 balls. However, Jadeja continued with a defensive approach. India was eventually rejected for 170, lost the match by 22 runs and fell 1–2 in the five-match series.
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Bumrah and Siraj were doing a good job – Basit Ali
Speaking on the YouTube channel the game plan, Basit Ali said that Ravindra Jadeja should have tried to hit the borders on bringing the fielders. Ali said that Bumrah and Siraj were handling their roles well.
“Was there a fielder outside the circle? If yes, there is not much what he could do. However, Javed Miadad once said that when you are batting with the tail and come to the field, go for boundaries in the last two balls of the over,” Basit said.
He said, “Bumrah and Siraj were doing a good job, and they were farming and trusting them that they had to face 2-3 balls everywhere.
Was Ravindra Jadeja’s Pehla Test match? – Basit Ali
Basit Ali sarcastically asked if Ravindra Jadeja was playing his first Test. He emphasized that Jadeja should have shown more intentions in view of his huge experience.
Basit said, “What was Jadeja’s Pahla Test match? (Is it Jadeja’s first Test match?) If not, he should have done a better job. With that experience, he should have gone for boundaries in the last two balls of each over,” Basit said.
Jadeja has scored four-seven meters in the last two matches. The left-arm all-rounder has scored 327 runs in an average of 109 tests. However, he has managed to take only three wickets in several games.
Ravindra Jadeja could take some more opportunities – Kamran Akmal
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal also said that Ravindra Jadeja missed the opportunity to become more aggressive. Akmal said that the all-rounder played very carefully when the spinners Joe Root and Shoaib Bashir, saying that an attacking approach could have helped India to win a victory.
“Jadeja could take some more opportunities. When Shoaib Bashir or Joe Root was bowling, he just left it. They were flying the ball, but Jadeja did not allege. He should have fallen down from the ground, at least slog sweeps had also missed. He had shown a little more courage, he said that he could take India for a victory.”
Jadeja broke only four borders and one six during his stay at the crease. When Mohammad Siraj was bowled in unfortunate fashion, he was left unbeaten, as the ball defended Shoaib Bashir to defend a delivery on his stump.
The left -handed batsman will provide the next facility for India in the fourth Test against England, which is going to start in Manchester on 23 July.
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