In the just-finished opening Test versus Sri Lanka in Mohali, Ravindra Jadeja was seemed to be incredible. Whereas the lefty hit a stunning 175 in India’s opening innings, he also bagged in 9 wickets in the clash. However, the match was completed in 3 days, with India winning by an innings & 222 runs. Obviously, Jadeja was named ‘Player of the Match’ along with applause all around the world. Rohit Sharma Comments On Jadeja performance in IND vs SL 2022.
Captain Rohit Sharma is also quite impressed with Jadeja’s remarkable performance, as he mentioned after the battle. The 34-year-old, who heaped praise on the lefty, stated that he wants to employ Jadeja “more with the bat.” Importantly, the all-batting rounder’s average has risen in recent years. Rohit is well clear of this, as he desires the all-rounder to keep producing major contributions in the batting aspect.
Jadeja Is Quite Hungry For Success: Rohit Sharma
“As a captain, I want to use Jadeja a lot more with the bat. We all know his bowling and everyone knows about his fielding. To me, he is one of the top (all-rounders) definitely. Look at the performances. To score 175 not out and take nine wickets in the game, he’s just upping his game every time we see him,” Rohit said in the post-match conference.
“In the past as well, when we played in India, his contribution with the bat lower down the order and taking those crucial wickets (has been great). You know, he just seems to be adding a lot more to his game every time he plays. He’s very hungry, as you can see. That hunger is something that drives athletes to move forward. I see that in Jadeja clearly. He’s quite hungry for success, for runs and does well for the team,” he added.
Furthermore, Jadeja made a handful of blazing contributions despite batting up the order in the just-completed T20I series versus Sri Lanka. In a similar vein, Rohit added that the lefty was desperate to go up the batting order.
“He wants to take the responsibility, he wants to take the challenge. The example was there in the T20I series against Sri Lanka. I just casually asked him if he would want to bat up the order, and he was open to it. That is why we asked him to go up in the first T20,” said Rohit Sharma.
