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Xtra Time Web Desk: Team India’s left-handed batter Ravindra Jadeja on Saturday took a dig at veteran England pacer James Anderson. Jadeja scored a scintillating hundred (104) on the second day of the ongoing fifth test match against England at Edgbaston cricket ground.

India were struggling at 98/5 and it was then that Jadeja along with Rishabh Pant stitched a 222 runs partnership for the sixth wicket. Speaking to reporters after stumps on Day 2, Jadeja talked about his mindset during the innings and also reacted to James Anderson's comment where the England pacer had said that Jadeja thinks like a proper batter now.

"In the past he was coming at 8, bat with the tail so he had to chance his arm a little bit, whereas now at 7 he can bat like a proper batter. He leaves really well and made it difficult for us," Anderson said during post day’s play press conference.

When Jadeja was asked about his comment, he said: "See, when you score runs, everyone says they think of themselves as a proper batter. But I've always tried to give myself time at the crease, to set a partnership with whoever is at the crease, to play with him. It's nice Anderson has realised that after 2014."

It is important to note that during the 2014 Trent Bridge Test, Jadeja and Anderson had an altercation inside the pavilion and then a complaint was made against Anderson by the Indian management. As per a report in ESPNcricinfo, the Indian camp claimed that Anderson had shoved Jadeja without any altercation and eventually a Level 3 charge was imposed on the England pacer by ICC.