Indian duo Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin took six of the 10 wickets against England on Day 1 of the Hyderabad Test. R Ashwin, who was sitting on 490 Test wickets before the first IND vs ENG Test, now has 493 wickets and has a chance to touch the 500 mark.
Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin are the most successful Indian spin duo and have taken 505 wickets together. They recently surpassed Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh, who took 501 wickets for India while bowling together in Tests.
Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin have scripted many famous Test victories for India and broken the backbone of the rival team. Apart from bowling, both players also have a decent additional batting quality and can score when required for the country.
While speaking at Jio Cinema, Ravindra Jadeja expressed his feelings about bowling with Ravichandran Ashwin. Jadeja stated that he likes to bowl with Ashwin and believes that he is a big help to the team when the players play in that tandem. Jadeja further revealed that he also talks about the field environment with his teammate and added that both the players enjoy the competition together.
Ravindra Jadeja needs 25 more wickets to reach the 300-wicket mark, while Ravichandran Ashwin is just 7 wickets away from the 500-wicket milestone. Jadeja believes Ashwin will complete the milestone in the first Test, while for Jadeja, he could carry the entire Test series.
Ravindra Jadeja makes big prediction about R Ashwin
Ravindra Jadeja said: “I really enjoy bowling with Ashwin, it is really useful with two spinners bowling in tandem. We shared a lot of messages about pitch setting, line and length and we are happy to contribute to India’s victory. “We really enjoyed the competition.”
“It will be a big achievement if Ashwin completes 500 Test wickets and I hope he achieves that in this match. I have 25 wickets left for 300 and I might need the entire series but I wish Ashwin completes his 500 in this game and continues taking wickets for India.”
England They were able to finish their first innings with 246 runs after the Indian bowlers did not allow ‘bazball’ to work in Hyderabad. The visitors got off to a decent start but lost wickets in bunches and never got going during their innings. Captain ben stokes He was the leading run-scorer of the English innings and scored 70 runs off 88 balls. England maintained a race pace of 3.20, the slowest since the introduction of ‘bazball’.
The Indian team performed brilliantly batting in response to England’s 246-run first innings. India added 80 runs in the first 13 overs and showed what true ‘bazball’ means. Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal anchored India’s charge and remained unbeaten on 76 runs off 70 balls after the end of Day 1.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is on the verge of hitting another century and will hope to do the same on Day 2 of the first IND vs ENG Test match.