India vs England 2022, 5th Test: There's nothing like playing well for India, says Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja said after the second day's play in the rescheduled fifth Test against England. Earlier on Saturday, he completed a well deserved century (104) -- a mature and responsible innings -- to help India reach 416, which looked unlikely after he had joined Rishabh Pant at 98/5 on the opening day of the match. "As a player, a hundred in England is very good. I was always thinking of leaving balls outside the off-stump, because discipline is important (in English conditions), otherwise you can get caught in the slips," said Jadeja who is a left-arm spinner and more than adept at batting lower down the order. "As a batsman, my self-confidence will go up."

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Jasprit Bumrah blitzed England with the bat and then blew away their top order with the ball to put India in a strong position in the rearranged fifth Test at Edgbaston on Saturday. Only 38.5 overs could be played on the rain-hampered second day and Bumrah dominated much of it, first with the bat

When questioned about his role as a spin bowler in the fourth innings of the Test, Jadeja joked: "It will be good if I have no role to play as a bowler. That will be best for the team. I am a team player." Speaking to the press, the 39-year-old James Anderson, who captured five wickets in India's first innings, said: "The best line of defence (for England in their first innings) will be to attack." England were left wobbling at 84 for five by close of play on another rain-hit day, chiefly because of India's stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah's three-wicket spell.

When asked if his team would be able to get out of this hole, Anderson said, "We have been in this position