Delhi: Indian team veteran all -rounder Ravindra Jadeja made a shocking disclosure and said that he never thought that he would play Test cricket. He believed that white-ball cricket is his real strength. Apart from this, he also gave a statement on the great Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli.
Jadeja said, “When I started playing cricket, I did not know that I would play so much Test matches for India. I always thought that white ball cricket is my strength and the goal was to establish myself there.”
He further said, “Initially I used to think that Test cricket is a bit long and the same players who are very devoted in it. It was my early thinking.”
Jadeja said in the podcast of his former fellow player Ravichandran Ashwin, “I started playing at the age of 8-9 years in the ground called ‘Cricket Bungalow’ in Jamnagar. My coaches, who still coaching on the same ground, are from Bihar and their name is Mahendra Singh Chauhan. I have also told Mahi Bhai (Dhoni) that my cricket career revolves around two Mahendra Singh-Mahendra Singh and Mahendra Singh Singh. Dhoni. “
Jadeja told that Chauhan, who is a former police officer, taught him the importance of fitness since childhood. He said, “He was a police officer and believed that a player’s fitness should be of a top level. He believed that batting and bowling can be learned, but it is necessary to run a lot for fitness. I have run 15-20 kilometers daily in Jamnagar, due to which my fielding and fitness is at this level today.”
When asked how he would describe Dhoni in a word, Jadeja said, “Dhoni’s greatness cannot be described in one word. He is above everyone.”
Former captain Virat Kohli was also mentioned during the conversation. Jadeja described Kohli’s aggressive thinking as the key to his success in Test cricket. Jaddu said, “Virat’s positive mindset in Test cricket made him different from the rest of the players. He always wanted the team to take 20 wickets of the opposition team in Tests. Whether three hours left or 45 overs, their target was always to take 10 wickets.”
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