Ravindra Jadeja, who had been out of action due to an injury sustained during the Asia Cup 2022, made a strong comeback in the domestic cricket scene with a brilliant performance for Saurashtra in the Ranji match against Tamil Nadu.
In the first innings, he took 1 wicket, but in the second innings, he came out with all guns blazing, taking 7 wickets in just 17.1 overs, giving away only 53 runs. His performance helped Saurashtra to bowl out Tamil Nadu for 133, setting up a target of just 262 for Saurashtra to win.
Batting first, Tamil Nadu made 324, and in the first innings of the Test match, Saurashtra made 192. After Tamil Nadu's second innings total of 133, Saurashtra began their second innings with a target of 262 runs, and they are currently playing at 4/1.
Jadeja took to Twitter to announce the match ball and his impressive performance to his fans with a Tweet captioned, "First cherry of the season."
First cherry of the season.🫣#redcherry pic.twitter.com/NY0TYwQjxn
— Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) January 26, 2023
Former India pacer Munaf Patel also commented on Jadeja's latest post saying, "Looking forward to see you in Indian jersey jaddu."
Looking forward to see you in Indian jersey Jaddu
— Munaf Patel (@munafpa99881129) January 26, 2023
Jadeja's performance was vital in the match and it was great to see him back to his best after being out of action for a while. His 7 wickets in the second innings helped Saurashtra to put pressure on Tamil Nadu and set up a winnable target for Saurashtra. With this performance, he proved that he is still a vital part of the team and his experience and skill will be crucial for the team in the upcoming matches.
Here's how Twitter reacted to Ravindra Jadeja's impressive performance in the Ranji Trophy match:
Axar reading this pic.twitter.com/uinZKaGgCu
— Troll Cricket (@ExtraCover07) January 26, 2023
Will be difficult for selectors now. Axar or Jadeja?
— प्रविण बाराई (@pravinbarai) January 26, 2023
Axar has done really well in the absence of Jaddu. But Jaadu will play ahead of Axar . Even Kuldeep has done well he was dropped just after getting MOM in Bangladesh . Now it depends on pitch . If a rank turner even 4 spinners can play
— Aelon Musk ᴾᵃʳᵒᵈʸ (@NotARealMusk) January 26, 2023
At least someone's playing Ranji cricket. Worried about Kohli and Rohit, they should have also played in domestic
— Vaskar Gautam (@vaskarhere) January 26, 2023
— Gyanu (@ImAmardeep007) January 26, 2023
Return of the greatest allrounder in the world and the only likeable player of BCCI👑👏
— Venky (@venkysam14) January 26, 2023
Elections me bowling coaching bhi hoti hai?
— ✨✨✨ (@Shini_gami09) January 26, 2023
— ▄︻̷̿┻̿═━一 (@NO_VIS0R) January 26, 2023
Smith will own that nca horse rider
— P O I S O N (@Vettelfan007) January 26, 2023