IND vs AUS: Ravindra Jadeja keeps his promises. Once the Border-Gavaskar series concluded, India’s premier all-rounder promised Aussie spinner Matt Kuhnemann a lesson, and he delivered. One of India’s finest red-ball players, Jadeja, made time to chat with the Aussie newcomer as soon as the fourth Test in Ahmedabad concluded in a tie on Monday. Follow India vs Australia Live Updates with InsideSport.IN
Kuhnemann, a self-described “big fan” of Jadeja, revealed that he spoke with Jadeja following Jadeja’s debut in Delhi after recording first-class career-best figures of 5 for 16 in the third Test.
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IND vs AUS: Jadeja keeps his promise, gives ‘awesome tips’ to Australia’s Jaddu Matt Kuhnemann for 15 minutes, CHECK out
The left-armer, who just flew over to join the team after Australia’s series-opening loss in Nagpur, was still giddy on Tuesday about playing three Tests on his first tour.
Kuhnemann’s Sheffield Shield teammates gave him the nickname “Jaddu” for racing through South Australia during a game for Queensland in 2021.
“It was probably about 15 minutes, he [Jadeja] was just giving me some awesome tips; we talked about everything,” Kuhnemann told AAP. “Nathan Lyon helped organised it [the chat] as well. Jadeja was really impressed with Todd [Murphy], Gaz [Lyon] and myself so that was really cool to hear that from him.”
“He gave me some good tips for the next time we’re in the subcontinent, and some tips to go back home with as well. He was really nice, and just said any time to reach out and even sent me a message on Instagram, so that was pretty cool.”
High Praise by Rahul Dravid
The 26-year-ambition old’s and desire to keep becoming better at the international level have only been fueled by his interactions with some of the greatest players in the game during a hectic month.
After the series, Indian coach Rahul Dravid gave Kuhnemann, Lyon, and Murphy the highest praise possible, describing the Australian trio as the strongest spin attack the hosts had faced in Indian conditions in more than ten years.
Throughout the course of the four Test matches, all three had a turn collecting tonnes of wickets, totaling 45 between them, with Lyon leading the pack with 22.
“The way that it happened, I wouldn’t change it for the world,” Kuhnemann said. “Nathan Lyon took myself and Todd under his wing from the get go, he was pretty much like a big brother to us over here.”
“I think we’re very lucky to have Gaz (Nathan Lyon) and his experience to learn off. I’m ready to get back in the nets, get back in there after speaking to Jadeja. I’m really keen to tinker with a couple of things, trying to just keep improving my skills and play as much cricket as I can.”
As if all of that weren’t enough, Kuhnemann offered to bat as the night watcher for Australia in Ahmedabad’s second innings after Usman Khawaja was bothered by a leg injury. Since 1929, Kuhnemann is the first Australian to start and bat at position 11 in the same Test match.
IND vs AUS: Ravindra Jadeja keeps his promise, gives ‘awesome tips’ to Australia’s Jaddu Matt Kuhnemann for 15 minutes, CHECK out
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