Ravindra Jadeja, who was injured during the Asia Cup in September 2022, had to undergo knee surgery, due to which he remained out of the field for 5 months.
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It is just a matter of 13 days, then on the 14th day the Indian team will take the field for its most important match. The Test series between India and Australia will start from February 9 in Nagpur. If India has to play the final of the World Test Championship, then this series will have to be won at any cost. For that, Team India needs its star players. Now fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is finding it difficult to play but the Indian team has got a big relief because star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has announced to be fully fit. Not only announced, but also gave proof.
Ravindra Jadeja was walking out of the ground since a knee injury during the Asia Cup in September 2022. Now after five months when he was selected for the first two matches of the Test series against Australia, before that he was asked to prove his fitness through a Ranji Trophy match. This left-handed all-rounder has not only presented proof of his fitness, but also showed that his bowling edge has not deteriorated.
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Jadeja ready for big mission
While captaining Saurashtra against Tamil Nadu, Jadeja announced his return on Thursday, 26 January, taking 7 wickets in the second innings while bowling 17 overs. After the third day’s play, when Jadeja was asked if he was ready for the Australia series, Jadeja, known as ‘Rockstar’, replied with just three words.
Talking to the news agency PTI, Jadeja said, Yes… Yes… Yes (Yes… Yes… Yes).
First cherry of the season.🫣#redcherry pic.twitter.com/NY0TYwQjxn
— Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) January 26, 2023
‘Trouble on the first day’
This small answer of Jadeja is enough to excite the entire team and fans including Indian captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid. However, the final decision on Test match fitness will still be taken by the medical team present at the National Cricket Academy, but Jadeja definitely instilled confidence in such performance and statement without any special problem. Jadeja said,
“Feels good to play a match after a long time. I hope I am fully prepared. It was a bit difficult on the first day, but as the match progressed, I started feeling better.
Not only wickets, also made a lot of overs
Jadeja said that he is almost fully fit, he just needs a little confidence, which he got from this match. Obviously, critics can ignore Jadeja’s 7 wickets and his form for once seeing that he has taken these wickets only in Ranji matches but no one can deny that he is better on the fitness front . He did long spells. Jadeja did 24 overs in the first innings and 17 overs in the second innings and took a total of 8 wickets.
