Top 5 Ravindra Jadeja knocks in international cricket

#3 90 vs England, Mohali – 2016 (3rd Test)

Jadeja batted with great resilience to help India post 417.

Jadeja is generally known for his aggressive batting and attacking instincts. But here he showed he has another side to his batting as well. After escaping with a draw in the first Test in Rajkot, India came out strongly to take a 1-0 lead in Vishakhapatnam.

After losing the toss and having to field first on a good batting track, the Indian bowlers bowled very well collectively to dismiss England for 283. In reply, India were reeling at 204/6 as the top-order batsmen couldn’t convert their starts. Jadeja joined Ashwin in the middle as India looked to inch closer to England’s target.

England would’ve wanted to clean up India’s lower-order quickly and gain some sort of a lead. But that was not the case as Jadeja, Ashwin and Jayant Yadav batted with great resilience to put India in a commanding position. India were bowled out for 417 with a lead of 134.

The way Jadeja batted was brilliant. He showed great discipline in his entire innings and was very patient. Though he lost patience when he reached 90, this knock showed the other side of Jadeja – the Test batsman.