Can Ravindra Jadeja Take Away Shakibs Crown
After dominating the best all rounder title for a while Shakib might finally have challengers. And one major challenger could be Ravindra Jadeja. Jadeja is obviously the better batsmen-more technically gifted, has all the shots in the book. Shakib was probably ahead because of his bowling. But now that seems to have changed. Not only has Shakibs performance declined with the ball, Jadeja has improved significantly as spinner. He's no longer a part time spinner like Yuvraj or Yusuf Pathan. Jadeja is capable of bowling 10 overs, and has got a lot more in his bowling than just line and length. Jadeja is untested in Test, but has had a great deal of success in FC, ODI's, List A, T20 as a bowler.
Jadeja's only enemy are probably the fans (Who have too much expectation), competition for a place, and the pressure he is always under to perform to keep his place.
But if India continues to give him opportunities, he could end up a world class all rounder. Time to wake up Mr. Shakib. Honeymoons over
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