"When You Are 3 Down": Ravindra Jadeja On Team India's Early Trouble vs Australia In World Cup Match

Team India began their Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign on a winning note as they registered a victory by six wickets over Australia on Sunday in Chennai. Opting to bat first, Australia had their worst nightmare as their batting line-up could not stand against India's strong spin attack. The visitors were bundled out for 199 with Ravindra Jadeja scalping three wickets. Later, the Rohit Sharma-led side chased down the target in 41.2 overs with Virat Kohli and KL Rahul playing the crucial knocks for the team.

However, Team India also had a major hiccup during the chase as they were three down with only two runs on the board. But Kohli and Rahul smashed 85 and 97* runs respectively and guided India to victory. When asked about the team's atmosphere after losing three quick wickets, all-rounder Jadeja stated that there was a little panic in the Indian camp but they had faith in Kohli and Rahul.

"Obviously, when you are three wickets down in just a couple of overs, you panic a little bit. But, we knew that we have Virat and Rahul and they have been this for the team, for a long time now. So, nobody was too much hyper or panicky at that time. Luckily, they played brilliantly and they know the conditions really well," said Jadeja during the post-match press conference.

Jadeja, who scalped three wickets against Australia, said that the pitch at Chepauk felt like a "Test wicket" to him and he tried bowling stump to stump.

"When I started the first over, the ball was stopping after falling a little slow. I thought it was the afternoon, it was hot and the wicket was dry. I thought a stump-line would be better. From here some balls would turn, some would go straight so it won't be easy for the batsman to line up," said Jadeja.

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