India bowling coach Morne Morkel lavished praise on all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja after he picked up his 300th Test wicket in the ongoing India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test match at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. Jadeja picked up Khaled Ahmed's wicket to complete his 300th scalp in the longest format of the game.
With Jajdeja's wicket, India managed to bundle out Bangladesh on 233 runs on Day 4 of the ongoing Test series. He said that Jadeja is that guy he always wanted in your team.
"For me, he's a complete package. You know, he bats, he bowls, he's a guy in the field that can make magic happen. There's always a guy that you want in your team, and he's done that for so many years for India," Morkel said in the post-day press meet.
"To join the 300 club is special. He's a guy that works on his game. That is what you want to see." Over the years, Jadeja has partnered with off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to destroy opponents, and Morkel said the pair hardly allows any scoring opportunities for the batters.
"These are guys that don't give you any bad balls. You always (have to) find ways to score. If you face that from both ends, you're going to work hard for your run. And that's why, as a partnership, they've been so successful." A combination of inclement weather and wet outfield had resulted in two full days of inaction, but Morkel said his wards kept themselves ready for action.
"It's never nice losing time and days. I knew the boys sitting around the hotel, that was sort of very frustrating. But the way the guys went off the field, still doing their gym work, looking after their bodies, was impressive to see for me coming into the group.
"We knew, once we get the opportunity, we're always going to look at the positive way and how we can impact that. Throughout the day, we showed the intent that we're going to play," he noted.
