IND vs AUS 1st Test: Ravindra Jadeja made a dream return from injury taking a five wicket haul against Australia on Day 1 of the IND vs AUS 1st Test. The all-rounders performance with the ball put India in a commanding position against Australia after Day 1 stumps. Revealing details about his comeback from injury, Jadeja spilled the beans on how he worked hard to return to full fitness. Follow India vs Australia LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
IND vs AUS 1st Test: After five-wicket haul on Day 1, Ravindra Jadeja reveals working hard on fitness and skills at NCA before comeback- check details
Speaking at the end of Day 1 , the left arm spinner said, “Playing after 5 months, playing Test cricket, it’s tough. I was prepared for it and I was working hard on my fitness as well as on my skills at NCA. I played a first-class game (Ranji) after a long time and I bowled almost 42 overs. It gave me a lot of confidence to come here and play a Test match.”
Innings Break!
Brilliant effort from #TeamIndia bowlers as Australia are all out for 177 in the first innings.
An excellent comeback by @imjadeja as he picks up a fifer 👏👏
Scorecard – https://t.co/edMqDi4dkU #INDvAUS @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/RPOign3ZEq
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 9, 2023
IND vs AUS 1st Test: After five-wicket haul on Day 1, Ravindra Jadeja reveals working hard on fitness and skills at NCA before comeback- check details
Ravindra Jadeja reveals working hard on fitness
During the interview Jadeja revealed that during his rehab, he would bowl for insane hours during his time at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore to be fit for the Border Gavaskar series.
He said, “I was working hard on my bowling when I was in Bangalore at the NCA. I was bowling 10-12 hours everyday and that helped me a lot. I was working on my rhythm because I knew that I have to play Test match and I have to bowl long spells,” .
Jadeja also shared some limelight on the surface at VCA which has been the topic of discussion in buildup to the match. He said, “There was no bounce on the wicket, I was targeting the stump-to-stump line.”
“The odd ball was spinning and the odd ball was going straight. Being a left-arm spinner, if you get batsmen out caught behind or stumped, you always give credit to the ball. In Test match cricket, whatever wicket you take, you are happy with that,”
IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 1 highlights
Team India dominated the first day of the IND vs AUS 1st Test following a splendid performance by spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin. Both spinners inflicted major damage sharing eight wickets between the. Pacers Mohammad Siraj and Mohammad Shami picked up one wicket apiece. For Australia Marnus Labuschagne top scored with 49 runs, while Steve Smith got out for 37 runs. Peter Handscomb (31) and Alex Carey (36) were the other major contributors. The hosts ended the day at 77/1 with KL Rahul getting out to debutant Todd Murphy for 20 runs.
IND vs AUS 1st Test: After five-wicket haul on Day 1, Ravindra Jadeja reveals working hard on fitness and skills at NCA before comeback- check details
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