India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Wednesday stated England will not be a tough facet to beat and the hosts solely have to get used to their extremely attacking fashion of play to safe the five-match Test sequence.England shocked India within the sequence opener in Hyderabad earlier than the hosts got here again sturdy in Visakhapatnam to get on stage footing. The third Test begins right here on Thursday.
“I won’t term England as (one of the most difficult) teams. It hasn’t been easy for other teams to come to India and win. They have an aggressive style of play. We need to get used to that and plan accordingly for them,” stated Jadeja on the eve of the sport. “If it wasn’t for small mistakes in the second innings of first Test, we wouldn’t have lost,” stated the participant who missed the second Test on account of a hamstring harm.
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On the accidents he has needed to cope with of late, Jadeja stated he cannot cover himself on the sector. “It is irritating however the cricket has elevated today and that’s in the back of the thoughts all the time. I am unable to cover wherever within the subject, I’m all the time on the hotspot in any format and that possibly the explanation (for accidents), and the ball involves me typically.
“There is an expectation from the team that I take a good catch or field well and that’s good. I can work on my body more smartly and do it carefully and hope there will be no problem. But there is no guarantee,” he added.
Jadeja stated he must make good changes to keep away from accidents.
“I want to give my 100 per cent and save my physique and steer clear of diving when not required. That’s it. I do not take into consideration that an excessive amount of as a result of it (getting back from harm) has occurred earlier than.“As the match progresses, the physique will get used to with the stream after which it will get out of your thoughts that there was an harm. I’ll get into the rhythm in a single or two days.”
Jadeja is anticipating a flat pitch for the third Test. “Here the wicket is flat and exhausting, however is dependent upon what they’ve ready. Sometimes you get 37 wickets in three matches (days), however this wicket seems good.
“Here the wicket behaves differently in every game. Sometimes it stays flat, sometimes it turns, sometimes it plays well for two days and then turns. I believe it will play well first and then slowly it will break and the ball will turn,” he added.
