Do you rate Jadeja as a batsman?

[Shane]

YKP is currently better, but trust me RJ can smash them a long way if he wishes to, today he played an innings to get a feel of things, hez talented, just watch him this year playing for the Royals !!!

[cowboysfan]

YKP is currently better' date=' but trust me RJ can smash them a long way if he wishes to, today he played an innings to get a feel of things, hez talented, just watch him this year playing for the Royals !!![/quote'] i agree-it was his 1st match and he would have looked silly going for a ill advised slog early.he was batting out of position though.

[Shane]

cbf, 7 is his no., he played there for the u-19,Royals,Saurashtra,West Zone !!!

[cowboysfan]

cbf' date=' 7 is his no., he played there for the u-19,Royals,Saurashtra,West Zone !!![/quote'] didnt he some at 5 or 6 in the semis against mumbai?

[Shane]

didnt he some at 5 or 6 in the semis against mumbai?

Yes he did, he can always get promoted, for now i guess no.7 is the one for him and he is in direct competition with YKP !!!

[Lord]

looked good,only with the bat though.handled M&M quite well which is a big thing for a debutante.his bowling wass quite bad tho

[Shane]

looked good' date='only with the bat though.handled M&M quite well which is a big thing for a debutante.his bowling wass quite bad tho[/quote'] Had an off day with the ball, well so did everyone, he will have his good days !!!

[amits]

his bowling will improve in future matches. seemed to have butterflies in his stomach today. even dropped an easy catch & bowled some easy balls as well, but that will improve after 2-3 more odis

[Lord]

Had an off day with the ball' date=' well so did everyone, he will have his good days !!![/quote'] have u seen him bowl?how is he?he seems scared to flight the ball.can he get some turn?wat about variations?

[Shane]

have u seen him bowl?how is he?he seems scared to flight the ball.can he get some turn?wat about variations?

Ranji performance

Player        Mat Inns Overs   Mdns Runs Wkts  BBI  BBM      Ave       Econ     SR         5  10	Ct	St
RA Jadeja    9	16    369.3  102    837	[B]42   7/31 10/88	19.92[/B]	2.26	52.7	4    1	 3	0

7/31 came against Hyderabad

[Lord]

Ranji performance

Player        Mat Inns Overs   Mdns Runs Wkts  BBI  BBM      Ave       Econ     SR         5  10	Ct	St
RA Jadeja    9	16    369.3  102    837	[B]42   7/31 10/88	19.92[/B]	2.26	52.7	4    1	 3	0

7/31 came against Hyderabad

I'm not one for too much in stats.Balaji was also supposed to be great coz he took all those wickets in ranjis. we saw him today

[Shane]

rox, this is not instant coffee, that u might get immediate success, we need to have patience with this players, give these players a decent run and then decide. U cant judge a player on a single performance !!!

[graphic23]

I'm not one for too much in stats.Balaji was also supposed to be great coz he took all those wickets in ranjis. we saw him today

Balaji was great because he would bowl nearly 50 overs per match sometimes without breaking his back and would consistently get wickets. It was his first match after nearly 3 years on the international circuit. He kept it tight for the most part but unfortunately would bowled a loosener towards the end of the over. But he can come good. Same with Jadeja. If not stats for domestics, what do you want to use as criteria for selection? How well they dress up or something? Balaji, Jadeja, Irfan all had excellent seasons. Irfan is not doing well but Balaji or Jadeja weren't as bad as you are making it seem.

[Lord]

rox, this is not instant coffee, that u might get immediate success, we need to have patience with this players, give these players a decent run and then decide. U cant judge a player on a single performance !!!

i'm not writing him off at all.all i'm saying is that u cant pick someone on stats alone.if he is really a talented bowler,good luck to him.i havent seen him bowl,so was skeptical. i was impressed by his batting as i said earlier.

[msb1991]

Sorry about this but these comments about not taking Ranji Trophy seriously because a player fails in an ODI is ridiculous. Ranji Trophy is First Class cricket which lasts four days, ODI is 50 over cricket - they are completely different games. Success in one means very little for success in the other.

[Shane]

i'm not writing him off at all.all i'm saying is that u cant pick someone on stats alone.if he is really a talented bowler' date='good luck to him.i havent seen him bowl,so was skeptical. i was impressed by his batting as i said earlier.[/quote'] The point im trying to make is that, this lad can bowl too ... dont go by his performance today, he has a lot to offer with the ball. U didnt pay any attention to the stats i posted, those are the stats of the Highest wicket taker in this Ranji season, that should say something, eh ? And his batting he is at no.5 in the overall run scorers list !!! So that makes him a top notch all rounder, one of the best in the country at the moment !!!

[Shane]

Sorry about this but these comments about not taking Ranji Trophy seriously because a player fails in an ODI is ridiculous. Ranji Trophy is First Class cricket which lasts four days' date=' ODI is 50 over cricket - they are completely different games. Success in one means very little for success in the other.[/quote'] Exactly and he has played against the best the country has to offer and come up trumps, the doubts over his transition to the one day game can be rested once we have a look with his record with the royals, i know IPL is not International Standard, but its a shorter version of the game and thats my point !!!

[Lord]

The point im trying to make is that, this lad can bowl too ... dont go by his performance today, he has a lot to offer with the ball. U didnt pay any attention to the stats i posted, those are the stats of the Highest wicket taker in this Ranji season, that should say something, eh ? And his batting he is at no.5 in the overall run scorers list !!! So that makes him a top notch all rounder, one of the best in the country at the moment !!!

ofcourse he can bowl,thats why he is there. i didnt pay any attention to stats coz i know all about them.all i asked u was if u had seen him bowl live before.about his variations,flight n all.u posted stats in response. as i said earlier,his batting looked good today,hopefully he will get over his nerves n improve his bowling

[Shane]

ofcourse he can bowl,thats why he is there. i didnt pay any attention to stats coz i know all about them.all i asked u was if u had seen him bowl live before.about his variations,flight n all.u posted stats in response. as i said earlier,his batting looked good today,hopefully he will get over his nerves n improve his bowling

I have seen him for a duration during the Ranji semi against Mumbai, he was dealt with brilliantly by Sachin, Jaffer and co., was very economical, flights the ball well, has the skidder effect sometimes, but all in all a very smart operater. Not better than Ojha, but not far behnd !!!

[Lord]

Balaji was great because he would bowl nearly 50 overs per match sometimes without breaking his back and would consistently get wickets. It was his first match after nearly 3 years on the international circuit. He kept it tight for the most part but unfortunately would bowled a loosener towards the end of the over. But he can come good. Same with Jadeja. If not stats for domestics, what do you want to use as criteria for selection? How well they dress up or something? Balaji, Jadeja, Irfan all had excellent seasons. Irfan is not doing well but Balaji or Jadeja weren't as bad as you are making it seem.

why is not irfan doing well then?he was our 2nd best bowler today. wat i meant with balaji is exactly wat u mentioned,he would bowl a loosener every over.he can get away with it in ranjis,not in ODIs.bowling 50 overs doesnt say anything about ODI bowler,hes gotta bowl only 10. i'm not saying stats should nt be used for selection,i'm saying they shouldnt be lone criteria.there is a certain X- factor that u can pick up only while watching players.