Team India is lucky to have No.1 all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja: Shubman Gill

Team India skipper Shubman Gill has heaped praise on the star all–rounder Ravindra Jadeja, stating that Team India is lucky to have him in the playing XI. Notably, Jadeja is currently the ICC No.1 Test all-rounder.

Speaking in the pre-match press conference, Gill praised Jadeja’s impressive gameplay in all three facets of the game. For the unversed, Jadeja won the player of the match for his exceptional century and a four-wicket haul in the Ahmedabad Test against the West Indies.

"A player like him, who can bat for you in Test matches at number six. And we have seen how good the quality of his batting is on the spinning tracks. I think this is the reason why he is the number one all-rounder in the world at this time,” Gill said in the pre-match press conference. 

“So I think we are lucky to have him in our team. Everyone knows about his fielding. His throws, his catches, his intensity during fielding. Whenever he has the ball, we have seen many times that the batsmen do not go for that second run," he added.

Speaking about Jadeja’s performance in the ongoing calendar year, he has accumulated 620 runs from six Tests at an average of 103 with two centuries and five half-centuries. Moreover, he scalped 11 wickets with the ball in hand.

On the other hand, Jadeja has revealed that he has been constantly working on his mental aspect, particularly in terms of his batting, adding that he has made a few changes to his approach.

"It feels good to be contributing to the team and as far as my batting is concerned, I have worked on it mentally as well as skill-wise. I have changed my mindset a bit, I used to play with a different mindset in the past but I have made a few changes," Jadeja said.

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