Watch: James Anderson mimicked Ravindra Jadeja’s trademark post-hundred sword celebration in the Rajkot Test match.
India opted to bat and were tied at 33-3 in the third Test of the five-match series at Rajkot, but Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja scored 204 for the fourth wicket. listed.
Rohit fell for 131, but debutant Sarfaraz Khan attacked England’s camp, scoring 62 hits off 66 balls and a combination of 77. Jadeja then pushed the ball from Anderson over the middle and called for a single, to which Sarfaraz responded.
However, Jadeja sent the ball back andMark Wood’s throw hit Sarfaras just outside the crease, causingRohit to throw his hat into the locker room in fear. After the day’s drama,Jadeja apologized to Sarfarazon social media.
Jadeja bowled the next ball until he reached 100 singles and celebrated with his trademark sword. Behind him, Anderson imitated Jadeja’s performance.
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The history between Anderson and Jadeja goes back to the 2014 series in England. At the timeIndia’s camp accused Anderson of “abusing and coercing Jadeja”. This is probably a level 2 crime. England’s camp later claimed that Jadeja had committed a Level 2 offence. Anderson bowled brilliantly for the rest of the series, while Jadeja was out of form without much of a result.
In Rajkot, on the second morning, Jadeja’s population finally dwindled to 112 people.
Watch James Anderson mimic Ravindra Jadeja’s sword celebration:
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