England vs India 2018: Should India Test Ravindra Jadeja in the Oval Test at London?

Perhaps, losing the series can be a blessing in disguise for India to test the bench strength. Ravindra Jadeja is the big name in the Indian team who served drinks for the first four Test matches in ongoing England vs India 2018 series.

With the series already slipping away from the hands, India should try the likes of Ravindra Jadeja and Karun Nair in the team. Probably, Ravindra Jadeja could replace Ravichandran Ashwin, who is finding it tough with the fitness.

A chance to look at What Ravindra Jadeja can offer:

The addition of Saurashtra all-rounder can be a fruitful one if he gets success in the final Test. Despite India losing the series, the final Test can serve for the selection of few players for the Australian tour in November.

Jadeja has got the ability to yield wickets on non-turning pitches and can deliver with the bat as well. However, it has been quite a time for Jadeja to play in the overseas conditions.

The stylish southpaw enjoyed great success at home and been one of the vital cogs for India to reach number 1 rank in the ICC Test rankings. If he gets success in the final Test, the team management can fancy him for the series against Australia.

Furtherly, in a case of poor performance, it might open the chance for Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) to select a new crop of players for the future series. All in all, it seems like giving chance to Jadeja might favour India in all the possible ways.

Can be experimented with batting lineup as well:

Meanwhile, the addition of Jadeja will furtherly help Virat Kohli top shuffle the batting lineup as well. Jadeja, who got three triple tonnes in domestic cricket, can be experimented in any position.

He can be the floater for the team and will be very useful when India are chasing the low-scoring tricky totals. Another advantage of having Ravindra Jadeja will be his left-handed batting.

India hardly got left-handers in the middle-order apart from the newbie Rishabh Pant.

All in all, giving a game for Ravindra Jadeja in the fifth Test will help India be flexible in various departments of the game. In conclusion, England vs India has always been a huge thing in the gentleman’s game cricket.