Ravindra Jadeja's successful return to ODIs a welcome development: Laxman Sivaramakrishnan

Former Indian cricketer Laxman Sivaramakrishnan is currently working in the commentary panel for the ongoing Asia Cup. Being a spinner himself, he was the happiest among all the Indian cricket supporters to see the return of the all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja after 13 months into the ODI squad.

He appreciated the amount of effort he has put in over the last few months to make a comeback. Jadeja won the man of the match award in the Super Four game against Bangladesh for his stellar spell of 4/29. Earlier this month, the left-arm spinner also returned to the Test team and showcased his all-round talent against England.

“If I was a part of the think-tank, I would formalize Ravindra Jadeja’s return to white-ball internationals without a second thought. Jadeja’s recall after having been out of the limited-overs scheme of things for 13 months is a welcome development,” he wrote in his column for the Times of India.

“He has fought his way back through supreme commitment. Furthermore, apart from his canny bowling, he is worth 10-15 runs on the field alone, and offers a left-handed batting option in the middle-order that can be particularly handy against legspinners and left-arm spinners.”

India has a psychological edge over Pakistan

Siva also spoke at length about the second marquee clash of the Asia Cup between arch-rivals India and Pakistan, which will take place on Sunday. In the first encounter, the Indians annihilated their neighbours comprehensively and are currently enjoying a great run with three consecutive victories.

The cricket-turned-commentator reckons the Men in Blue currently have the upper-hand psychologically and they should see this game through easily. But having said that, Pakistan‘s unpredictable nature can come into play at the most unpredictable of times. He also added that the eight-wicket win will have no impact on the result of the Sunday’s game.

“There is very little about each other that India and Pakistan don’t know, yet there is no discernible pattern whenever they square up. India has the psychological edge going into their Super Four face-off on Sunday, but in tangible terms, beyond the feel-good factor, their eight-wicket win in the league stage will have no bearing on the outcome,” he further added.

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