But in the third day’s play against Tamil Nadu, Jadeja managed to survive an uninterrupted spell of 12 overs and looked quite happy with the results. “I [am] used to bowl long spells,” he said PTI, “Nothing new for me. I was enjoying… the ball was turning. The pitch was helping me. When we were batting, the odd ball was turning, the odd ball was staying low. So I was keen to bowl long spells.” Luckily I got wickets.”
When asked about his fitness, Jadeja said he had “no discomfort… not really” and added that he was “almost… it’s just a bit of confidence. Luckily I played the match”. I bowled enough overs.” Like around 37 overs in the game (41.1 – 24 in 1st innings and 17.1 in 2nd innings).
“Feels great, playing a game after a long time. Hopefully I’m good to go now. It was tough on the first day but as the game progressed I felt better. When you first Takes five wickets in a row – class game it’s always good.”
Next up for Jadeja is an Indian training camp in Nagpur, which will host the first of the four Tests against Australia, starting February 9. He was also selected in this team on the basis of fitness, therefore taking 29 first-class five-wicket hauls. easy.
