We are lucky to have Ravindra Jadeja in our team: Shubman Gill

Team India captain Shubman Gill has lauded the star all–rounder Ravindra Jadeja for his exceptional all-round skills in the ongoing calendar year. Jadeja has accumulated 620 runs from six Tests in 2025 at an average of 103 with two centuries and five half-centuries. Also, he scalped 11 wickets with the ball in hand.

For the unversed, Jadeja was awarded the player of the match for his impressive century and a four-wicket haul in the first Test against the West Indies in Ahmedabad. Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Gill lauded Jadeja’s all-round efforts. 

"A player like him, who can bat for you in Test matches at number six. And we have seen how good the quality of his batting is on the spinning tracks. I think this is the reason why he is the number one all-rounder in the world at this time,” Gill said in the pre-match press conference. 

“So I think we are lucky to have him in our team. Everyone knows about his fielding. His throws, his catches, his intensity during fielding. Whenever he has the ball, we have seen many times that the batsmen do not go for that second run," he added.

Meanwhile, Jadeja has also opened up on his all-round skills, revealing that he has been constantly working on his mental aspect, particularly in terms of his batting.

"It feels good to be contributing to the team and as far as my batting is concerned, I have worked on it mentally as well as skill-wise. I have changed my mindset a bit, I used to play with a different mindset in the past but I have made a few changes," Jadeja said.

Team India will take on the West Indies in the second and the final Test in Delhi, starting on Friday, October 10.

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