India v Australia, 3rd Test – India Player Ratings

Ravindra Jadeja – 9.5/10

The left-arm tweaker was at his sublime best with both bat and ball in the hand. In the 1st innings, when all other bowlers failed to provide the breakthroughs, Jadeja came in and bagged a five-wicket haul which helped them to keep Australia under 500. Has was very accurate as usual and began with the wicket of dangerman David Warner of a full toss. He eventually finished with impressive figures of 5/124 in 49.3 overs.

With the bat in hand, he smashed his 6th half-century, an innings constructed with 5 fours and two hits over the fence. His famous sword celebration came out yet again as he reached his half-century. His innings came in a quick time which also allowed the hosts to post a total over 600 runs.

Even in the 2nd essay, the left-arm spinner bagged another 4 wickets. He began with the wickets of David Warner and Nathan Lyon on the twilight of the penultimate day. Both the deliveries turned sharply and disturbed the timbers. He added two more to his tally on the final day after dismissing Steve Smith and Shaun Marsh. Smith misjudged the length of a delivery from Jaddu and left it all alone. It turned sharply and struck the middle and off.