IND vs NEP: "Not Fair To Compare Ravindra Jadeja With Yuvraj Singh" : Sanjay Manjrekar
Published - 05 Sep 2023, 01:29 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:18 AM
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has made a comment on Ravindra Jadeja after India’s thumping win over Nepal in their second Asia Cup 2023 game. India won by 10 wickets chasing 145 in 23 overs. In the process, they made it through to the Super 4s and will face Pakistan on September 10 in their first Su[per 4 game.
Ravindra Jadeja picked up 3/40 in 10 overs against Nepal as they were bowled out for 230. Along with him, Mohammed Siraj picked up three wickets as well. Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur picked one each.
Impressed by his performance, Sanjay Manjrekar has made a comment on Jadeja. The spin-bowling all-rounder is expected to play all the games in the World Cup as India’s first-choice spinning all-rounder.
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“There is a very good chance, it’s almost a certainty that he will play all the World Cup matches. India can’t do without him. Axar Patel will be there in the reserves but Jadeja will be the first-choice spin-bowling all-rounder. If the pitch is rough, if you have got a quality opposition, he will finish in 10 overs,” Manjrekar told Star Sports.
He further said that comparing Jadeja with Yuvraj Singh would be unfair as he is a bowling all-rounder compared to Yuvraj who was a batting all-rounder throughout his career.
“But the batting all-rounder we had in 2011, Yuvraj Singh. It’s not fair to compare his batting with Jadeja. So I see him more as a bowling all-rounder with somebody who can be a threat at No. 7 or No.8. His white-ball career has changed completely in the last few years,” said Manjrekar.
“Earlier, he was a formidable Test bowler. In the early part of his one-day career, he wasn’t even completing his 10 overs. But in the last few seasons, you see him bowling his 10 overs. That’s a best indicator of how good a bowler you are. All you have to do is see how many times you bowl your 10 overs. That’s something that you get with Jadeja now. He is a much-improved white-bal cricketer, which he was not 3- years before that” Manjrekar concluded saying on Jadeja.
India are expected to announce their World Cup squad on September 5 with the date being the deadline for teams to name their ICC World Cup 2023 squads. The squad announcement will be live broadcasted on Ster Sports on TV and the live streaming will be available on the Disney Plus Hostar app. The Indian team for the ICC World Cup 2023 will be announced on September 5 at 1.30 pm IST.
