Former Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin suggested long-time teammate Ravindra Jadeja to let go of his unwillingness and increase his bowling arsenal in a recreation after the dismal exhibiting within the ODI collection in opposition to New Zealand. The veteran left-arm spinner endured an incredibly poor three matches in opposition to the Kiwis, going wicketless in all three outings.
Jadeja additionally conceded runs at an financial system of 6.13 as India suffered a 1-2 collection defeat. The star all-rounder additional struggled with the bat, averaging beneath 15 at a strike charge of 66.15 within the three video games.
Speaking about Jadeja’s lack of willingness to experiment, Ashwin mentioned on his YouTube channel (9:28):
“I’ve seen during the last 4 to 5 years, he’ll attempt a carrom ball within the nets however not bowl them in a match. He is extraordinarily skillful, so if he would not carry out properly in two matches, he’ll carry out within the third. However to increase from that bandwidth is difficult when you could have performed for therefore a few years. It may well come provided that you play for enjoyable like Virat Kohli is doing now.”
Ravindra Jadeja’s bowling has been on the decline in ODIs since final yr, the place he picked up solely 12 wickets in 10 matches at a median of 33.41.
“What is the worst that may occur?” – R Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin additional suggested Ravindra Jadeja to experiment extra with out worrying concerning the penalties. The 37-year-old is certainly one of India’s most achieved cricketers with 7,515 runs and 634 wickets throughout codecs.
“My recommendation to him as a good friend, and I’ve informed this to him many occasions, ‘What is the worst that may occur?’ In the event you attempt one thing totally different and get hit, what’s going to occur? You will carry out, fail, and be dropped; that is it. You will be dropped anyway in case you are cussed and fail by attempting the identical factor. The identical applies even in case you attempt one thing totally different,” mentioned Ashwin (by way of the aforementioned supply).
He continued:
“However by attempting one thing new, what in case you bowl brilliantly? As a substitute of overthinking and assuming one thing adverse will occur, you overthink positively. As a result of Jadeja has nothing to show to anybody. He’s a protracted and a king.”
Ravindra Jadeja has already retired from T20Is following India’s triumph on the 2024 T20 World Cup within the West Indies and the USA. He continues to be an integral a part of the Indian ODI and Take a look at sides regardless of questions on his future within the former.
Edited by Venkatesh Ravichandran
