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NDTV
5 hours ago
- Sport
- NDTV
"How Poorly He Bowled": Ex-England Star's Brutally Honest Take On Ravindra Jadeja's Performance
Former England cricketer Mark Butcher criticised Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja for his poor bowling utilisation of the rough during the first Test at Leeds against England, calling it "owning a hammer but punching nails in with your fist", reported Wisden Cricket Weekly. The new-look Team India failed to chase 371 runs during the Leeds Test against England, with opener Ben Duckett's swashbuckling 149 and watchful Joe Root's fifty contributing big to the team's win. During the second innings, Jadeja took 1/104 in 24 overs, getting the over of skipper Ben Stokes. However, England, particularly Duckett, neutralised Jadeja's threat very well, using the reverse sweep to their advantage. Speaking on the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast, Butcher said about Jadeja, "I could not believe how poorly he bowled. I would liken it to owning a hammer but punching nails in with your fist instead - not landing the ball in the rough at all until, basically, it was too late. That was extraordinary." "You talk about experience, and he has all the experience in the world. Somehow, it didn't seem to click to him or Rishabh Pant, the keeper, that it might be a good idea not to keep missing the rough all day to the left-handers," he added. Butcher also slammed Team India's selection, particularly of bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur, as one of the reasons why they looked ineffective, and they could have gone for spinner Kuldeep Yadav. Shardul could not get into double digits while batting and took a total of two wickets across the match, leaking runs at a high economy rate. "The issue around the lineup itself... how much more interesting might that last day have been had they gone for Kuldeep Yadav instead of Shardul Thakur. Thakur had had a really poor game until that one over where he gave India a tiny sniff at the back-end," he said. "If you are not contributing with the bat down there at No.8, you damn well be taking wickets, and be in the game as a bowler for more of the game than he was," he concluded. Coming to the match, India was put to bat first by England. Centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal (101), skipper Shubman Gill (147) and Rishabh Pant (134) pushed India to 471, with Ben Stokes being the leading bowler with figures of 4/66. England also delivered a fine reply with the bat, as a century from Ollie Pope (106) and fifties from Harry Brook (99) and Ben Duckett (62) pushed them to 465, giving India a slender six-run lead. Jasprit Bumrah did take a fifer, but did not get a lot of support from other bowlers. India took a strong lead in the second innings, with centuries from KL Rahul (137) and Pant (118) taking them to 364. India led by 370 runs, but it was a lower-order collapse that prevented the lead from being even more massive. Brydon Carse and Josh Tongue took three wickets to stand out among bowlers. In the chase of 371 runs, England started off well with a 188-run stand between Zak Crawley (65) and Duckett (149). However, a few quick strikes reduced them to 253/4, placing India in a balanced spot. However, Joe Root (53*) and Jamie Smith (44*) took England home, despite two wickets each from Prasidh Krishna and Thakur. Duckett took home the 'Player of the Match' award.
India Today
5 hours ago
- Sport
- India Today
Could not believe how poorly Ravindra Jadeja bowled at Headingley: Ex-England batter
Mark Butcher said that he was baffled by Ravindra Jadeja's performance in the first Test against England as India lost the game. Jadeja, the only spinner that was used by India in the game, failed to make an impact with the ball and conceded 178 runs over the course of both innings. The left-arm spinner's performance on the final day caught the eye of the pundits, with Sanjay Manjrekar being critical of his tactical ineptness and not bowling on the rough patches. Buther, while talking on the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast, said that he could not believe how poorly Jadeja bowled and said it was like owning a hammer and using your fist to punch in nails. The former England cricketer also pointed to the fact that the veteran spinner didn't look to land the ball on the rough until it was too late. advertisement"'I could not believe how poorly he bowled, really. I'd likened it to owning a hammer but punching nails in with your fist instead – not landing the ball in the rough at all until, basically, it was too late. That was extraordinary, really," said Butcher. Butcher said that for some reason it didn't click to either Jadeja or Rishabh Pant it would have been a good idea to try the rough patches to the left-handers. 'You talk about experience, and he has all the experience in the world. Somehow, it didn't seem to click to him or Rishabh Pant, the keeper, that it might be a good idea not to keep missing the rough all day to the left-handers," said Butcher. Jadeja's recent struggles in Test cricketSince the conclusion of the New Zealand series at home, Jadeja has endured a tough period in Test cricket. In the four matches he has played since then, Jadeja has picked up just five wickets. Being picked in the side as a lone spinner due to his batting ability, the veteran star is yet to cross the 30-run mark in his last six innings. The popr bowling performances have seen Jadeja drop out of the top 10 bowlers list in the ICC Rankings. India and England will square off in the second Test from July 2. - EndsMust Watch
India Gazette
5 hours ago
- Sport
- India Gazette
"Would liken it to owning a hammer but punching nails...": Butcher slams Jadeja's bowling at Leeds
London [UK], June 26 (ANI): Former England cricketer Mark Butcher criticised Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja for his poor bowling utilisation of the rough during the first Test at Leeds against England, calling it 'owning a hammer but punching nails in with your fist', reported Wisden Cricket Weekly. The new-look Team India failed to chase 371 runs during the Leeds Test against England, with opener Ben Duckett's swashbuckling 149 and watchful Joe Root's fifty contributing big to the team's win. During the second innings, Jadeja took 1/104 in 24 overs, getting the over of skipper Ben Stokes. However, England, particularly Duckett, neutralised Jadeja's threat very well, using the reverse sweep to their advantage. Speaking on the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast, Butcher said about Jadeja, 'I could not believe how poorly he bowled. I would liken it to owning a hammer but punching nails in with your fist instead - not landing the ball in the rough at all until, basically, it was too late. That was extraordinary.' 'You talk about experience, and he has all the experience in the world. Somehow, it didn't seem to click to him or Rishabh Pant, the keeper, that it might be a good idea not to keep missing the rough all day to the left-handers,' he added. Butcher also slammed Team India's selection, particularly of bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur, as one of the reasons why they looked ineffective, and they could have gone for spinner Kuldeep Yadav. Shardul could not get into double digits while batting and took a total of two wickets across the match, leaking runs at a high economy rate. 'The issue around the lineup itself... how much more interesting might that last day have been had they gone for Kuldeep Yadav instead of Shardul Thakur. Thakur had had a really poor game until that one over where he gave India a tiny sniff at the back-end,' he said. 'If you are not contributing with the bat down there at No.8, you damn well be taking wickets, and be in the game as a bowler for more of the game than he was,' he concluded. Coming to the match, India was put to bat first by England. Centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal (101), skipper Shubman Gill (147) and Rishabh Pant (134) pushed India to 471, with Ben Stokes being the leading bowler with figures of 4/66. England also delivered a fine reply with the bat, as a century from Ollie Pope (106) and fifties from Harry Brook (99) and Ben Duckett (62) pushed them to 465, giving India a slender six-run lead. Jasprit Bumrah did take a fifer, but did not get a lot of support from other bowlers. India took a strong lead in the second innings, with centuries from KL Rahul (137) and Pant (118) taking them to 364. India led by 370 runs, but it was a lower-order collapse that prevented the lead from being even more massive. Brydon Carse and Josh Tongue took three wickets to stand out among bowlers. In the chase of 371 runs, England started off well with a 188-run stand between Zak Crawley (65) and Duckett (149). However, a few quick strikes reduced them to 253/4, placing India in a balanced spot. However, Joe Root (53*) and Jamie Smith (44*) took England home, despite two wickets each from Prasidh Krishna and Thakur. Duckett took home the 'Player of the Match' award. (ANI)
Indian Express
6 hours ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
‘Could not believe how poorly Ravindra Jadeja bowled': Mark Butcher's verdict after Leeds Test
Ravindra Jadeja has been pilloried for his efforts with the ball in the first India versus England Test at Headingley, where he laboured for nearly 50 overs and ended with just one wicket to show for it. Ben Stokes, who aided his own downfall by going for an audacious reverse sweep in the second innings with the finish line appearing close, was Jadeja's only victim at Leeds. Jadeja's figures with the ball at the end of the first Test read: 47 overs, 172 runs and one wicket. With the bat too, Jadeja, one of India's senior-most players in the XI could manage just 11 and 25*. 'I could not believe how poorly Jadeja bowled, really,' said former England batter Mark Butcher on the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast. 'I'd likened it to owning a hammer but punching nails in with your fist instead – not landing the ball in the rough at all until, basically, it was too late. That was extraordinary, really. 'You talk about experience, and Jadeja has all the experience in the world. Somehow, it didn't seem to click to him or Rishabh Pant, the keeper, that it might be a good idea not to keep missing the rough all day to the left-handers.' Butcher then pointed out how picking Shardul Thakur had dulled their attack with the ball. 'The issue around the lineup itself… how much more interesting might that last day have been had they gone for Kuldeep [Yadav] instead of [Shardul] Thakur, Thakur had had a really poor game until that one over where he gave India a tiny sniff at the back-end. 'If you're not contributing with the bat down there at No.8, you damn well be taking wickets, and be in the game as a bowler for more of the game than he was,' he added. After losing the first Test to England at Headingley in Leeds by five wickets, India will be back in action on July 2-6 at Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Hindustan Times
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
'Owns a hammer but punches nails with fist': Ravindra Jadeja hit with stinging verdict after flop outing in Leeds
Ravindra Jadeja faced scrutiny after an underwhelming bowling performance against England in the first Test, where India failed to defend a 371-run target. Jadeja, who was the lone spinner in India's XI at Headingley, remained wicketless in the first innings, while managing just one scalp in the second. The left-arm spinner came under the scanner for not using the rough on the final day when India had the task of defending a 371-run target. He managed to get the big wicket of Ben Stokes, but for the majority of the innings, he remained quite ordinary with the ball. The English batters didn't hesitate to play the reverse sweep against him as he also failed to land the ball in the rough on a consistent basis. Ravindra Jadeja claimed just one wicket in Leeds Test.(Action Images via Reuters) Former England cricketer Mark Butcher didn't mince his words while criticising Jadeja for not using the rough well and allowing England to take control of the chase 'I could not believe how poorly he bowled, really. I'd likened it to owning a hammer but punching nails in with your fist instead – not landing the ball in the rough at all until, basically, it was too late. That was extraordinary, really," Butcher said on Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast. Also Read | Sachin Tendulkar tells Prithvi Shaw 'wapas track pe aaja'; Master Blaster refuses to give up: 'I still believe in you' 'Ravindra Jadeja has all the experience in the world, somehow…' Butcher criticised the senior player for a major oversight, pointing out that with his experience, he should have exploited the rough patches more effectively against the left-handed batters. 'You talk about experience, and he has all the experience in the world. Somehow, it didn't seem to click to him or Rishabh Pant, the keeper, that it might be a good idea not to keep missing the rough all day to the left-handers," he said of the Indian spinner. Also Read | Gautam Gambhir asked to pull Rishabh Pant aside: 'Your lower-order can't contribute, the next time you're at 130...' Meanwhile, England pulled off a successful run chase on the final day, powered by Ben Duckett's superb 149 and valuable knocks from Zak Crawley, Joe Root, and Jamie Smith. The hosts reached the 371-run target in 82 overs, finishing at 373/5 to seal a five-wicket victory. India now trail 0-1 in the five-match Test series. With conditions set to change in the upcoming Test, all eyes will be on Jadeja to step up and deliver a stronger performance.
