New Delhi. Indian cricket team’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja may have missed his century in Chennai, but now he wants to do wonders in bowling. In the first Test match against Bangladesh, Jadeja is 4 wickets away from his triple century of Test wickets. Left arm spinner Jadeja wants to take his 300th wicket on this wicket. Jadeja was out on the second day after scoring 86 runs. Jadeja said after the second day’s play of the opening match of the two-match series against Bangladesh that when the opponent team comes out to bat in the second innings, all the Indian bowlers will give their best performance.
Jadeja took two wickets in Bangladesh’s first innings, taking his wicket tally to 296 in this format. He played a brilliant innings of 86 runs with the bat before taking the important wickets of Shakib Al Hasan and Liton Das. During this, Jadeja added 199 runs for the seventh wicket with centurion Ravichandran Ashwin (113). Jadeja was moving strongly towards his century but he was dismissed by Taskin Ahmed.
‘It’s part of the game’
Jadeja said after the day’s play, “I got out today but this is part of the game. Now we have to score big in the second innings. I am very happy with my bowling. This is a good opportunity to take the 300th wicket on this ground.” After bundling out Bangladesh’s first innings for 149 runs, India has strengthened its grip on the match by scoring 81 runs for three wickets in the second innings and taking its total lead to 308 runs. India scored 376 runs in its first innings.
‘We need to score around 120-150 from here’
When asked about the team’s plan for the third day, Jadeja said, “First we have to bat very well, we have to score around 120-150 from here. After this, we will try to get them out as soon as possible while bowling.” Jadeja, who has been associated with the Chennai Super Kings franchise in the Indian Premier League for a long time, is well aware of this ground. This means that the Indian team wants to give Bangladesh a target of around 450.
‘There is help for fast bowlers’
He said, ‘The pitch here is still good for batting but it has help for fast bowlers. Some balls are swinging. If fast bowlers use the seam well, then it will cause trouble to the batsmen.’ Jadeja and Ashwin took the team out of a difficult situation by making a partnership of 199 runs. The Indian team was struggling after losing six wickets for 144 runs. When asked about the partnership with local player Ashwin, Jadeja said, ‘First of all, Ashwin does not need any advice. I was just telling him that we will avoid playing the wrong shot. The wicket was very good at that time and both of us were batting very well.’ The Indian team got a lead of 227 runs in the first innings. Team India’s total lead has become 308.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : September 20, 2024, 19:53 IST