{"id":288892,"date":"2023-02-19T11:08:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T11:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/02\/19\/sweep-shots-not-a-good-option-on-kotla-pitch-says-ravindra-jadeja-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-02-19T11:08:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T11:08:03","slug":"sweep-shots-not-a-good-option-on-kotla-pitch-says-ravindra-jadeja-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/02\/19\/sweep-shots-not-a-good-option-on-kotla-pitch-says-ravindra-jadeja-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweep shots not a good option on Kotla pitch, says Ravindra Jadeja | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-98063178,imgsize-40546.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: India&#8217;s star all-rounder <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ravindra-jadeja\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_ravindra-jadeja\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ravindra Jadeja<\/a> on Sunday said that sweep shots was not a good option on the slow and low Kolta pitch. <br \/>Australia came to the second Test in Delhi with a pre-determined ploy to tackle spin with sweep shots and<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/australia-in-india\/on-slow-and-low-kotla-track-aussies-sweep-their-way-to-self-destruction\/articleshow\/98061667.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\"> it backfired for the visitors<\/a> as they suffered a collapse on the third day. <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/australia-in-india\/ind-vs-aus-2nd-test-ravindra-jadeja-takes-10-as-india-retain-border-gavaskar-trophy-beat-australia-by-6-wickets\/articleshow\/98061444.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Hosts India defeated the visitors by six wickets<\/a> inside three days to retain the <!-- -->Border-Gavaskar Trophy<!-- -->, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/australia-in-india\/ravindra-jadeja-claims-career-best-figures-to-put-india-on-top-in-delhi-test\/articleshow\/98058401.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Player of the match Jadeja<\/a>, who took career-best 7 for 42 in Australia&#8217;s second innings, said that the Kotla wickets suited him well. <br \/>&#8220;These wickets suit me because the odd ball spins and some stay low. I knew they&#8217;d play sweeps and reverse sweeps, so my idea was just about keeping it simple and straight.<br \/>&#8220;I knew they were looking for runs, so the plan was just bowling into the stumps. If they make a mistake, I have a chance. Don&#8217;t think the sweep is a good option against me on this kind of wicket,&#8221; Jadeja said.<\/p>\n<div data-slideshow=\"98062642\" class=\"_1yYyN as_inlineslideshow \">\n<div class=\"_3pf9G\">\n<p><span id=\"slideshow-count-98062642\">1<\/span>\/<!-- -->10<\/p>\n<h3>India-Australia 2nd Test: Top action pictures<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-yLx \">\n<p>Show Captions<\/p>\n<div class=\"slick-slider _9AB83 slick-initialized\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"slick-list\">\n<div class=\"slick-track\" style=\"width:1000%;left:0%\">\n<div data-index=\"1\" class=\"slick-slide\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"outline:none;width:10%\">\n<div>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;Australia&#8217;s opener Usman Khawaja raises his bat to celebrate after scoring a half-century during the first day of the second Test against India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"2\" class=\"slick-slide\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"outline:none;width:10%\">\n<div>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;India&#8217;s Mohammed Shami was the leading wicket-taker in the first innings as he took 4 wickets in 14.4 overs against Australia.&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"3\" class=\"slick-slide\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"outline:none;width:10%\">\n<div>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;India&#8217;s Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets each during the first innings of the second Test.&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"4\" class=\"slick-slide\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"outline:none;width:10%\">\n<div>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;Australia&#8217;s Peter Handscomb raises his bat to celebrate scoring a half-century during the first day of the 2nd test match between India and Australia.&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"5\" class=\"slick-slide\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"outline:none;width:10%\">\n<div>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;Axar played a gritty knock of 74 runs off 115 balls which included 9 boundaries and 3 sixes. Axar along with Ashwin who scored 37 runs, saved India&#8217;s sinking batting.&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"6\" class=\"slick-slide\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"outline:none;width:10%\">\n<div>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;Australia&#8217;s Nathan Lyon took a five-wicket haul in the first innings. His bowling figures were 5\/67 in 29 overs which included 5 maiden overs.&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"7\" class=\"slick-slide\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"outline:none;width:10%\">\n<div>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;Ravindra Jadeja rattled Aussie&#8217;s batting line-up in the second innings by taking 7 wickets. Jadeja&#8217;s tally was 7\/42 which is also his best bowling figure in a Test match.&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"8\" class=\"slick-slide\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"outline:none;width:10%\">\n<div>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;Rohit started off well to pave the way for India&#8217;s victory by scoring 31 runs off 20 balls before getting run-out.&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"9\" class=\"slick-slide\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"outline:none;width:10%\">\n<div>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;Pujara and Bharat notched a crucial partnership that led India to win the match and also retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Playing in his 100th Test, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/cheteshwar-pujara\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_cheteshwar-pujara\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cheteshwar Pujara<\/a> too said it was not ideal to employ the sweep shots so frequently.<br \/>&#8220;It&#8217;s not a pitch to play the sweep shot due to low bounce,&#8221; Pujara said.<br \/>The loss dashed Australia&#8217;s hopes of breaking their 19-year drought to win a series in India.<br \/>On their batters getting out to the sweep shot, Australian skipper <!-- -->Pat Cummins<!-- --> said that they will need to review their shot selections and added that this loss hurt them.<br \/>&#8220;Everyone controls their own game, some balls just have your name. But we need a review on the shot choice, did we do things right? Both games were disappointing, this one in particular. We were ahead in the game and that doesn&#8217;t happen often in India. This loss hurts,&#8221; Cummins said. <br \/><span class=\"strong\">(With inputs from PTI)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n                      };\n                      if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                      n.push = n;\n                      n.loaded = !0;\n                      n.version = '2.0';\n                      n.queue = [];\n                      t = b.createElement(e);\n                      t.async = !0;\n                      t.src = v;\n                      s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                      s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n                    })(f, b, e, v, n, t, s);\n                    fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n                    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n                  };\n                })(\n                  window,\n                  document,\n                  'script',\n                  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js',\n                );<\/script><script>if(typeof window !== 'undefined') {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadScriptsOnceAdsReady = () => {\n                    var scripts = [\n                    'https:\/\/static.clmbtech.com\/ad\/commons\/js\/2658\/toi\/colombia_v2.js' ,\n                    'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074',\n                    'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-658129294',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/grxpushnotification_js\/minify-1,version-2.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#version=v10.0&xfbml=true',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/locateservice_js\/minify-1,version-14.cms'\n                  ];\n                    scripts.forEach(function(url) {\n                      let script = document.createElement('script');\n                      script.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                      if(!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('colombia_v2')!== -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('sdkloader')!== -1) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && (url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk') !== -1 || url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') !== -1 || url.indexOf('locateservice_js') !== -1 )) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (url.indexOf('colombia_v2')== -1 && url.indexOf('sdkloader')== -1 && url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk')== -1 && url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') == -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      }\n                      script.async = true;\n                      document.body.appendChild(script);\n                    });\n                  }\n                }\n                <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/australia-in-india\/sweep-shots-not-a-good-option-on-kotla-pitch-says-ravindra-jadeja\/articleshow\/98063136.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India&#8217;s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Sunday said that sweep shots was not a good option on the slow and low Kolta pitch. 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