Ahead of the ongoing second Test, India’s two of their star players in off-spinner Ravi Ashwin and Rohit Sharma were ruled out owing to an abdominal strain and back injury respectively. Rohit’s replacement was pretty evident and Andhra batsman Hanuma Vihari’s inclusion didn’t surprise man
Umesh Yadav eventually was roped in for Ashwin. Considering the nature of the strip dished out, India decided to go in with an all-pace attack. In the meantime, the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ravindra Jadeja didn’t find a place in the playing eleven. But Twitterati seems quite unhappy, with Jadeja being out of the side.
The Saurashtra cricketer has been a part of the national team in all three formats. However, somehow, he hasn’t been able to feature consistently in the Indian team.
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The 30-year-old made his limited-overs comeback in the Asia Cup, which India won, beating Bangladesh in the final. He was stupendous with the leather and also didn’t flatter to deceive with the bat in hand.
Thereafter, he notched his maiden Test century against Windies in his home-ground at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. The supporters lashed out after Jadeja was ignored for the Perth Test.
Here is how Twitter reacted
Ashish Magotra
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Last two years, Jadeja has averaged49.83 (598 runs) with the bat and 21.78 (84 wickets) with the ball. And with Ashwin missing, he still doesn’t get a game. Will this decision come back to haunt Kohli? 39 overs into the innings, Vihari got one over.
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11:31 AM – Dec 14, 2018
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Harsha Bhogle
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I suspect that if India had Hardik Pandya available, they would have played Jadeja
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7:41 AM – Dec 14, 2018
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Lav Vaid
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India going in without a specialist spinner in Perth might come back to bite them. #Jadeja should have played.#AUSvsIND #perthtest #BCCI #AusvIndia
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Gaurav Sethi
@BoredCricket
Who’ll take the first wicket, Vihari or Vijay or Jadeja’s direct hit from the dugout #AusvInd
