Jadeja, ENG and India national cricket team
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Javed Miandad once said that when a batter is batting with the tail, he should go for boundaries in the last two balls of an over. Basit Ali said that Ravindra Jadeja should have listened to this during the Lord's Test Vs ENG.
Ravindra Jadeja batted 181 balls for 61 not out, putting India within 22 runs of victory – the tightest defeat ever at Lord's.
Cheteshwar Pujara supported Ravindra Jadeja's approach in India's near miss at Lord’s, deeming criticism of his cautious play unfounded. Jadeja remained on 61.
Ravindra Jadeja played a valiant knock of 61 runs unbeaten in the second innings of the Lord's Test. But his efforts went in vain as India were bundled out for 170 runs, chasing 193. However, during his knock,
Ravindra Jadeja’s unbeaten 61 couldn’t save India from a narrow 22-run defeat to England at Lord’s, sparking debate over his cautious approach with the tail. India legends Sunil Gavaskar and Anil Kumble shared their contrasting views on Jadeja’s knock.
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India experienced a heartbreaking 22-run defeat to England in the third Test at Lord's, despite Ravindra Jadeja's gritty half-century, leading to widespread disappointment among former cricketers and triggering online debate about the team's performance.
While Ravindra Jadeja's batting was appreciated but Sanjay Manjrekar said that the chase was always beyond India's reach.
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Former Team India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin feels that if all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja had played slightly more positively on Day 5 of the third Test match against England, the results could have turned in the visitors` favour.