Former India player Aakash Chopra has applauded Ravindra Jadeja for proving him wrong with his stunning shows with the ball in the first two ODIs against England as well. He also acknowledged that he felt the veteran all-rounder had fallen to the bottom in the order of
India’s spin-bowling all-rounders as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “I have to admit that I am guilty as charged. It seemed like his numbers and stature were going down in white-ball cricket. The stocks had gone down and it seemed like the Indian team might not play him at all. There was a possibility that he could be rested. They could have said that they had kept his name at the 15th spot in any case, and Axar Patel is their primary all-rounder as he also bats up the order. After that, since Gautam has become the coach, he has promoted Washington Sundar a lot and he likes him. Sundar performed as well and Jadeja was left at the bottom.”

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However, Aakash Chopra also added that Ravindra Jadeja did well in the slightly spin-friendly pitches in the first two ODIs against
England as well.

“In this team as well, Jadeja is being played as a bowler and not as a batter. He has been kept at No. 7 or No. 8 only. However, he is bowling well. He is bowling at the right spots. If there is even slight help from the pitch, which was the case in Nagpur and Cuttack, he did the job very well in both places. He has been economical and has been a wicket-taker. He has also been given a new role. From one angle, it seems like a good thing as he is being bowled till the 45th or 46th over and it’s great he has been able to do that. However, if he is required to do that, it doesn’t speak highly of our fast-bowling resources,” Aakash Chopra concluded.