After India lost their eighth wicket at 112 runs, Ravindra Jadeja played sensibly, first partnering with Jasprit Bumrah for a 35-run stand and then adding 23 runs for the last wicket with Mohammed Siraj. However, in an over bowled by spinner Shoaib Bashir, Jadeja gave the strike to Siraj, and unfortunately, Siraj was bowled.
Jadeja had a golden opportunity to adopt an aggressive approach
While Jadeja was trying to build a partnership with Siraj, the bowling of Chris Woakes, Joe Root, and Shoaib Bashir was not very effective at that time. Bashir and Root’s off-spin, in particular, wasn’t turning much. Jadeja had a golden opportunity to adopt an aggressive approach. He showed wisdom by keeping the strike with Bumrah and Siraj, but letting Siraj face the entire over from Bashir proved risky. In this situation, Jadeja should have adopted an aggressive attitude like the former great all-rounder Kapil Dev.India did this at Lord’s in 1990
Kapil Dev also found himself in a similar situation to Jadeja’s. But then, instead of giving the strike to the other batsman, Kapil took responsibility himself and batted aggressively. This was in 1990, when the Indian team toured England. In the match played at Lord’s, England declared their first innings at 653 for four. This was the innings where wicketkeeper Kiran More dropped a catch of Graham Gooch when he was on 33, a catch that proved to be 300 runs more expensive. Gooch went on to score 333 runs in that match.— Rob Moody (@robelinda2) July 30, 2020
