Overview
- Jadeja made the remarks to broadcaster Sanjay Manjrekar during the first Test in Galle on Sunday, saying repeated deployments at No.8 and No.9 left him wondering if the team had faith in his batting.
- Match figures cited in coverage show he has batted 32 Test innings at No.8 and 12 at No.9, with an average of about 34.22 at No.8 and just over 40 at No.9, illustrating how often he was pushed down the order.
- He pointed to a strong first-class record as context, noting a Ranji Trophy average above 60 and a domestic triple century that, he says, supported his belief he could bat higher for India.
- Jadeja described how routine dressing-room moments, such as sitting with pads on while a fast bowler picked a ball, visibly lowered his morale and made it harder to prepare mentally for long innings.
- Coverage frames the comments as a contrast to his later career recovery: he retired from T20Is in 2024, scored more than 500 runs in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England, and now figures regularly as a trusted all-rounder under India’s captains.