Team India allrounder Ravindra Jadeja could not stop himself from taking shots at Australia for their pre-match talk on the Nagpur pitch after helping his team win the first Test at the VCA Stadium. The star allrounder starred with both bat and ball as India crushed Australia by an innings and 132 runs to win the series-opener inside three days.
Australia were thoroughly outplayed throughout the Test as India took the lead in the three-match series. In the first innings, Team India bowled out the world number one Test team for a paltry 177 before scoring 400.
Trailing India’s first innings total by 223 runs, Australia came up with a horror batting display in the second innings. They were all out inside a session as India bowled them out for just 91 to inflict a humiliating innings defeat on them.
Ravindra Jadeja takes shot at Australia:
Ravindra Jadeja once again proved to be a thorn in the flesh for Australia as he came up with a memorable all round display. Playing his first international game since August last year, the 34-year old picked up seven wickets in the match including 5 in the first innings.
He also scored a fighting 50 with the bat to put the hosts in the driver’s seat. And as if his performance on the field was not enough, Ravindra Jadeja added salt to Australia’s wounds by making a mockery of their pre-match talk over the pitch. Before the match, the Australian media had claimed that the wicket had been doctored to suit the Indian bowlers.
“I feel they were seeing the rough from the moment they sat on the flight. The atmosphere they created that it would spin; it didn’t spin that much. If we see, they got out more to straight balls. We also got out lbw on straight balls,” Ravindra Jadeja told Star Sports.
“This is bound to happen in India because we will obviously play to our team’s strength. Our fast bowlers are also good, but spinners win more matches in India and pick up wickets, so why shouldn’t we go with our strength?,” he added.