The star Indian all-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja, who has been included in the 13-member squad for the second Test against Australia, was seen spending some quality time with his “best friends” – horses. With the injury of R Ashwin, chances of Jadeja playing the Perth Test have been increased further.
Jadeja paid a visit to a farm in South Australia and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video of the same on their website. The owner of the farm was Team India local liaison Craig Newton. BCCI’s tweet read: “Meet Jaddu’s best friends – Horses. Of love for horses, tattoos and making most of his time off the field – @imjadeja says it all.”
SPECIAL: Meet Jaddu's best friends – Horses 🐎🐎
Of love for horses, tattoos and making most of his time off the field – @imjadeja says it all – by @28anand
Full video ▶️▶️https://t.co/axmKkw6jL0 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/VrjRFc7S0x
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 12, 2018
Under the leadership of Virat Kohli, the Indian team started the 2018 Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 31-run win in the first Test in Adelaide on Monday. It was India’s first Test win Down Under in 10 years and registered their first ever in an opening match of a Test series in Australia.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who has taken 185 wickets and 1,395 runs in Tests, couldn’t find his name in the playing XI for the Adelaide Test. Earlier in the four-day warm-up match against a Cricket Australia XI, Jadeja bowled 11 overs and remained wicketless, conceding 37 runs with two maiden overs.
WATCH – Ravindra Jadeja Takes The Perfect Review
In the first Test, India played four bowlers in Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ravichandran Ashwin. Only spinner Ashwin didn’t let his captain down and claimed three wickets each in successive innings of the Test match.
India will play the second Test against Australia in Perth, starting Friday. Jadeja may get a chance to play if Virat decides to play five bowlers and specifically two spinners in Perth. On Tuesday, Australia coach Justin Langer said he said that get a bouncy wicket in Perth, while former Australia captain Ricky Ponting claimed that the pitch will suit the home team more than the Indians.
