At the end of Day 2's play, after Ravindra Jadeja missed on a well-deserved hundred at Edgbaston, he was questioned about Kuldeep Yadav's selection for the Indian playing 11.
Ravindra Jadeja said the selection of any player is beyond his control but also praised Kuldeep's impact on the game. He said Kuldeep can be a wicket-taking option whenever he is cast into the playing 11.
“That is beyond your control. What I can say is that when he plays, he will be a wicket-taking option. Of late, we have been spending a lot of time on and off the field, we don’t talk much about the game,” Ravindra Jadeja remarked on the question over Kuldeep Yadav.
India has made their significant rise in the longest format of the game, as despite the loss of early wickets on Day 1, Shubman Gill with the lower order contributed to 376 runs after the fall of the first 5 wickets.
First, Gill managed to put on a huge 200+ run partnership with veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, while he next backed Washington Sundar with a 144-run partnership.
Sundar came into bat and scored 42 runs down the order, and most importantly, he played 103 balls, which gave India some relief from the drastic collapses suffered at Leeds. Washington Sundar proved why he was picked over Kuldeep Yadav for the second test.
Ravindra Jadeja has a significant impact with the bat in Test cricket
If someone had thought about why Ravindra Jadeja is always India's first-preference spinner on the Test side, the answer would have easily been his impact with the bat.
Jadeja, who now has 3406 runs with the bat for India, comes in to bat lower down the order at no. 7 or no. 8 and averages nearly 35 in tests. For a batter so down the order, this is an exceptional batting record.
Also considering his unique stats of 324 wickets in the longest format of the game as well, he is the fifth-highest wicket-taker for India in the longest format of the game.
Jadeja went on to score 89 runs in the Edgbaston test as he built on a firm 200+ run partnership for the sixth wicket alongside Shubman Gill, which helped India to take the major leap that helped them lay the foundation for their 587-run total.
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Shubman Gill had earlier clarified why Kuldeep Yadav was not picked at Edgbaston
Before the onset of the India vs England second test at Edgbaston, Indian skipper Shubman Gill mentioned that despite being lured repeatedly into picking Kuldeep Yadav for the second test, the management decided to pick otherwise.
Indian management was stubborn with their plan to strengthen the lower-order batting and hence included Washington Sundar as a replacement for Shardul Thakur.
Citing Shardul's limited role with the ball, Nitish Kumar Reddy was brought in to replace Sai Sudharsan as the third all-rounder in the playing 11.
Gill clarified that for now, India is looking to avoid batting collapses, and Washington Sundar fits in the role more as compared to Kuldeep Yadav.
This was proven effective as Sundar, alongside skipper Gill, batted diligently for a 144-run partnership for the 7th wicket.
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