Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has said that Ravindra Jadeja realising his potential with the bat is "great news" for Indian cricket. Jadeja scored an unbeaten 175 in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Mohali, which was part of a consistent run of performances that the spin-bowling all-rounder has put in over the past two years across formats.
“I think he is recognising the talent that he has. Sometimes it takes you sometime to realise how much potential you have. He has taken his time, nothing wrong with that, and now he has started to believe a lot more that he can contribute with the bat,” said Gavaskar on Star Sports before the start of the second Test in Bengaluru.
“175 not out is a big score in any class of cricket. What he said during the end of that day, that he has three triple centuries and two double hundreds. So he knows he can bat and he wants to translate it to Test cricket. Great news for Indian cricket,” said the former India captain.
Jadeja scored an unbeaten 175 off 228 balls in the first Test which propelled India to 574/8 after which he took nine wickets across the two Sri Lankan innings to lead the hosts to a victory by an innings and 222 runs. He was just one wicket short of becoming the first player to score a 150 and take 10 wickets in a Test match.
{{/usCountry}}Jadeja scored an unbeaten 175 off 228 balls in the first Test which propelled India to 574/8 after which he took nine wickets across the two Sri Lankan innings to lead the hosts to a victory by an innings and 222 runs. He was just one wicket short of becoming the first player to score a 150 and take 10 wickets in a Test match.
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