Cricket's greatest mystery: Jadeja's success as a test bowler

[rkt.india]

11 minutes ago, express bowling said:

One big difference was ...Kumble got the " other delivery " ....a googly which often turned more than his leg-spinners and created big doubt in the minds of batsmen....Jaddu does not have that.

yeah but jaddu has that straight delivery that does  not turn and is very much like a googly for right handers as they play for turn but ball comes in and hit the pads or stumps. Also, kumble's biggest strength was variation in pace and bounce.

[express bowling]

1 minute ago, rkt.india said:

yeah but jaddu has that straight delivery that does  not turn and is very much like a googly for right handers as they play for turn but ball comes in and hit the pads or stumps. Also, kumble's biggest strength was variation in pace and bounce.

Kumble had a good flipper too....just like Jaddu has a good arm-ball.  Additionally, Kumble had a good googly.

[rkt.india]

1 minute ago, express bowling said:

Kumble had a good flipper too....just like Jaddu has a good arm-ball.  Additionally, Kumble had a good googly.

and Jaddu is even more accurate than Kumble.

[Vijy]

2 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

and Jaddu is even more accurate than Kumble.

'Swat I said too, in Post 19.

[Ankit_sharma03]

1 hour ago, maniac said:

He got a lot of awkward bounce at good length much like Courtney Walsh.

 

he was by no means a trundler...he bowled 135+  consistently.

 

it is different for spinners though isn't it?

Jadeja is quick through air, he doesnt let batsman sweep enough and batsman are scared to go on backfoot to. The same cook who kept sweeping ojha last and played our spinners on backfoot with ease has been dismissed by jadeja 4 times. 

 

He is accurate and tight, there isnt much of a hint with action when ball spin away or comes in. 

His bowling overs at rapid pace also helps him

 

U knw whats the biggest headache for a batsman than ball spinning, it is when he doesnt know which one will spin and which one will not and that where jadeja becomes dangerous when he gets a  bit of turn.

 

Jadeja is an underrated cricketer, his bowling is an asset in subcontinet and even in overseas in LOI he keeps is really tight. He is gun of fielder and contributes lil bit with bat here and there. 

 

Its no mystery he has a lot of qualities and he uses it when given right conditions. 

[adi B]

1 hour ago, Mosher said:

Even Jadeja doesn't know whether the ball will turn or go straight on with the arm. How will the batsman know?

True,that's the hardest thing to pick being a batsman.a bit like kulasekara (world #2 at one time) who had a wobbly seam position and he himself wasn't sure if the ball would seam in or out lol

[Vijy]

4 minutes ago, adi B said:

True,that's the hardest thing to pick being a batsman.a bit like kulasekara (world #2 at one time) who had a wobbly seam position and he himself wasn't sure if the ball would seam in or out lol

Like Chandra too - didn't know what would come out of his hand.

[MCcricket]

Bowlers hunt in pairs, the genius of Ashwins and the left right pairing with Jadeja and the relentlessness of them both specially at home makes them effectively.

Jadeja looks like is exploring his bowling a bit more n under Ashwin I see him evolving, an occasional flighted on and a seam up delivery and few things he can pick to be viable away from home to buy wkts regularly.

[SUMO]

even when there is no turn for him he keeps it tight that maintains his avg
on dust bowls he is lethal

india's derek underwood

[Unleashed]

He must be the most frustrating bowler to face on Indian pitches. Gives you very minimal bad balls to hit on, doesn't know himself which bowl is gonna spin plus gives you no time to get ready for the next ball. 

 

Absolute delight for a captain to have too. I bet Kohli thinks Jadeja is one of our most valuable players.

Edited December 12, 2016 by Unleashed

[Vijy]

9 hours ago, SUMO said:

even when there is no turn for him he keeps it tight that maintains his avg
on dust bowls he is lethal

india's derek underwood

Exactly. But, Underwood was slightly better on non-spinning tracks.

[sandeep]

14 minutes ago, Vijy said:

Exactly. But, Underwood was slightly better on non-spinning tracks.

Jaddu isn't done yet.  He may yet deliver for us on non-spinning tracks, given an opportunity and the appropriate match scenario.  Underwood probably was an automatic starter for their team and consequently got more opportunities...

[Vilander]

its a classic offspin - leg spin( of left arm orthodox off spin) combo. Pure forms no write in play.

[Sidhoni]

He is also known to trouble the best batsmen of the opposition : Micheal Clarke, Alastair Cook etc

[Laaloo]

All those years of Dhoni nepotism in ensuring that Jadeja plays finally paying dividend ;)

[SUMO]

1 hour ago, Vijy said:

Exactly. But, Underwood was slightly better on non-spinning tracks.

yeah he started slowing his speed at unresponsive australian pitches
otherwise on uncovered rain affected pitches he was lethal like jaddu on mine fields

[SUMO]

32 minutes ago, laaloo said:

All those years of Dhoni nepotism in ensuring that Jadeja plays finally paying dividend ;)

yeah...probably warne and dhoni saw something which we couldn't see that time

[SUMO]

32 minutes ago, laaloo said:

All those years of Dhoni nepotism in ensuring that Jadeja plays finally paying dividend ;)

yeah...probably warne and dhoni saw something which we couldn't see that time

[maniac]

He must be doing something right.....there is no concrete answer as to what skills he has apart from line and length which is basic 101 for any bowler.

 

Also discovering the beauty of youtube and posting a video does not help answering the question as to why batsmen are struggling against him.

 

Anyways let him keep doing what he is doing...will take it.

[mishra]

@OP I read "misery" in place of "mystery". But after opening I read the title again