Questions raised: Ravindra Jadeja’s ‘intention to win the match’ in Lord’s Test?

Delhi: In the third Test played between India and England, Team India lost by 22 runs. India had a target of 193 runs in this match played at Lord’s, but the team was all out for 170 runs. In this match, Ravindra Jadeja scored 61 runs in 181 balls.

Sanjay Manjrekar raised questions on Jadeja

For this innings of Ravindra Jadeja, he is getting a lot of appreciation from everyone in the cricket world. But, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar did not like Jadeja’s innings so much. He said that Jadeja showed confidence in his defense, but he could not take the necessary risk for victory.

Manjrekar said, “Jadeja was batting well, but it did not seem that he was trying to win the match. He was just waiting. The real hero was Jaspreet Bumrah. Jasprit Bumrah was. He faced fast bowling for one hour and forty minutes. His batting showed the same mantle toughness that we see in his bowling.”

He further said that Jadeja now plays long innings and his defense has strengthened. In the first innings too, he scored 70 runs and that too after four hours of hard work. But, when Jadeja completed Half Century, there was no significant enthusiasm in the dressing room at that time. The team probably felt that this run chase is difficult.

Now India is trailing 2–1 in the 5 Test series. The fourth match will be played from July 23 at Old Trafford, Manchester.

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