“Ravindra Jadeja was always a class act,” says his Saurashtra teammate Chetashwar Pujara. Number three batsman was not much surprised with the Jadeja’s performance and stated that it was on the cards.
Pujara knew that sooner or later Jadeja will turn the tables in his favour and was feeling happy for him that he is doing that in overseas. He was quoted by Times of India saying, “Jadeja reminds me of Anil Kumble as both of them does not turn the ball much but they won’t allow you to milk the runs easily. Their strength lies in their line and length they bowl to batsmen and add to that their acuteness which makes them lethal bowlers.”
Jadeja was impressive against the Australia in the Test series and has continued his stint of wicket-taking in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013. In three matches, he has taken nine wickets, second highest in the tournament, at a superb economy rate of 3.59.
Pujara was quoted by Hindustan Times saying, “You need to have patience and wait for the opportunity. That’s the biggest test a batsman faces while facing Ravindra. There were rough patches but he has proved his class. He was always a good fielder, but over the years he has focused a lot on his batting as well,” Pujara added. “He was always determined to bounce back.”
He added, “The domestic tournaments have helped him. It’s not easy to score triple centuries, but he has done that too.”
He concluded by saying, “He is a mature cricketer now. Initially we would make fun of ‘Sir’, but I guess he took it positively and look at his performance today. ‘Sir’ has proved his mettle.” Pujara said.
