IND vs AUS Test – Ravindra Jadeja RANJI TROPHY: A positive development for India is that top all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is poised to start playing again. The star all-rounder will take part in Saurashtra’s final round Ranji Trophy match, which begins on January 24. The match will be against Tamil Nadu in Chennai. This is big news considering Jadeja has been selected for the first two Test against Australia at home. Follow India vs Australia Test series LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
In the lastest, Ravindra Jadeja has also posted a video of him doing high-intensity drills ahead of his Ranji Trophy Return.
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IND vs AUS Test: Ravindra Jadeja set for BIG TEST of his fitness in Ranji Trophy, to play for Saurashtra ahead of CRITICAL India vs Australia Test series, Follow Ranji Trophy 2022-2023 LIVE
Last September, Jadeja had to withdraw from the Asia Cup so that he could have surgery on his right knee. Jadeja is currently finishing up his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.
The selectors on Friday selected him to the 17-man Test squad for the first half of the four-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which starts in Nagpur on February 9. The final two Tests will be held at Dharamsala and Ahmedabad after the second Test is in Delhi.
However, the selectors only selected Jadeja if the NCA found him to be totally fit. Jadeja reportedly began to bowl and bat earlier this week. But before being cleared to play competitive cricket, he must pass fitness tests.
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IND vs AUS Test: Ravindra Jadeja set for BIG TEST of his fitness in Ranji Trophy, to play for Saurashtra ahead of CRITICAL India vs Australia Test series, Follow Ranji Trophy 2022-2023 LIVE
That’s why the selectors, along with the NCA and the Indian team management, decided the all-rounder should play in the Ranji game before making a decision on his participation in the Australia Test series.
This was done in consideration of Jadeja’s rustiness, as he hasn’t played any cricket since September and his most recent first-class match was the one-off Test at Edgbaston against England last July.
Saurashtra are set to make it to the quarterfinals in Ranji Trophy 2022-2023 as things stand. And the addition of Jadeja to the Playing XI will only give the team more confidence.
India’s Test squad for the first two Tests against Australia: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav.
