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India star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja expressed his desire to captain the national team in Test cricket, adding that he has gained valuable tactical insights under different captains over the years.
“Yes, definitely! Over the years, I have played under different captains. I know the mindset of every single captain whom I have played under and I also understand what players need and their mindset,” said Jadeja on former teammate Ravichandran Ashwin`s YouTube channel.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently announced Shubman Gill as their new Test captain. Under his captaincy, Team India will clash against England for a five-match Test series, which is set to start from June 20 onwards.
Jadeja debuted in the longest format of the game under MS Dhoni`s captaincy. Interestingly, he made his debut across all three formats under the same captain.
“Every captain has a different mindset on how he wants to run the team. I have played under MS Dhoni in every format and his thinking is very simple. If he feels that a batter can hit shots in a particular region, he keeps the fielder there to make the batter uncomfortable,” said Jadeja.
Ashwin had earlier said that his long-time spin partner would have been a good choice for Team India`s Test captaincy, after Rohit Sharma abruptly drew curtains on his career.
“Why do we forget about Ravindra Jadeja? If you are willing to go for a new person as captain, I would say why not make him an understudy of an experienced guy for two years before handing him the job on a full-time basis?” said the 38-year-old on his YouTube channel.
Meanwhile, when asked how Test captaincy differs from T20s, Jadeja said that leading in red-ball cricket is comparatively simpler than in the shortest format.
“In Test cricket, you have to change two or three fielders as per the need of the bowler and you don`t need to change the field as per batsmen. Captaincy in Test cricket is way more different. It`s simple, but calculative. It`s not complicated like IPL or T20s, where every ball is an event,” concluded the veteran of 80 Test matches.
(With PTI Inputs)
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