During the 24th over of the second ODI of India against England in Cuttack, Ravindra Jadeja was sent into the bowling attack against the English. He bowled the 23rd over in just 73 seconds which is itself a record. This was also the first maiden over of the innings by India as England opted to bat first after winning the Toss. Against him was the English star batter Harry Brook. One of the most interesting facts about his bowling in the 23rd over was he delivered multiple fullish deliveries against the English batter which forced him to defend the ball off the front foot again and again.

Why is Jadeja Important?

Ravindra Jadeja was also not left behind during the first ODI against England in Nagpur. He demonstrated his skills by taking three wickets while sparing just 26 runs and scoring an unbeaten 12 runs off 10 balls.

He is also in the squad for the Champions Trophy which is scheduled to take place from 19th February to 9th March also when India was struggling during the second ODI and was desperate for a wicket, Ravindra Jadeja caught English opener, Philip Salt and got India the breakthrough it needed.

ODI Career

Jadeja’s career has been nothing short of exceptional in 130 3ODI innings. He scored 2768 runs with 87 being his highest score at a strike rate of 85.2 when it comes to the bowling Jadeja took 223 wickets in 190 inningsin which he has been featured. His best bowling was 5/33 in ODI. Earlier when the match started, he also welcomed the debutant Varun Chakravarty and handed him over the ODI cap with a beautiful speech. Both Chakravarty and Jadeja are inducted as the spinners for the second ODI against England.