Former India player Aakash Chopra has slammed critics who are criticizing Ravindra Jadeja for his approach on Day 5 of the third Test against England as well. He also added that social media is being used only to troll people now-a-days. Notably, Jadeja remained unbeaten on a 181-ball 61 in Team India’s second innings of the third Test at Lord’s on Monday, July 14.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “I was seeing the narrative. There was a time when you used to get intellectual people on X, formerly Twitter. So you got a drift of what was happening. You see only trolls these days. People have trolled Ravindra Jadeja a lot, as to why you weren’t hitting when Bumrah and Siraj were playing with you.”
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“I will tell you something, it’s easier said than done. The pitch wasn’t easy to bat. You were 80/5 and were starting at a defeat. You were trying to salvage something from there. One way of salvaging it could have been to play shots. The same keyboard warriors would have criticized Jaddu had he gotten out while playing a shot. Damned if you do, and damned if you don’t. It cannot happen like that,” he shared.
However, Aakash Chopra also added that Ravindra Jadeja should be celebrated for devising a game plan and taking India close to winning as well.
“Every player has a game plan and method. You understand the pitch, show faith in your partner, and then you figure out a way. In my opinion, if you are a proper cricket follower, celebrate Jadeja. Of course, he couldn’t win the match, was left stranded at the other end when Siraj got out, but you came so close,” he said.
“You could have lost this match by 70 runs also. He could have played an airy-fairy shot, shrugged his shoulders, and gone away, as it wasn’t going to happen since you are assuming that Bumrah can’t play 50 balls and Siraj won’t show resistance. So no one would have said anything. You need courage to make the fight longer in Test cricket,” Aakash Chopra concluded.
