The whole cricket world is praising the 26-years old Indian left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat. While Unadkat was the second most expensive player in 2018 IPL Auction (Rajasthan Royals bought him for INR 11.5 crore), his present international bowling form is proving the worth.
Making an international debut in 2010, Unadkat has played only Test, 7 ODIs and 10 Tests where he has taken total 22 wickets.
Since last December, Unadkat is getting almost regular chances in T20I for Indian cricket team. He is showing a lot of improvements in his bowling. While Indian cricket team has the lack of left-arm pacers, he can be a good option for this team.
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Legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar is very hopeful on him as he told AFP, “He is a very promising bowler and will only get better with the more matches he plays. I like him.”
Former Australian pacer Brett Lee has also impressed with his present bowling actions. Lee quoted to AFP, “He takes his cricket to the next level when he has to. He has got a few gears and I like now the changeup in his action as well. And that’s what you need to find in T20 cricket, it’s not all about running in and bowling flat out in T20.”
Lee also added, “You still need that skill set —yorkers, slow bouncers and that type of things.”
Unadkat and Lee were IPL teammates for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) during 2011 and 2012 season.
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On the other hand, Indian opening batsman and limited-overs’ vice-captain Rohit Sharma said on him, “He’s someone we can rely on going forward. He understands his bowling really well.”
One of India’s famous sports journalist, Ayaz Memon has observed a lot of positivity on him but also mentioned that he would face a tough fight to earn the spot for playing XI. Memon told AFP, “The fact that he is a left-arm bowler adds that variety to the Indian attack because all the bowlers are right-arm. Also, he is not a rookie and has experience. However, there is a clamour for places. He will have to get past (Mohammed) Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar and (Jasprit) Bumrah who were so impressive in South Africa (recently).”
