Overview
- India recalled Ravindra Jadeja to their two-Test squad on Tuesday, returning him to Test duty after roughly six months out of the side.
- Pujara says Jadeja now bowls with the explicit aim of taking wickets and has changed how he uses the crease, wider angles and adjusted lengths to attack batters.
- Jadeja missed India’s one-off Test against Afghanistan in June after suffering an elbow injury during the IPL but has been selected and cleared for the Sri Lanka tour.
- The series begins in Galle on August 15 with a second Test in Colombo, and Jadeja is listed alongside Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar and Saransh Jain in India’s multi-spinner plans.
- With about 348 Test wickets and a particularly strong record versus Sri Lanka, Jadeja’s return provides a clear boost to India’s spin resources and may improve the team’s prospects in the two-Test series.