India vs England, 5th Test: India's MVP Ravindra Jadeja underlines his value again

Jadeja's ton justifies team's decision in selecting him over AshwinThe last four months have been a bit of a roller-coaster ride for Ravindra Jadeja. He came back in style after missing the tour of South Africa to score 175 vs Sri Lanka and pick nine wickets in the Test at Mohali to cap one of the great solo all-round performances by an Indian player in a Test.

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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

Then, he was elevated as captain of Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, an episode that ended in chaos, as the franchise was forced to reinstate MS Dhoni as skipper after a horrendous start, leading the allrounder to claim he was injured and miss the second half of the IPL. 'Jaddu', as he is affectionately called, even stopped following the franchise on social media, leading to speculation about his future with the decorated team in yellow. He missed the T20 series against South Africa, but was named in the squad for England and with question marks about his technique against the moving ball, despite having reasonable success in England as a batter, (he averages 30.03), he walked in at No.7 with India 98 for 5, added 222 with Rishabh Pant and played the perfect second fiddle.

Without taking much away from Pant's brilliance, would it be fair to assume that it was Jadeja's hermit like approach and solidity initially, that allowed Pant the confidence to shed inhibition and