Veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja credited India head coach Gautam Gambhir for helping him to adapt to a new role in the batting order. He believes that moving up to number six has made him think "more as a proper batter." He further stated that this shift in batting order has brought out the best in him during India's dominant two-Test series sweep over the West Indies.
Jadeja's performance in the IND vs WI Test series
Jadeja's all-round performance played a crucial role in India's seven-wicket triumph in the second Test at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi and rewarded the Player of the Series award. The star all-rounder had earlier scored a match-turning 104 in the opening game in Ahmedabad and claimed eight wickets across the two Tests.
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"I think we know what brand of cricket we've been playing over the last five, six months. So, that's a good sign as a team, that we continue to do it over a long period of time," Jadeja said during the post-match presentation ceremony. "As Gauti bhai (Gambhir) said, I am at number six now. So I am thinking more as a proper batsman, and that works for me. In the past, for many years, I've been batting at number eight, number nine, so my mindset was a little different from what I have now," he added.
Ravindra Jadeja's performance in the England Tests
Before featuring against the West Indies, Jadeja featured in the five-Test match series of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 against England. He was one of the consistent performers for India in the red-ball series that ended in a 2-2 draw. The star all-rounder ended the five-Test match series as the fourth-highest run-getter, amassing 516 runs in five Tests, including one century and five half-centuries at an average of 86. He also picked up seven wickets in nine innings.