Jadeja, who played just two games in the recently concluded T20I series against the West Indies, is part of the 15-member Indian squad for the Asia Cup 2022 to be played in the UAE from August 27. The spin-bowling all-rounder is also favored to be in the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup to be staged in Australia later this year.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra reflected on the spinners who could be picked in Team India’s squad for the global event. While observing that Yuzvendra Chahal is a certain pick, the former Indian batter had the following to say about Jadeja:
Chopra highlighted that the left-arm spinner has not been penetrative enough in T20Is since the last World Cup in 2021, elaborating:
Jadeja has not picked up more than one wicket in any of the seven T20Is he has played this year. He, however, gave a decent account of himself in the last two games he played against West Indies, snaring a couple of wickets while conceding just 42 runs in the seven overs he bowled.
“The IPL also tells the same story” - Aakash Chopra on Ravindra Jadeja’s bowling numbers in IPL 2022
Chopra pointed out that the Chennai Super Kings all-rounder’s IPL 2022 bowling numbers are not too different from his international ones. He observed:
While acknowledging that Jadeja will certainly play due to his all-round abilities, Chopra doesn’t expect the left-arm spinner to strike it rich with the ball in Australia. The cricketer-turned-commentator explained:
Jadeja has picked up six wickets in as many T20Is he has played in Australia. He has a best of 2/21 in these games and has conceded an average of 7.82 runs per over.
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