Twitter Reactions: Ravindra Jadeja swings his sword with a comeback Test fifty

The Indian team preferred to pick Ravichandran Ashwin as the first choice spinner even half fit in the first four matches and when there was an occasion to play two of them Kuldeep Yadav got a nod ahead. Ravindra Jadeja the man who has over 150 wickets and has scored 1000+ runs in his 36-match Test career got his chance only in the final Test at The Oval. Jadeja made the most of it with an impressive all-round show.

Only one inning per-side has been played in the match yet but he’s done enough to tell the team management he deserved better. He picked up a four-wicket haul bowling on the first day and half of day 2. When the team was in deep trouble having lost the top as well as the middle order still deep in the trail he pulled out his sword to deal with that as well.

Jadeja first played a really good partner for Hanuma Vihari who scored his maiden fifty on Test debut. They were 8 and 25 respectively at stumps on the first day and had to play out a really tough spell from James Anderson and Stuart Broad. Jadeja, in particular, left the ball well and judged what to play at and what not with excellent precision. The two added 78 runs for the 7th wicket partnership and brought the Indian trail down to under 100.

Vihari got out towards the end of the first session and it was upto Jadeja now to bat with the tail and get as many runs as possible. He did just that and played his shots whenever he fancied a chance to pull it off. Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami didn’t stay with him for long enough but the left-hander got to his 9th Test fifty.

As he got there with a boundary off Moeen Ali. He dusted off his bat indicating that it has been off use for far too long. Jaddu then rolled out the Rajput sword celebration his signature and pointed at his T-shirt again saying that he belongs here. The skipper Virat Kohli among others was there standing up and applauding his feat from the dressing room.

Here is how Twitterati reacted to Jadeja’s fifty:

Well done @imjadeja should have played earlier in the series things could have been different.. 4 wickets and a brilliant 50.. keep going pal

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 9, 2018

Love the way @imjadeja plays the game … Somehow India have to find a way to play him all the time … Great skills … #ENGvIND

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) September 9, 2018

A good comeback game for @imjadeja here. Tight with the ball and bat. Also, impressed by how Hanuma Vihari applied himself at the crease. Well deserved 50. #ENGvIND

— R P Singh (@rpsingh) September 9, 2018

The sword came out of the sheath once again! ⚔

Gem of an innings this from Ravindra Jadeja! 🤩#KyaHogaIssBaar #ENGvIND LIVE on SONY SIX and SONY TEN 3. #SPNSports pic.twitter.com/W6iRles9fh

— SPN- Sports (@SPNSportsIndia) September 9, 2018

Ravindra Jadeja removed the dust from his sword and then swung it in trademark style. Keep going, Sir.

— Madhav Sharma (@HashTagCricket) September 9, 2018

Cheteshwar Pujara proved himself at Southampton by scoring a century and now Ravi Jadeja is proving himself at Kennington Oval first with a 4-for and now with a fifty!

Never doubt Saurashtra boys!

#ENGvIND

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) September 9, 2018

When Sir Jadeja Scores, Even Earth Claps 👏🙏 #Earthquake #INDvENG #ENGvIND #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/WbQDnDQZJq

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadejaaaa) September 9, 2018

Jadeja making Rajputs more proud than our rajas did. Go boy!

— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) September 9, 2018

So Root does a bat drop and there’s outrage, but Jadeja’s out here swinging his bat round like General Grievous and we’re not gonna say anything? Ok #EngVsInd pic.twitter.com/3evw5CPpGR

— Hayls 🌺 (@haysmbrown) September 9, 2018

As the cricket cliche goes, Jadeja has let his sword do the talking.

— cricBC (@cricBC) September 9, 2018

Four wickets in the first innings of an overseas Test for Jadeja…a measured half century to boot. Don’t be surprised if Jadeja plays ahead of Ashwin in the first Test vs Aus. #Impressive

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 9, 2018

Yeah, sex is cool but have you watched Jadeja smash Anderson over his head for a six?#ENGvIND

— Suneer (@suneerchowdhary) September 9, 2018

Sir Jadeja is the highest wicket taker and the highest run scorer for India in this game so far. #EngvInd

— Monica (@monicas004) September 9, 2018

Only Sir Ravindra Jadeja can take sweet revenge on Virat Kohli for not including him in the eleven for 4 matches. #IndvsEng

— ओ स्त्री कल आना (@BhargavPurohit) September 9, 2018

Sir Ravindra Jadeja's Mighty Sword In Full Swing. Best Celebration Ever. 👏🙏 #SirJadeja #INDvENG #INDvsENG #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/XugBK9jUKO

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadejaaaa) September 9, 2018