Former India head coach Ravi Shastri praised India’s all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja for his brilliant performance in India’s World Cup opener against Australia at Chepauk on Sunday, edging out Steve Smith. did.
The left-arm spinner has dismissed star batsmen 11 times in international cricket and his wicket in the first encounter proved to be the defining moment of the match in Chennai.
Ravindra Jadeja’s incredible performance toppled the top of the off stumps and surprised Steve Smith. Australia’s batsmen were unable to read the ball off the surface and seemed surprised by the ball, ultimately leading to the team’s batting failure against the hosts at Chepauk.
Ravi Shastri of Star Sports feels that Steve Smith has been troublesome for Ravindra Jadeja in international cricket. Because he didn’t attract any attention in any format. He argued that due to the high speed of bowling in the game, any batsman would have difficulty picking up the ball if there was any rotation on the surface.
“I was dreaming of getting dismissed, but he got dismissed 10-12 times. He (Smith) is his rabbit. His bowling speed is so fast that it’s hard for me to bowl like this. It’s not that easy. The batter doesn’t know which balls are going to spin and which are going straight.”
“He (Jadeja) himself said in an interview that he doesn’t know which balls are spinning and which are going straight. If he doesn’t know, how will the batsmen know? Is it? That’s why he sometimes plays inside the lines and sometimes outside the lines,” Ravi Shastri said.
Apart from Steve Smith’s wicket, Ravindra Jadeja struck twice in short intervals, dismissing Marnus Labuschagne and Alex Carey, giving the Australian team everything to do in this match. caused trouble. The left-arm spinner impressed everyone with his quality bowling on the wicket where he has been playing cricket for many years.
Ravindra Jadeja Becomes The Most Difficult Bowler – Ravi Shastri
Ravi Shastri believes that it will be very difficult for Ravindra Jadeja to play in spin-prone conditions as he has the skill to eliminate quality batsmen with spin bowling.
“When he plays outside he puts his foot forward and when he plays inside he hits the stumps, just like he did with Smith.” That’s because he harasses everyone. It is not easy. When it comes to surfaces like this, he becomes the most difficult bowler because not every ball spins,” Ravi Shastri added.
The 34-year-old has been brilliant with the ball for the Men in Blue in ODI cricket. He has taken his 15 wickets at an economy rate of 4.94 before the match against Australia and could play a key role in the team’s success in the upcoming World Cup matches.
