Jadeja flouts BCCI SoP’s ahead of day 2 as he reached the ground early by himself to get some batting practice.
Ravindra Jadeja flouts SoP’s issued by BCCI aheead of the 2nd day of the Edgabston test. However, he is not likely to be punished for the same.
Following the Australia tour, the BCCI ruled that all players would travel together on the team bus and that no player would go to or from the ground alone. On Thursday, Jadeja didn’t do that.
Adeja defied the rules of the game by arriving early in order to hit a few extra balls before continuing his innings. This time, he had done half the work of saving India from 211 for 5 on a flat pitch, and he was aware that India had collapsed twice in Leeds. India could not afford to lose again on a score that was below par.
Despite the new-ball threat, Jadeja returned at 41 and his partnership with Shubman Gill was 99. When Jadeja reached fifty, he had the opportunity to celebrate with his sword, but Josh Tongue gave him a rare snort, which led to his dismissal on 89. Together with Gill, he contributed 203 runs to assist India surpass 500.
“Somewhere I felt that I should go and bat extra because the ball was still new,” Jadeja said. “I felt if I can see the new ball off, it would become easy for the rest of the innings. Luckily I could bat till lunch, and then Washy [Washington Sundar] also batted well with Shubman. The more you bat in England, the better it is because you never feel you are set in England. At any time a ball can swing and take your edge or bowl you.”
“When you contribute with the bat for the team, it feels great, when you are playing outside India, and the team needs you more, it feels good,” Jadeja said. “From 210 for 5, to put together a big partnership to take the team forward, it is a challenge. I took it as a challenge. If you can stick around with the captain and put together a big partnership, it gives you confidence as a cricketer and a batter that in the coming matches also you can contribute.”
Jadeja is always getting under England’s skin. Even when Jadeja became fully aware of the need to keep out of the danger area, England captain Ben Stokes continued to remonstrate with the umpires about his tendency of playing a front-foot shot and sprinting straight down the pitch.
Even though India took three wickets with the new ball, this does appear like a surface that could do with some rough. Jadeja claimed that because the ball was not travelling off the straight, bowling would require a great deal of self-control and in-out fields. He claimed that India was only interested in bowling with the same vigour on day three and not in the outcome of the game.