India's Predicted starting XI for Test series against Australia
This series shall be a treat to watch for Test cricket fans.
8. Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja has been a crucial part of many Test wins for the Indian Cricket team. He broke into the national side as a batsman in 2012 but has been utilized by both MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli primarily as a bowling all-rounder. Jadeja has 213 wickets and 1869 runs in 49 Tests, as a reason for which he has been among the best all-rounders of Test Cricket in the past decade.
Jadeja played 2 Test Matches in the previous Australia tour, scoring 90 runs in 3 innings and taking 7 wickets. His best performance with the bat was 81* in the Sydney Test. With the ball, his best performance came in the 2nd innings at MCG- figures of 3/82 (Harris, Marsh, Paine).
He brings in a left-arm option among all the right-arm pacers, which is why he could be given the nod over Ravichandran Ashwin. Ashwin has also been poor with the bat in Tests since 2017, which weakens the lower middle-order of the team. Jadeja played one Test in New Zealand where he took two wickets in 15 overs and scored 9 and 16* respectively. His performance has been good in the home Tests but it is yet to be seen how he does in Australia.
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