Ranji Trophy ‘test’ for Ravindra Jadeja ahead of Australia series | Cricket News – Act Daily News

CHENNAI: Five months after struggling a ligament tear in his proper knee in the course of the Asia Cup, India allrounder Ravindra Jadeja will return to aggressive cricket with Saurashtra’s Ranji Trophy sport on the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday. How his physique holds up on this match towards Tamil Nadu might decide his position within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy beginning February 9 in Nagpur.
Jadeja underwent knee surgical procedure in September and rehabilitation for round 20 days on the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, and has been chosen for the Australia collection on the situation that he’s deemed absolutely match. Hence, an NCA coach is accompanying the allrounder in Chennai to trace his progress. On Monday, Jadeja warmed up with some stretching drills and batted, bowled for an hour in an prolonged nets session at Chepauk.

“My first priority is to get on the field and be 100% fit. Once I achieve that, I’ll work more on my skills, be it batting or bowling,” Jadeja, who will probably be main his Ranji facet towards TN, stated. “I was practising my batting and bowling in NCA, but a match scenario is completely different. I wanted a game before the Australia series and that’s why I am here.”

Jadeja stated he didn’t really feel any discomfort whereas batting or bowling, however would be capable of gauge higher as soon as the match begins. “When you resume playing competitive cricket after five months, you don’t feel confident initially. As you progress, you feel better,” he stated.

Stating that the five-month harm layoff was most likely the longest he has had in his profession to date, Jadeja stated: “Nobody wants to get injured. You feel bad after it happens.
“But it’s part and parcel of the game. You have to keep that in mind and be prepared for it.” He added that he felt “almost ready” and would assess his situation after the match. “I will start slowly and take it one step at a time. Let’s see how my leg holds up,” he stated.
Asked concerning the psychological problem of being away from the sport, the India allrounder stated his spouse’s election marketing campaign in Gujarat helped him maintain his thoughts off cricket throughout that interval. “Fortunately I was quite busy there for the first two-three months. That helped me a lot,” he stated.