India won the third Test against England which was played at the Niranjan Shah Cricket Stadium in Rajkot by a huge margin of 434 runs and the local hero Ravindra Jadeja was the Player of the Match for his terrific all-round performance. Ravindra Jadeja smashed a terrific century in the first innings and then went on to take a fifer in England’s second innings. Jadeja arrived at the crease when India was struggling at 33/3 in the first innings but then he added 204 runs with skipper Rohit Sharma for the fourth wicket.
Ravindra Jadeja scored 112 off 125 deliveries in the first innings smashing nine fours and two sixes. He was sent above the likes of Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel to bat as he has a terrific record at this ground. Rajkot is Ravindra Jadeja’s home ground and he smashed his first century in Test cricket back in 2018 at this same ground against West Indies. He is currently the No.1 Test all-rounder as per the ICC rankings.
Ravindra Jadeja was recently in the news after his father made some serious allegations about Jadeja and his wife. It has been a tough time for Jadeja and his wife and Ravindra Jadeja has still stepped up the field and performed extremely well in the third Test match in front of his home crowd. He dedicated his Man of the Match award to his wife and thanked her for being always there for him and always giving him confidence.
He said, “This is a special Man of the Match at my home ground and I would like to dedicate this Man of the Match to my wife because she has been working hard behind me mentally and also she always gives me confidence.” It was a special Player of the Match award for Jadeja as he smashed a century and also took a fifer on his home ground.
Watch- Ravindra Jadeja dedicating his POTM award to his wife
Ravindra Jadeja missed the second Test in Vizag due to a hamstring injury but he returned in the third Test and showed his all-round prowess in both innings with the bat and the ball. He has been brilliant in red-ball cricket and is the No.1 all-rounder in the ICC rankings. Jadeja once said that it was his dream to take a fifer and score a century in the same Test match and it has been achieved on his home ground.
India and England are facing each other in a five-match Test series where India is currently leading the series 2-1. The fourth Test match between India and England will be played at the Jharkhand State Cricket Association Stadium in Ranchi commencing on February 23, Friday.
India is yet to lose a Test series at home since 2012 when they were last defeated in a Test series in India by England which was led by Sir Alastair Cook at that time. India has won 16 consecutive home Test series and is looking to win this one against England to make it 17.
