Asia Cup 2022: Ravindra Jadeja Can Be Viewed As A Batting All-Rounder: Sanjay Manjrekar

After his heroic performance against Pakistan, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar asserted that Ravindra Jadeja can now be seen as a batting all-rounder for India.

Speaking exclusively on SPORTS OVER THE TOP, SPORTS18’s daily sports news programme, Manjrekar stated he approved of the decision to move Jadeja up the order and said it wasn’t a risk.

I Loved The Move Of Ravindra Jadeja Batting At 4: Sanjay Manjrekar

“Yes. Very good move and I loved it. And I don’t think it was a gamble. It wasn’t a wild card because Pakistan were bowling two spinners, one leg spinner and a left-arm spinner, Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab. So, they were going to bowl for a while and that’s what Babar did. It was like they bowed one over spell or two over spell. A left-hander coming in would just make things a little difficult. The ball also, the pitch looked green, but the ball was turning, so the spinners were going to make an impact. So that was pretty good,” Manjrekar said.

“And also, there was another long-term clue or a thought that could come in, is that now slowly in white ball cricket, Jadeja could now be looked at as a batting all-rounder. He bowled 2 overs, but if he’s going to take important positions in the batting order and make the kind of contribution that he did against Pakistan then Wow! He fits in perfectly.

“So, you’ve got Hardik Pandya as the extra bowler, then Jadeja can be your push-in if one of the seamers don’t bowl well. So going up the order and him also delivering are great signs for India where there we are seeing slowly a transition of Jadeja becoming more of a batting all-rounder in white ball cricket,” added Manjrekar.

India will face Hong Kong on 31st August.

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