Ravindra Jadeja has been a mainstay of India’s Take a look at group for greater than a decade, however former India wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta believes the time has come for the group to start out wanting past the veteran all-rounder within the longest format.Jadeja aged 37, completed India’s latest two-Take a look at tour of Sri Lanka with eight wickets throughout 4 innings. Nonetheless, Dasgupta felt the Indian spin assault didn’t constantly exert strain on the hosts, notably on surfaces the place the guests would have anticipated their spinners to play a significant position.The previous India participant singled out the second Take a look at in Colombo, the place Sri Lanka had been compelled to observe on however managed to struggle again strongly. Sonal Dinusha’s century helped the hosts frustrate India and construct a considerable lead earlier than the match ultimately resulted in a draw.
‘Jadeja has been an important servant, nevertheless it’s completed now’
Whereas Jadeja picked up three wickets in Sri Lanka’s second innings, Dasgupta felt India wanted extra penetration from their skilled spinners.“Aside from Manav, our spinners didn’t look as deadly as we anticipated. I’m not saying there is no such thing as a capacity. On such pitches, Jadeja has all the time been very damaging and deadly. I assumed he can be essential on the fifth day. He has been an important servant, nevertheless it’s completed now. He was not as correct as he’s. His motion may be very shoulder-dominant,” Dasgupta mentioned on his YouTube channel.
Dasgupta flags no-ball points
The Sri Lanka sequence additionally highlighted a problem with India’s bowling self-discipline, with the spinners repeatedly overstepping. Saransh Jain, making his Take a look at debut in Colombo, bowled 4 no-balls, whereas Jadeja overstepped as soon as. Dasgupta believes such issues must be addressed throughout coaching relatively than ready for them to floor in matches.“If you’re not cautious within the nets, it is going to occur. Even after I was enjoying, quite a lot of them would bowl from forward and say it could not occur within the match, however they’d repeat the identical factor within the match. You should keep away from this within the nets. This situation is just not new with Jadeja; it has solely gotten worse,” he added.India received the two-match sequence 1-0, with victory by 165 runs within the opening Take a look at in Galle earlier than the second Take a look at in Colombo resulted in a draw. India’s subsequent Take a look at assignments will include a tour of New Zealand scheduled for November earlier than Australia journey to India for a 5 match Take a look at sequence starting in January 2027.