Ace India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes fellow spinner and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja’s batting credentials have gone up a notch. The first Test against Sri Lanka at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium was an out-and-out Jadeja show, scoring a career-best unbeaten 175 with the bat and then running for a tenth five-wicket haul in the 9/87 match. went. in test.
“I think he has really come to terms with the way he has batted in the last four-five years. The number he is batting is a little less than I think. His batting has gone up a notch. He knows what he is doing and it reflects in the way he bats,” Ashwin said in a post-match conversation with broadcasters Star Sports.
Ashwin then explained the reason behind giving a few overs to third spinner Jayant Yadav on the third day of the match.
“In between, we both realized that Jayant has not bowled much and who is going to be the third spinner, Rohit also gave him a few overs. Sometimes being the third spinner in the team is not that easy and taking care of him is important.”
“Jaddu (Jadeja) decided that he would drop his overs and let them go from the end where the assist was. And then I dropped my ending. Jaddu was generous enough to drop the ball first.”
Ashwin scored an impressive 61 runs with the bat apart from taking 2/49 and 4/47 in both the innings. Talking about his superior batting performance, Ashwin said, “I had four weeks off. I wanted to contribute with the bat, stay positive, take one ball at a time. Sometimes I want to go with the bat. I get ahead of myself but I have worked things out, was looking to take one ball at a time. I usually get ahead of myself with the bat sometimes, and I hope to contribute now. “
Ashwin, who became India’s second-highest wicket-taker in Tests during the match, surpassing Kapil Dev’s 434, signed on, praising the efforts of pacers Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah.
“I thought the surface was very good. It was not easy to get the batsmen out in the defence. You can’t leave out Shami and Jasprit either. They stuck to their guns, kept the pressure on, bowled their hearts out and gave a follow-on. To reverse the ball.”
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