Former Indian leg-spinner Pragyan Ojha has stated that Ravindra Jadeja and Ravincharan Ashwin both should both be playing in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand for ability with both bat and ball.
Ojha stated that India having no fast-bowling all-rounder in the squad. So, Jadeja in the squad could give them an extra option in the batting order.
“They should play, both of them. Because both can bat, both have the experience of bowling on any track. The biggest plus point is Jadeja can bat up the order. The way he is performing. Mind you if you look at his domestic record, he’s got three triple hundreds.
I think he can bat long and Ashwin has got international hundreds also. I feel if there’s a little chance where you can play both the spinners, you should play. They have enough experience to win you games on any wicket,” Ojha told Sports Today.
“Overall, it’s a fantastic team. Even I was following Hanuma Vihari. Very thoughtful of him to go and play some county cricket. You know you get acclimatised to the conditions. That’s very important,” he added.
Jadeja will be making his comeback to the Test team after remaining sidelined after his finger injury. The injury forced him to miss the four-Test series at home against England. He was also hitting well for his Chennai-based franchise in the Indian Premier League.