India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has become a familiar face across formats. However, a few years ago he was a not-so-regular player in the side as well. However, he didn’t get to play in the entire 2018 Test tour of South Africa and also benched for the first 4 games against England as well. This came after the 2017 Champions Trophy final loss.
Meanwhile, Ashwin’s poor form gave him another chance in the fifth Tests on the England tour which the left-hander grabbed nicely, scoring 86* in the first innings and picked a total of 7 wickets as well. After that, Hardik Pandya’s injury earned him a recall during the Asia Cup and he did well. With this, he sealed his place in the 2019 World Cup squad, where his performance impressed everyone and he became a regular member as well.
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“That Test changed everything for me, poora (complete) game — my performance, my confidence, everything. When you score in English conditions against the best bowling attack, it greatly impacts your confidence. It makes you feel your technique is good enough to score anywhere in the world,” Ravindra Jadeja said to The Indian Express. “Later, Hardik Pandya got injured and I made my ODI comeback. From then on, my game has been going well, touchwood.”
However, He also recalled the phase when he was out of the limited-overs squad and remained out of the longer format as well in overseas games too. He shared that he couldn’t sleep well during that phase and used to be awake till early morning.
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“Honestly, those one-and-a-half years were filled with sleepless nights. Through that phase, I remember I would be up till 4-5 am. I would be thinking about what to do, how am I going to bounce back? I couldn’t sleep. I would be lying down but jaaga hi rehta tha (would remain awake). I was in the Test squad but not playing as we played a lot overseas. I wasn’t playing ODIs. I wasn’t playing domestic too as I would be travelling with the Indian team though not playing. I wasn’t getting any opportunity to prove myself. I would keep thinking about how I am going to come back,” Ravindra Jadeja concluded.
