Dinesh Karthik has heaped praise on star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and labeled him as the "most improved player" since the 2019 World Cup.
Whether be it batting, bowling, or fielding, Jadeja is the player every team would like to have in their team to have a great combination. His batting has improved a lot over the last couple of years making him a first-choice all-rounder across the formats for India.
He was out of action for two months but made an impressive comeback in the recent T20I series against Sri Lanka. He will also be seen in action in white for Team India in the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, starting on March 4 in Mohali.
Karthik told Cricbuzz: “For me, Jadeja's been the most improved cricketer in the world since the 2019 World Cup. He's gone a notch above... I think he was a bit hurt at the start when he didn't play but his career has completely taken a different tangent. It's like rocket fuel has been added on to him. He's taken off to a different planet altogether, not only in white-ball formats but also in Test cricket.”
He also predicted that Jadeja will play a big role for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the upcoming IPL 2022. The keeper further added that the all-rounder is an automatic choice for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
Karthik further explained, “You can see responsibilities being given to him. I do feel that he will bat much higher for CSK this season because he's showing the potential of being a pure batter. We can see how he batted against Sri Lanka... proper cricketing shots and no slogging. He was playing on merit and not over-hitting the ball. I thoroughly enjoyed the knock.”
He concluded, “His bowling has been steady throughout the career but it's his batting that has picked up to another level. He has the capability to come on and take down an attack at any point in time. He won a few games single-handedly for CSK last year with the bat and we are going to see more of that. He's one of the all-rounders India cannot do without him when they board the flight to Australia.”
(With Cricbuzz Inputs)
