Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar on Tuesday revealed star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja’s true competitor within the Indian T20I group, admitting that gis inclusion resulted within the latter being rested from the upcoming three-match contest towards Sri Lanka which is able to start from February 24 onwards.
After lacking the South Africa sequence and the house contest towards West Indies, Jadeja has returned to the Indian limited-overs set-up having recovered from the harm that stored him on the sidelines.
Sharing his ideas on the Star Sports activities present Sport Plan, Bangar felt that the Indian group administration will face a toss-up between Jadeja and Shardul Thakur for the place of an all-rounder within the T20I set-up. The previous cricketer additionally hailed Jadeja’s all-round skills.
“The extra I consider it, the extra plainly it may be a toss-up between Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja. That could possibly be one of many the explanation why Shardul Thakur has been rested when Jadeja has regained full health,” he stated.
“These two gamers have been doing the all-rounder’s function commendably for India over the past 12 months or so, each with bat and ball. Ravindra Jadeja’s batting has been on the rise for the final couple of years and him being a left-hander can add that right-left kind of mixture within the decrease order as nicely, which the group has been searching for. I’d say Jadeja is a straight swap for the place vacated by Shardul Thakur.”
Thakur has been rested for your entire Sri Lanka sequence which additionally contains the two-Check contest in March. It’s but to be seen if Jadeja can be immediately included into the taking part in XI for the primary T20I sport towards Sri Lanka, which can be performed in Lucknow.
“He brings a whole lot of worth to the group when it comes to him being a multi-skilled cricketer and that is what the pattern suggests additionally that the majority T20 groups want to have gamers who’re multi-skilled, who can contribute with bat, ball and within the discipline as nicely. I imagine there isn’t a higher cricketer than Ravindra Jadeja who can match that invoice brilliantly,” Bangar additional added.
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