Team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja’s good performances within the first two Tests of the Test sequence towards Australia have put him in competition to grow to be ICC’s Player of the Month for February 2023. Jadeja’s identify was introduced within the shortlist together with England batter Harry Brook and West Indies bowler Gudakesh Motie, who returned staggering figures in a record-breaking bowling show throughout their away Test sequence in Zimbabwe.
Jadeja is on the shortlist for the primary time after inspiring a dominant begin to the sequence for India of their World Test Championship battle towards Australia within the Border-Gavaskar sequence. The left-arm spinner, who returned from an harm lay-off for the Test sequence, is the main wickettaker in Border-Gavaskar Trophy sequence this yr with 21 wickets in 3 Test matches to date, 17 of them coming within the first two video games through which he was adjudged the ‘Player of the Match’.
Harry Brook continues to thrive in Test cricket, and but extra explosive scoring throughout England’s sequence in New Zealand final month earns him one other nomination for the award, following his win again in December. The closing identify in line for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month crown is the West Indies’ spinner Gudakesh Motie.
Jadeja celebrated his return to worldwide cricket after an harm lay-off by delivering back-to-back match-winning performances for his aspect. During the primary Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Nagpur, Jadeja ran by way of Australia’s center order within the first innings. The 34-year-old picked up excellent figures of 5/47 because the vacationers have been floored for 177.
In response, after India had misplaced half their aspect whereas they have been 9 runs in deficit, Jadeja (70 runs) solid essential partnerships with Rohit Sharma and Axar Patel to make sure that his staff bought a considerable lead. His 2/34 helped bundle Australia out for an innings defeat.
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The Saurashtra participant continued his splendid run in Delhi. He bought the essential wicket of Australia`s top-scorer Usman Khawaja on the best way to three/68 within the first innings. The all-rounder got here good with the bat as effectively, scoring a vital 26 in an essential 59-run stand for the fifth wicket.
His greatest, nevertheless, got here within the second innings. At the tip of the second day’s play, it appeared like Australia had a bonus with a lead of 62 runs and 9 wickets in hand. On the morning of the third day, Jadeja’s gradual left-arm orthodox spin ripped by way of the Australia line-up, bowling the vacationers out for 113. His 7/42 turned the sport on its head, as India went on to safe a cushty six-wicket win.
Jadeja’s performances noticed him win the Player of the Match award in each video games. Brook took his budding Test profession to higher heights in February, scoring two fifties and 100. The 24-year-old scored simply six runs in his first cricketing engagement of the month, an ODI towards South Africa.
Brook, nevertheless, picked up the tempo after switching to Test cricket, a format the place his performances throughout the tour of Pakistan had seen him win the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for December 2022.
Motie picked 19 wickets within the two-Test sequence to assist his aspect safe a 1-0 sequence win. In the primary Test at Bulawayo, the left-arm spinner had an strange begin selecting 2/110 within the first innings. However, the Motie magic began within the second innings and the spinner didn’t look again after that. Motie picked 4/50 from his 24 overs as Zimbabwe needed to struggle out to earn a draw. Come the second Test on the similar venue, Motie was in prime kind.
(with ANI inputs)
