Internet Desk: India’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja thinks his rise as a complete all-rounder would not have been possible like this without the help of former India skipper MS Dhoni and current captain Virat Kohli.
Taking to Twitter, Jadeja posted a photo which was a collage and read: “My humble journey 2 be #1 Test AllRounder & bowler was possible due 2 @msdhoni @imVkohli, my fans & family #bcci #icc #teamindia #rajputboy.”
My humble journey 2 be #1 Test AllRounder & bowler was possible due 2 @msdhoni @imVkohli, my fans & family #bcci #icc #teamindia #rajputboy pic.twitter.com/hoGdslikT4
— Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) August 8, 2017
India skipper Virat Kohli was in all praise for Ravindra Jadeja after he climbed to the number 1 spot in the recently published ICC all-rounders’ rankings in Tests on Tuesday.
Ravindra Jadeja’s knock of 70 not out and seven wickets have seen him edge out Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan to take the top position among all-rounders for the first time.
Jadeja, who is the top-ranked Test bowler, also gained nine places to reach 51st rank among batsmen while India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha has attained a career-best 44th position after moving up four places.
India batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have made notable movements after their centuries in the Colombo Test helped India take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series with an innings and 53 runs win over Sri Lanka. Pujara’s knock of 133 in his 50th Test has helped him to a career-high 888 points and third position while Rahane has moved from 11th to fifth position with a score of 132. Pace bowlers Mohammad Shami (up three places to 20th) and Umesh Yadav (up three places to 22nd) have made notable gains.
Ravindra Jadeja now holds the top spots in the longest format of the game for bowlers and all-rounders.