Ravindra Jadeja‘s comeback after a protracted damage layoff is getting higher by the day. The left-arm spinner returned with career-best figures of seven/42 within the second Check of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to steer Australia’s hammering by six wickets inside three days on Sunday to deliver the hosts to a 2-0 Check sequence lead. Jadeja teamed up with fellow spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to dismiss Australia for 113 in a morning session when the vacationers’ batting imploded, due to an overused sweep shot on a tough New Delhi pitch.

Jadeja bowled 12.1 overs and took seven wickets within the second innings on Sunday. Ashwin bowled 16 overs and took three wickets. The duo’s dominance meant that the third Indian spinner Axar Patel bowled just one over. After the match ended, Axar had a enjoyable chat with Jadeja relating to that.

“Sir, I’m not getting the prospect to bowl. You do not need me to bowl or what? Is that the explanation why you’re bowling so nicely?” Axar Patel informed Ravindra Jadeja in a video posted on bcci.television, because the duo broke into laughter.

“If the wicket is like this in India, it feels good. A spinner’s position and accountability enhance. Their batting is such that they like sweep and reverse-sweep. So, I attempted to bowl on the stumps. In the event that they missed it, the deliveries which might keep low would hit the stumps. Fortunately, that occurred right now. In 5 of the dismissals, we heard a superb sound of the ball hitting the stumps.”

The hosts romped to their victory goal of 115 within the second session to ensure them the retention of the Border-Gavaskar trophy within the four-match sequence.

They’ve gained their earlier three sequence towards Australia and are actually near securing a spot within the World Check Championship remaining.

With AFP inputs

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