IND vs NZ LIVE: Kapil Dev questions R Jadeja bowling skills- Days after raising questions of Hardik Pandya’s status as an allrounder, Kapil Dev has made strong comments against R Jadeja who is under fire for his below-par bowling performance in the last few Test matches. The World Cup champion feels R Jadeja qualifies as an allrounder. He said that Jadeja has improved his batting skills but his bowling has gone south. Follow India vs New Zealand LIVE updates on InsideSport
“When he started off, Jadeja was a far better bowler but now he is much better as a batsman,” Kapil said as quoted by The Times of India.
“He gets the runs when needed, but his performance as a bowler is not quite the same,” he added.
IND vs NZ LIVE: Kapil Dev hails batsman Ravindra Jadeja but not impressed with his bowling performance
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R Jadeja in last 5 Tests away from home in 2021:
- vs England- 50/0 (Nottingham)
- vs England- 48/0 (Lord’s)
- vs England- 88/2 (Leeds)
- vs England- 86/4 (The Oval)
- vs England- 43/0 (Kanpur)
vs New Zealand- 50/0 (Kanpur)*
R Jadeja has managed to pick just 6 wickets in 5 Test matches which is a sign of concern for India in the long run.
IND vs NZ LIVE: Kapil Dev hails batsman Ravindra Jadeja but not impressed with his bowling performance
R Jadeja at home (Last 5 matches 2019)
- vs Bangladesh 13/0 (Kolkata)
- vs Bangladesh 57/0 (Indore)
- vs South Africa 55/3 (Ranchi)
- vs South Africa 133/4 (Pune)
- vs South Africa 211/6 (Vishakhapatnam)
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- He had managed to take 13 wickets in 5 Tests but failed to pick a single wicket against Bangladesh. Moreover, the performance came way back in 2019.
- In 2021, R Jadeja has returned with just 11 wickets in 7 matches. However, he amassed 351 runs in these matches which comprised 3 half-centuries.
- Owing to his dismal performance, he is considered India’s third spinner after R Ashwin and Axar Patel. The latter had made headlines with 27 scalps in 3 Tests during the England tour of India in 2021.
- It’s big-time R Jadeja deliver wickets before he falls behind like Hardik Pandya. In the past decade, we have witnessed Irfan Pathan’s exit from Indian Cricket Team in a similar fashion.
IND vs NZ LIVE: Kapil Dev hails batsman Ravindra Jadeja but not impressed with his bowling performance
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