Ravindra Jadeja & Ravichandran Ashwin have been the two great spinners which Indian cricket team have ever had produced. The duo have an impeccable record and can contribute in all the 3 facets of the game. It won’t be wrong to say that the pair of Ravichandran Ashwin- Ravindra Jadeja has been remarkable and an example for World Cricket.
It would be interesting to see whether Ashwin & Jadeja can be seen playing Test match together against Proteas in the upcoming Test contest which promises to be a thrilling one as both the teams are evenly matched and both of them have a lethal pace attack. South Africa has had a history of producing sporting wickets where we can we expect even contest between bat & ball.
In the recent past, we have witnessed that Ravindra Jadeja playing the role of stabilizer for the team in the time of crisis. There are high chances that Ravindra Jadeja might get the nod over Ravichandran Ashwin in the 2 Test match series. All in all, it would be quite fascinating to watch the series.
Ravindra Jadeja’s journey and mine are extremely contrasting- Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin was having an interaction with Sportstar. Ashwin pointed out that the most envious cricketer is Ravindra Jadeja and said that the left handed batter is quite athletic on the field and can keep it extremely simple with the bat and said that he can’t do that.
“One person that I am always envious of, I am not a jealous person, but I’m very envious of this one person, not anybody else. The greatest cricketer at this point of time, the most sellable cricket of the most attractive cricketer today is Virat Kohli. However, the most envious I am of one cricketer is Ravindra Jadeja,” said Ravichandran Ashwin.
“Ravindra Jadeja’s journey and my journey are extremely contrasting. Ravindra Jadeja can put a ball on the same spot day in and day out be extremely athletic on field and keep it extremely simple with the bat and be a million dollars on most days. I cannot do that,” he added.
Without Jadeja there is no Ashwin & without Ashwin there is no Jadeja- Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin made a huge statement that he & Jadeja don’t exist without one another. Ashwin stated that is a classic case of people plying similar trades and finding success. Ashwin pointed out that there is constant tussle between him & Ravindra Jadeja.
“We don’t exist without one another. Without Jadeja there is no Ashwin, without Ashwin, there is no Jadeja but it doesn’t take away from the fact that he is extremely good at keeping it very simple and not overthinking it,” said Ravichandran Ashwin.
“I cannot put the ball the same spot or bat like how I do if I don’t be curious and if I don’t overthink. He cannot be who he is if he is constantly overthinking it. So this is a classic case of people plying similar trades and finding success in their own ways,” he stated.
“For some reason, I couldn’t express this to him for a long time. But I found a way to express this to him. I think there is a constant tussle, even between us, about who’s even better than the other,” he added.