On Thursday, February 9th, Ravindra Jadeja’s amazing five-wicket haul contributed to India’s victory as they dismissed Australia for a mere 177 runs in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Nagpur, clearly demonstrating how valuable he is to the Indian team.
At the beginning of the first of the four-match series against India, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith of Australia were in a difficult position of 2/2 after 13 balls. But they managed to maintain their innings until Lunch, reaching 76/2. Nonetheless, India’s Ravindra Jadeja-led attack rose to the challenge after the break.
Jadeja’s first wicket of the game happened during the 36th over of Australia’s batting. Labuschagne, the top-ranked Test batsman, reached out to drive Jadeja and missed as the ball spun sharply. The catch went to Bharat, and when the wicketkeeper broke the stumps, Labuschagne was unable to return to the crease and had to depart after scoring 49.
Twitter followers celebrated Ravindra Jadeja for his great return. Here are some of their responses.
The following delivery delivered a wicket as Matt Renshaw was judged LBW. Quickly after, during the 42nd over, Jadeja got the most important wicket of Smith, who anticipated the ball to spin, but the Indian all-rounder bowled an arm ball which bowled him out. Smith was taken aback after being dismissed in such a way and slowly started walking back to the dugout after scoring 37. With those wickets, Australia lost three wickets in a short space of time, and their score went from 84/2 to 109/5. Twitter is praising Ravindra Jadeja for his impressive performance in BGT 2023.
Jadeja had been out injured for some time before returning to the team, and it can be difficult to find your form quickly. Nevertheless, he demonstrated why he is one of the leading all-rounders in the world and a formidable bowler in the Indian subcontinent.