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Ravindra Jadeja

 
TheTrail 2016-12-21 12:52:18 

Test matches: 25

Wickets: 111

Average: 24.07

Econ: 2.27


If this guy stays healthy, he could break some records and in the process create one that could be out of reach for many years to come.

 
cricketmygame 2016-12-21 13:00:40 

In reply to TheTrail

batting avg of 26 as well

plus we know he is a capable batsman not just a tailender with a good avg

 
TheTrail 2016-12-21 13:10:42 

In reply to cricketmygame

Thanks.

That's true. Very capable with the bat.

 
cricketmygame 2016-12-21 13:30:21 

In reply to TheTrail

Not to mention he is also the best fielder in the indian team by some distance

 
doosra 2016-12-21 13:30:55 

2 triples in fc cricket i think

 
Devin 2016-12-21 13:39:42 

One of those cricketers that you can't keep out of the game. Lightning fast across the outfield and probably India's best fielder.

Still needs to become more of a threat away from home. More of a containing bowler than a wicket taker outside of the subcontinent.

 
Narper 2016-12-21 14:18:28 

In reply to Devin

With dat beard....Bollywood will take him a scamp man role

A fist fight beween Jimmy Anderson and Jadeja...who will win?

 
CricketLuva4 2016-12-21 15:22:36 

In reply to doosra

3.

 
Narper 2016-12-21 15:32:41 

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." A fellow Gujarati, Mahatma Gandhi, could well have meant to say this about Ravindra Jadeja. The best of observers ignored his steady left-arm spin at first, then he was ridiculed for his three triple-centuries in Ranji Trophy, the idea of Jadeja the Test player was contested when India gave him debut in 2012-13 against conventional wisdom, but in India's series win against Australia, Jadeja won them all over, not least by dismissing Michael Clarke five times in six innings.

The ridicule of Jadeja's triples - more than any Indian has ever hit in first-class cricket - was actually an indictment of Indian domestic cricket, that a batsman proven to be limited in his days in international cricket could score triples with ease because of the quality of tracks and attacks. However, his record with the ball in ODIs, his fielding, and his rocket arm made him a valuable player in shorter formats, which showed when Chennai Super Kings paid $2 million to secure his services.

In August 2013 he topped the ICC's ODI bowling rankings, becoming the first Indian to do so since Anil Kumble in 1996.

Shane Warne, his IPL captain at Rajasthan Royals, nicknamed Jadeja "rockstar" because of his confidence in his own ability, but his utility lies in his ability to do the dirty work


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