NEW DELHI: To show his health for the upcoming Australia sequence, India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is about to make his comeback to aggressive cricket in a Ranji Trophy sport for Saurashtra towards Tamil Nadu, ranging from January 24.
Jadeja has been out of motion since September final 12 months, when he withdrew from the Asia Cup to endure a knee surgical procedure. He is at the moment doing rehab on the National Cricket Academy (NCA).
The 34-year-old has been picked in a 17-member squad for the primary two Tests of the four-match sequence towards Australia slated to start in Nagpur from February 9. His choice to the nationwide squad is topic to his health.
“It will be good if he plays for Saurashtra. Probably he will, but I don’t have any further details,” Saurashtra Cricket Association president Jaydev Shah advised PTI.
Jadeja has not performed any aggressive cricket for the reason that T20I towards Hong Kong within the Asia Cup on August 31 and his earlier first-class match was the rescheduled one-off Test at Edgbaston towards England final July.
Jadeja reportedly has began to bowl and bat from earlier this week as he is winding up his rehab on the NCA. The left-handed batter is seen as an important cog in India’s line-up, particularly in absence of Rishabh Pant at No. 5 or 6 within the middle-order.
His left-arm spin may additionally come helpful alongwith ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin within the four-match sequence that may decide India’s destiny to make a successive World Test Championship closing look.
Jadeja has 82 wickets at 21.46 together with three five-fors, whereas with the bat he has amassed 898 runs (common 52.82) together with two centuries and 7 fifties, in 19 Tests since 2017.
(With inputs from PTI)
Jadeja has been out of motion since September final 12 months, when he withdrew from the Asia Cup to endure a knee surgical procedure. He is at the moment doing rehab on the National Cricket Academy (NCA).
The 34-year-old has been picked in a 17-member squad for the primary two Tests of the four-match sequence towards Australia slated to start in Nagpur from February 9. His choice to the nationwide squad is topic to his health.
“It will be good if he plays for Saurashtra. Probably he will, but I don’t have any further details,” Saurashtra Cricket Association president Jaydev Shah advised PTI.
Jadeja has not performed any aggressive cricket for the reason that T20I towards Hong Kong within the Asia Cup on August 31 and his earlier first-class match was the rescheduled one-off Test at Edgbaston towards England final July.
Jadeja reportedly has began to bowl and bat from earlier this week as he is winding up his rehab on the NCA. The left-handed batter is seen as an important cog in India’s line-up, particularly in absence of Rishabh Pant at No. 5 or 6 within the middle-order.
His left-arm spin may additionally come helpful alongwith ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin within the four-match sequence that may decide India’s destiny to make a successive World Test Championship closing look.
Jadeja has 82 wickets at 21.46 together with three five-fors, whereas with the bat he has amassed 898 runs (common 52.82) together with two centuries and 7 fifties, in 19 Tests since 2017.
(With inputs from PTI)