Former Indian skipper Ajay Jadeja appreciated Ravindra Jadeja’s all-round performance in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025. He highlighted the all-rounder’s consistency with the bat and drew a comparison between him and skipper Shubman Gill's run-scoring form.
Ajay Jadeja, who was part of the Sony Sports broadcasting team, shared a few pointers on the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025. He first praised Ravindra Jadeja’s impactful showing in the series, particularly his contribution with the bat.. Ravindra scored 516 runs in 10 innings at an average of 86, with one century, becoming the 4th leading run-scorer of the series.
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"Ravindra Jadeja Was More Consistent Than Gill" – Ajay Jadeja’s Bold Claim
Ajay even compared Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja, picking the latter over Gill due to his all-round consistency.
"Is anything required to be said? The man has shown you what he can do. I think outstanding. Shubman Gill has scored 754 runs, and you are saying that he has reached close to the best. He (Ravindra Jadeja) has scored nearly 550 runs," the former India captain said during the post-match show.
"He has been more consistent than even Shubman Gill. He had four innings that didn't end, because the batting ended from the other end. In the entire series, there were only two innings where he got out early," he added.
Ajay Jadeja Picks His Moment of the Series
When asked to pick his best batting performance of the series, Ajay Jadeja, without hesitation, chose Ravindra’s innings at Lord's, where he nearly pulled off a win for India.
"If we try to remember his moments, it started with Lord's, where you couldn't win for sure, but he and (Mohammed) Siraj fought there. A change was seen there. The fortitude started from there. Then he kept standing in the next match and drew the match. Then he scored runs in this match (last Test) as well," he observed.
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Ajay also picked his moment of the series — Ravindra Jadeja’s dismissal of Joe Root in the 4th Test, calling it the “ball of the series.”
"That is the biggest improvement in his game. He plays overseas, but for his batting. However, you deceived the best batter in the world with flight and left him stranded halfway down the pitch after he had scored a hundred. That is Ravindra's moment for me," Ajay Jadeja noted.
The left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja managed to pick seven wickets at an average of 72.42 in nine innings.
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