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After the defeat in the last few months, the pressure on the great players of Indian cricket to retire is increasing. Ravichandran Ashwin has said goodbye. Now the most pressure is on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Everyone is counting the pros and cons of his retirement. But the pressure of the all-rounder is less. This all-rounder is none other than Ravindra Jadeja, who saved India from defeat in the Brisbane Test. Jadeja, who has retired from T20 cricket, will hardly get a chance in ODI matches. Jadeja played a major role in avoiding the follow-on by scoring 77 runs against Australia in the Brisbane Test.
The Indian team has to play T20 and ODI series against England from January 22. This is followed by the ICC Champions Trophy from February 19. The last date to announce the squad for the Champions Trophy is January 12. India have to play all their matches in UAE. In such a situation, India will definitely give space to at least 3 spinners in their team. Despite this, Ravindra Jadeja does not seem to be getting a place in the team.
If India selects 4 batsmen and 2 wicketkeepers in the 15-man squad, there will be room for an additional all-rounder. If this happens then Ravindra Jadeja can make a place in the team. If the Indian team goes with 5 specialist batsmen, then Jadeja’s position is in danger. One of the reasons for this is that the Indian team management is encouraging young players a lot these days. The exclusion of Ravichandran Ashwin and the inclusion of Washington Sundar in the playing eleven is proof of this.
Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav are contenders to be selected in the Indian team as spin all-rounders and spinners. Akshar Patel has been preferred over Ravindra Jadeja in ODI matches for some time now. In such a situation, if India includes 3 spinners in the playing eleven, they can be Akshar Patel, Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav. This also means that Jadeja may be selected in the team but may not get a place in the playing eleven.
36-year-old Ravindra Jadeja has played 197 ODIs, 80 Tests and 74 T20Is for India. Now, if a player who has been playing for the country for 15 years could not make a place in the playing eleven, then it will not be surprising if he starts thinking about retirement. But even if it happens, it will be only for the ODI format. In Test cricket, Ravindra Jadeja’s place in the team looks secure. He is now used as a batting all-rounder. Jadeja can be seen batting at number six against England in June as well. Yes, he seems to be losing his place in the ODI team.
India’s Probable Squad: Rohit Sharma (capt), Yashshwi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul/Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh/Ravinder Jadeja, Shivam Dubey/Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akshar Patel, Washington, Kuldeep Yadav/Ravi Bishnoi , Jasprit Bumrah/ Mohammad Siraj, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh