Ace Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has surpassed former Indian skipper Kapil Dev to become India’s highest wicket-taker against West Indies in ODI Cricket following his brilliant 3-wicket haul against the Men in Maroon in the 1st game in Barbados.
Ravindra Jadeja has been in terrific form for Men in Blue over the past few years. The left-arm spinner is lethal with his bowling, especially on a wicket that would assist the spinners, and the 34-year-old bowled well on the wicket that had some assistance to the bowlers, as he rattled the West Indies middle order to get past Kapil Dev to become leading wicket-taker for India against West Indies in ODI Cricket.
Jadeja now has 44 wickets against the Men in Maroon in One-day Internationals after dismissing the West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd in the 18th over of the game and his best bowling figure in the ODI cricket 5/36 also came against West Indies.
Winning the toss, India opted to bowl first on the wicket that had assistance for the bowlers, as the Indian bowlers utilized the conditions to their favour to bowl out the Men in Maroon for just 114 runs with Indian spinning duo Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja combining to pick up 7 wickets for the team.
With 115 runs to chase, Team India started the innings with new opening pair of Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan of which the Southpaw played exceedingly well to score a second consecutive half-century in Carribean soil. Ravindra Jadeja and Rohit Sharma chased down the total in the 22 overs to take a lead of 1-0 in the 3-match series.
Ravindra Jadeja has been an integral part of the Indian team since he made his debut for India and his all-around ability gives balance to the Indian team in all three formats.
The left-handed all-rounder is one of the specialist players on the team as he can contribute to the team’s success with both bat and ball and he would be a crucial player for the Indian team going into the Asia Cup 2023 and ODI World Cup 2023.
The southpaw has been the standout performer at home and he has improved his record in foreign conditions over the last few years contributing with both bat and ball across formats and his role in the middle order will be crucial as he can walk into the team in different situations.