Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter turned commentator Robin Uthappa picked England captain Ben Stokes over India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in a comparison ahead of the fifth England vs India Test. He also shared that Jadeja took time to mature and was still a work in progress way back in 2010.

“Ben Stokes. In 2010, him. I think simply because Jaddu actually matured with time. If I had to pick between them, I feel Stokes was a lot more refined than Jaddu was. Jaddu was a work in progress and got a nice, long rope. A seam-bowling all-rounder is a rare commodity in Test cricket. Your utility in games away from home dies down quite a bit as a spin all-rounder. For a good part of his career, Jaddu played that filler role really well. But he took his time to mature as a cricketer,” he said.

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While discussing further about all-rounders, Robin Uthappa also feels that all-rounder Washington Sundar is a better batter in Test cricket as well.

“I like Washi the batter. I think he is a very underrated batter. Let me not take it away from him. He is an incredibly improved bowler. But for him, will he be as successful as an Ashwin or Harbhajan Singh? I would have to say I don’t see that happening at the moment. I feel right now he will be more of a batting all-rounder because Jaddu is also coming to the back end of his career. I think he will be the ideal replacement in the long run,” he said.