Kuldeep conundrum continues as India struggle to take 20 wickets
Jadeja, however, as a spin all-rounder has not been that effective especially in the English conditions. He has played 14 matches in England so far including the first innings of the Manchester Test and picked up 29 wickets at an average of 51.34, which is quite high in comparison to his career average of 24.93. In fact, his batting average is better in England. It's more than 41 in comparison to his overall average of around 37.
Even in the ongoing series, he is not the leading wicket taker among the spinners. Shoaib Bashir, who was ruled out of the Test series during the Lord's match, is leading the chart with 10 wickets from three matches. Jadeja, who has bowled one more innings than Bashir, has taken seven wickets so far with the last four coming in Manchester. His compatriot Washington Sundar too has claimed seven wickets from three matches till England's first innings.
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