After their major failure in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India missed their first WTC final appearance. The BCCI set standard operating procedures (SoPs) that don't give any player authority to move to or from the ground on their own, as the rule suggests they will move together on the team bus.
"Somewhere I felt that I should go and bat extra because the ball was still new," Jadeja said.
"The more you bat in England, the better it is because you never feel you are set in England. At any time, a ball can swing and take your edge or bowl you," said Jadeja in the post-innings session.
The veteran all-rounder is well aware of how India collapsed twice in both innings of the Leeds test. Despite a good start, India faced the much-condemned loss at Leeds due to their two batting collapses.
He decided to step in, as Ravindra Jadeja, who already had a partnership of 99 runs with skipper Shubman Gill, wanted to face the extra deliveries to avoid India from getting dismissed for a below-par score.
Jadeja and Shubman Gill added 203 runs for the 6th wicket
Ravindra Jadeja built on a huge partnership alongside skipper Shubman Gill, who is relishing his new role as a No. 4 batter in the Indian test side.
"From 210 for 5 to put together a big partnership to take the team forward, it is a challenge. I took it as a challenge. If you can stick around with the captain and put together a big partnership, it gives you confidence as a cricketer and a batter that in the coming matches also you can contribute," Ravindra Jadeja said on his Birmingham innings.
Indian pacers strike early into the English batting innings
The Edgbaston pitch never seemed a bowling track, as the pitch seemed a paradise for batters. Despite a flat pitch, India struggled early with their middle-order and top-order batters being dismissed early.
The England innings began with the wickets of Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope, who were dismissed off consecutive deliveries by Indian pacer Akash Deep, who replaced Jasprit Bumrah in the Indian Playing 11. England were 3 wickets down for 25, as Joe Root and Harry Brook ended the day with a 50-run partnership.
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