Star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Tuesday said that moving up to number six in the line-up has helped him think “more as a proper batter”, crediting head coach Gautam Gambhir for the change that he feels has brought the best out of him.
Jadeja was adjudged player of the series for his all-round performance in the two-Test rubber against the West Indies that India swept with a seven-wicket triumph in the second game here on Tuesday.
The 36-year-old picked up eight wickets and struck a 104-run knock in the opening game in Ahmedabad.
“I think we know what brand of cricket we’ve been playing over the last five, six months. So, that’s a good sign as a team, that we continue to do it over a long period of time,” Jadeja said in the post-match presentation ceremony.
“As Gauti bhai (Gambhir) said, I am at number six now. So I am thinking more as a proper batsman, and that works for me. In the past, for many years, I’ve been batting at number eight, number nine, so my mindset was a .Star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Tuesday said that moving up to number six in the line-up has helped him think “more as a proper batter”, crediting head coach Gautam Gambhir for the change that he feels has brought the best out of him.
Jadeja was adjudged player of the series for his all-round performance in the two-Test rubber against the West Indies that India swept with a seven-wicket triumph in the second game here on Tuesday.
The 36-year-old picked up eight wickets and struck a 104-run knock in the opening game in Ahmedabad.
“I think we know what brand of cricket we’ve been playing over the last five, six months. So, that’s a good sign as a team, that we continue to do it over a long period of time,” Jadeja said in the post-match presentation ceremony.
“As Gauti bhai (Gambhir) said, I am at number six now. So I am thinking more as a proper batsman, and that works for me. In the past, for many years, I’ve been batting at number eight, number nine, so my mindset was a . Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]