On his return to India’s Test whitewash staff for the primary time since July 2022, Ravindra Jadeja returned with bowling figures of 22-8-47-5 on Day 1 of the Nagpur Test.
The 34-year-old all-rounder, who was the main wicket-taker the final time Australia performed a Test collection in India, made his return to worldwide cricket after struggling an harm.
Jadeja mentioned at stumps on the primary day, ‘It is troublesome to play Test cricket after 5 months.’ “I used to be prepared for it and I used to be working laborious on my health in addition to my expertise at NCA. I performed a first-class sport (Ranji) after a very long time and I bowled round 42 overs. Got a variety of confidence to play Test matches.
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Jadeja additional mentioned that in his rehab, when he was on the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore to get Test match match, he used to bowl for hours.
“When I used to be in Bangalore at NCA, I used to be working laborious on my bowling. I used to be bowling for 10-12 hours a day and that helped me rather a lot. I used to be engaged on my rhythm as a result of I knew I’ve to play Test matches and I’ve to bowl lengthy spells.
The left-arm orthodox talked concerning the wicket at VCA Nagpur which has been a frequent matter of dialogue within the build-up to the primary India-Australia Test.
“There was no bounce on the wicket, I used to be concentrating on the stump-to-stump line. The odd ball was spinning and the odd ball was going straight. Being a left-arm spinner, you at all times give credit score to the ball should you get a batsman caught behind or stumped. In Test match cricket, you might be proud of no matter wicket you’re taking,” Jadeja mentioned.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
