Is Jadeja an ATG test cricketer?

[_00_deathscar]

He played four games. Exaggeration much?

Weren’t you considering picking Mushtaq - with a total of 4 tests - in the other thread to play against Australia?

 

[subshakerz]

Weren’t you considering picking Mushtaq - with a total of 4 tests - in the other thread to play against Australia?

Nope, I just said his mid-nineties series was the best by a foreign spinner in Australia. He sucked in series before and after that so that's not enough to be selected.

 

[Daemon]

i remember some blow in punisher of your lot going on and on about india's 1-0 win here in 2008.

so i think they cared when they win, just like the rest of us nerd scum.

Don't really remember the '08 win. The events that register for me in that year are the BG (Sydney '08 never 4get) and the inaugural IPL with Gayle and Baz smashing tons and Warne winning it all.

 

[Burgey]

Tbf to Daemon here, if my side lost 9 wickets after lunch on day 5, three of them to Michael Clarke in the last over of the game, I’d never forget either

 

[OverratedSanity]

i remember some blow in punisher of your lot going on and on about india's 1-0 win here in 2008.

so i think they cared when they win, just like the rest of us nerd scum.

Winning in NZ was so forgettable that even you don't remember it was in 2009 not 2008

 

[subshakerz]

Winning in NZ was so forgettable that even you don't remember it was in 2009 not 2008

That was the series when Dhoni the chicken captain set a 600 or so chase to ensure they dont lose the test?

 

[Flem274*]

Winning in NZ was so forgettable that even you don't remember it was in 2009 not 2008

but you remember

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Subject on R jadeja
He is well tune up for Feb 09th test
Took 8 wkts in 4 day Ranji trophy at chennai.
He also batted in both innings (many balls)

 

[Shri]

but you remember

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Yes

 

[kingkallis]

Changing my vote from Ney to Yey!

 

[Chrish]

Ash, Jadeja and Pant represent 70% of our side..No wonder we become more prone to poor performance when either of them aren’t on the field..

 

[BazBall21]

He makes India's top ten cricketers of all time. Has to.

 

[271 & 16/166]

He makes India's top ten cricketers of all time. Has to.

Vinoo Mankad and Kapil Dev are ahead of him, so would not be in my top 10

 

[Xix2565]

Vinoo Mankad and Kapil Dev are ahead of him, so would not be in my top 10

No way.

 

[BazBall21]

Merchant is the proper old dog I like to include. Monster FC record alongside the pioneer factor. As long as it's greatest red-ball cricketers and not greatest test cricketers ofc.

 

[CricAddict]

He makes India's top ten cricketers of all time. Has to.

On top of being a very good batsman and bowler, he is among the top 5 fielders in the world. Tough to top that.

 

[ImpatientLime]

he really should have moved up the order consistently years ago

think he's clear of stokes and shakib as a package

 

[srbhkshk]

Who would the Indian test cricketers better than Jadeja be?


Kapil , Sachin , Gavaskar and Dravid certainly ahead of him.

Sehwag , Kohli , Ashwin , Laxman , Mankad , Kumble , Pujara , Dhoni all have decent arguments for being ahead of him although the opposite is true as well.

Vengsarkar , Ganguly , Azharuddin (ugh) , Zaheer , Amarnath , Umrigar , Engineer , Pant , Bumrah will have their supporters but I suppose Jadeja would have to be considered above them by the majority, at least for now.

Top 10 sounds roughly okay but it's possible he just misses that, certainly top 15 though.

 

[silentstriker]

Would he make an all time india xi? No. Ashwin would at this point.

But maybe in five years. He has to be picked in all conditions in all Tests.