‘Jadeja Will Punch Me, But…’: Ex-India Star Drops Bold Verdict Ahead Of Sri Lanka Test

Mu ali
Ka tik
O
Jadeja:
I dia’s
Test
spi
depa tme t
could
be
e te i g
a
impo ta t
t a sitio
pe iod,
a d
fo me
spi e
Mu ali
Ka tik
believes
Ma av
Sutha
has
the
skill
set
to
become
a
lo g-te m
optio .
Sutha
has
bee
i cluded
i
I dia’s
squad
fo
the
upcomi g
Test
se ies
agai st
S i
La ka,
alo gside
vete a
all- ou de
Ravi d a
Jadeja.
With
Jadeja
ow
37,
Ka tik
feels
the
selecto s
eed
to
look
beyo d
the
p ese t
a d
p epa e
fo
the
ext
ge e atio .

Speaki g
o
the
So y
Spo ts
Netwo k,
Ka tik
highlighted
Jadeja’s
age
while
st essi g
the
impo ta ce
of
ide tifyi g
his
eve tual
successo .

Ka tik
Poi ts
Towa ds
Sutha
As
Jadeja& squo;s
Successo

Mu ali
Ka tik
believes
Ma av
Sutha
could
be
o e
of
the
playe s
capable
of
taki g
ove
the
left-a m
spi
ole
whe
Ravi d a
Jadeja
eve tually
steps
away
f om
Test
c icket.

“Ravi d a
Jadeja
will
pu ch
me
the
ext
time
he
meets
me,
but
at
the
e d
of
the
day,
he
is
o
the
w o g
side
of
thi ty.
He
is
i
the
twilight
of
his
ca ee ,
a d
we
do ‘t
k ow
how
much
lo ge
he
will
play.
F om
that
poi t
of
view,
you
a e
always
looki g
at
passi g
the
bato ,”

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Fo
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Se ies:
BCCI
O
ACB?

The
fo me
I dia
spi e
was
equally
clea
that
Sutha
should
be
judged
o
his
ow
st e gths
athe
tha
co sta tly
bei g
measu ed
agai st
a
established
sta
like
Jadeja.

“I
thi k
he
is
a
ve y,
ve y
good
bowle .
Let’s
ot
compa e
him
with
a ybody.
He
is
old-school,
he
has
ma y
thi gs
goi g
ve y
well
fo
him.”

‘Old-School& squo;
Spi e
Imp esses
Fo me
I dia
Sta

Sutha
has
steadily
built
his
eputatio
th ough
domestic
c icket
a d
has
ow
eceived
a
oppo tu ity
to
t ai
a d
wo k
withi
I dia’s
Test
setup.

Fo
Ka tik,
the
you gste ‘s
t aditio al
app oach
to
spi
bowli g
is
o e
of
the
qualities
that
makes
him
pa ticula ly
i te esti g
as
I dia
pla
fo
the
futu e.

“Afte
a
ve y
lo g
time,
we
a e
seei g
a
bowle
like
that.
Maybe
fo
I dia,
it
has
come
at
a
good
time,& dquo;

The
upcomi g
S i
La ka
se ies
could
the efo e
p ovide
Sutha
with
valuable
exposu e
a ou d
the
se io
team,
eve
if
his
immediate
ole
emai s
behi d
established
playe s.

Jadeja
co ti ues
to
be
a
impo ta t
pa t
of
I dia’s
Test
pla s,
but
his
adva ci g
age
mea s
the
successio
questio
is
u likely
to
disappea
despite
his
statu e
i
I dia
c icket.

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