'Super confident' Ravindra Jadeja gets self-belief from his batting: Aakash Chopra

20.02.2023 - 11:37 timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Jadeja is having a dream Test series against Australia, with his 7 for 42 in India's victory in the second Test being the latest highlight of a series being dominated by the Indian all-rounder.

And former India opener Aakash Chopra believes it's Jadeja's batting form that has been the source of self-belief for him in red-ball cricket.

Before his seven-wicket haul in Australia's second innings to set up India's win in Delhi, Jadeja took five wickets to help the hosts bowl out the Aussies for 177 in the first innings of the first Test, besides scoring a half-century in Nagpur.

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Left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann was the star of the show as Australia rolled over India for a paltry total of 109 on Day 1 of the ongoing first Test in Indore. The Queenslander bagged his maiden five-wicket haul as Australia managed to take a 47-run lead on the opening day at the Holkar Stadium. The 26-year-old later revealed that he had closely observed how Jadeja approaches his bowling on rank turners, which massively helped his case on Day 1 in Indore.

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