“Was Bowling 10-12 Hours Every Day…”: Ravindra Jadeja After 5-wicket Haul In opposition to Australia | Cricket Information

After bagging a fifer on his comeback Take a look at match, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja talked about his restoration course of and mentioned he was bowling 10-12 hours day by day at Nationwide Cricket Academy (NCA) which helped him quite a bit to get again his type and rhythm. Jadeja celebrated his comeback to Take a look at cricket after a five-month layoff with 5 wickets in opposition to Australia. His 5/47 helped India bowl out the guests for 177. Captain Rohit Sharma’s unbeaten 56 has put the hosts in a dominant place in opposition to guests on the finish of Day 1 within the first Take a look at match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Vidarbha Cricket Affiliation Stadium right here on Thursday.

Jadeja mentioned that with the intention to be match for Take a look at match, he would bowl nonstop hours on the Nationwide Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangaluru all through his rehabilitation.

“Being a left-arm spinner, if you get batter out caught behind or stumped, you always give credit to the ball. In Test match cricket, whatever wicket you take, you are happy with that. I was working hard on my bowling when I was in Bangalore at the NCA. I was bowling 10-12 hours every day and that helped me a lot. I was working on my rhythm because I knew that I have to play Test match and I have to bowl long spells,” Jadeja mentioned in a post-match presentation.

“Very happy with the way I was bowling. I was enjoying my bowling. Playing after five months, playing Test cricket, it’s tough. I was prepared for it and I was working hard on my fitness as well as on my skills at NCA. I played a first-class game (Ranji) after a long time and I bowled almost 42 overs. It gave me a lot of confidence to come here and play a Test match. There was no bounce in the wicket, I was targeting the stump-to-stump line. The odd ball was spinning and the odd ball was going straight,” he added.

This was the 34-year-old left-arm spinner’s fourth five-wicket haul in opposition to the vacationers and his eleventh five-for in Take a look at cricket.

Steve Smith was considered one of his victims. He was struck by a ripsnorter that obtained into batter’s stumps. He then went on to assert 4 extra of top-six Australia batters.

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