Rajasthan Royals had an unbeaten streak to start the IPL 2026; however, Riyan Parag's dubious captaincy has seemingly landed them in a fix, as the team has now faced two consecutive defeats. However, there remained one common factor across the two games, that Parag mishandled veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, limiting his role with the ball.
The Rajasthan Royals side was once looking invincible with their top order firing in every match; however, their campaign has taken a jolt with two consecutive defeats. They became the first team to lose against KKR, a team that was winless after their first six games in this season.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ravichandran Ashwin claimed that having a senior bowler like Jadeja in the side and, despite that, not making use of his final over, was a decision that never made sense to him.
"When Rinku Singh tried to hit, he was so close to getting out, but you thought, 'I am an off-spinner; I can put pressure on these two left-handers, but Jaddu won't be able to.' Though Ravi Bishnoi can, you felt Jaddu won't be able to. I am telling you, this is the mindset."
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Ravichandran Ashwin, who has always believed in statistics, did not reason that statistics should be discouraged, and Riyan Parag was right to consider bowling an off-spinner against left-handers; however, taking that away from Jadeja never seemed right.
Leg-spinners also do not possess great form against left-handers, but Parag used Ravi Bishnoi, while Jadeja, who bowled a spectacular spell of 2/8 in his three overs, was not used. What seemed more foolish was that he had already trapped Rinku Singh on a former occasion, only to witness Nandre Burger dropping a simple catch.
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He further claimed that such discrimination is mostly seen against bowlers and not against batters, who are not compromised due to poor form. He cited the examples of players like Nicholas Pooran or Rishabh Pant.
He then further added that despite Brijesh Sharma being inexperienced, Parag handed him two crucial overs, the 18th and the 20th, witnessing that even Jofra Archer was taken for runs by Rinku and Anukul. He would have made the switch to Jadeja, highlighting his experience with the ball.
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