India vs Australia: Jadeja right up there with Kumble and Ashwin – Dinesh Karthik

Jadeja
was
adjudged
Man
of
the
Match
for
his
10-wicket
haul
in
the
match.
He
grabbed
the
award
in
the
first
Test
in
Nagpur
as
well.
The
Saurashtra
star
picked
a
five-wicket
haul
in
the
first
innings
before
scoring
70
off
185.
In
the
second
innings,
the
all-rounder
picked
two
wickets
again.

“He
[Ravindra
Jadeja]
is
really
at
the
peak
of
his
powers.
He’s
crossed
30,
and
you
get
the
feeling
that
he
is
right
now
at
a
very
strong
point
in
his
life.
The
way
he
is
batting,
you
can
argue
that
when
India
goes
abroad,
you
get
the
feeling
that
he
is
solid
against
fast
bowling
as
a
batter
and
gives
you
a
lot
of
confidence,”
said
Karthik.

‘Jadeja
right
up
there
with
Kumble
and
Ashwin’

Further,
the
cricketer-turned-commentator
reckoned
that
the
34-year-old
was
in
the
league
of
former
India
leg-spinner
Anil
Kumble
and
his
long-time
bowling
partner
Ravichandran
Ashwin.

“When
it
comes
to
India,
a
ten-wicket
haul
is
not
something
that’s
easy,
but
he
seems
to
do
it
with
consistency.
As
a
bowler,
he
is
right
up
there
with
Anil
Kumble
and
Ravichandran
Ashwin,”
Karthik
added.

Karthik
also
hailed
Jadeja
for
getting
in
the
groove
even
after
playing
international
cricket
after
a
long
gap.

“It’s
very
hard
to
put
into
context
what
he
[Ravindra
Jadeja]
must
have
gone
through
in
the
last
six
months
because
he
was
well
in
line
to
be
a
part
of
the
World
Cup
and
was
a
very
important
cog
in
the
wheel.
Missing
it
due
to
a
freak
injury
but
then
coming
back
and
doing
it
the
Jadeja
way
completely,”
said
Karthik.

Jadeja
has
played
a
total
of
62
Test
matches
and
scored
2619
runs
at
an
average
of
36.88.
With
the
ball,
he
has
picked
259
wickets
at
an
average
of
23.82.