Ravindra Jadeja displays on Test journey, says ‘all the time believed white ball was my forte’

After Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma introduced their retirement from Test cricket, Ravindra Jadeja is presently the senior-most within the red-ball squad. The 36-year-old has performed 80 Test matches in his profession, scoring 3370 runs and choosing up 323 wickets within the course of. Reflecting on his Test profession, Jadeja stated that he all the time thought-about himself a white-ball participant and had the mentality for a similar, however ultimately went on to ascertain himself as a Test nice.

“When I started, I didn’t realise that I will play this many games for India in Test cricket. I always believed white ball was my forte and wanted to establish myself there. I used to feel that Test cricket is a little long as well. Only very sincere players can play for it. This was my mindset initially,” Jadeja stated on Ravichandran Ashwin’s YouTube channel.

Jadeja began taking part in Test cricket below MS Dhoni however spent nearly all of his glory days below Kohli. During that part, India had been a drive to reckon with within the longest format and was an unbeatable facet at dwelling. Speaking on taking part in below Kohli, Jadeja stated that the previous captain was all the time centered on choosing 20 wickets in a match and it didn’t matter to him if there was a day left or solely 45 overs.

“It was his positive approach – especially in Tests – the special thing about Virat is that he always wanted the team to pick 20 wickets in a Test match, so he never gives up at all. Be it a three-hour session or 45 overs left, he would still want to pick up all 10 wickets of the opposition,” Jadeja stated.

Jadeja will journey to England subsequent month for the five-match collection. Given that he’s probably the most senior member of the squad, he’ll play an important function within the blockbuster collection.