With a 29-ball fifty for Delhi Daredevils on his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut in 2014, Kedar Jadhav made his identity as an attacking middle-order batsman. Honing his skills further, he played a lot of domestic cricket to earn a tag of a utility batsman in the twenty-over format. However, it is his newly learned skill of off-spin that assured him a concrete place in the Indian national cricket team. With his low bounce, the Maharashtra off-spinner has given Team India a breakthrough a lot many times. He played his first ODI match against Sri Lanka at Ranchi on November 16, 2014. Though Jadhav had to toil hard to make his debut in the Twenty20 International cricket. It came in July, 2015, during India’s tour of Zimbabwe. Jadhav couldn’t impress much on his debuts but an IPL stint with India captain Virat Kohli in the camp of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) helped him get the best out of his skills.
Read MoreAfter winning the match, stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma picked out all-rounder Kedar Jadhav for special praise.
After the trophy was presented to the team, batsman Kedar Jadhav shouted: "How's the Josh" just like the character played by Vicky Kaushal in the film.
Kedar Jadhav said MS Dhoni shoulders bulk of the responsibility when it comes to scoring runs during the middle and final overs.
The first match of the three-match ODI series will be played on January 12 at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Recently, Kohli posted photos after his long training session ahead of the crucial fifth ODI against West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram.
With the series surprisingly tied at 1-1 and two matches to go, Virat Kohli's team finds itself in a must-win situation in the 4th ODI.
It can be considered as a masterstroke by Jason Holder to give the ball to Marlon Samuels who earned them the wicket of the danger man, Virat Kohli.
Currently, India lead the five-match Test series 1-0 and will look to extend series when they take on Windies in the third ODI in Pune.
Unhappy with his omission, Kedar Jadhav did not mince words and said there was no communication over his exclusion from the Indian team.
His comments came in the wake of heavy criticism faced by the selectors for lack of communication with players before dropping them.
Jadhav returned to the Indian team after being out of action for almost three months nursing a hamstring injury, experienced the problem once again in the final of the Asia Cup.
Kedar Jadhav, who has made a comeback after recovering from a hamstring injury, picked up three wickets with his deceptive style of bowling in the Asia Cup clash against Pakistan.
It will be a huge task for the team management to find the ideal team combination against Hong Kong as they need their major players to be 100 percent fit for the clash against Pakistan.
Kedar Jadhav, who is recovering from a hamstring injury suffered during IPL 2018, said he was disappointed that he missed the ongoing tour of England.
Kedar Jadhav said he will work hard on his fitness to make a comeback into the Indian cricket team.
Willey, a left-arm medium pacer and a batsman, has featured in 34 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and 20 T20 Internationals, and plays for Yorkshire in the English County circuit.
Jadhav was the match winner for CSK as they prevailed victorious over the defending IPL champions Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium.
The Pune-born cricketer, who was picked by Chennai Super Kings in the recent IPL auctions for a whopping price of Rs 7.8 crore.
On Wednesday, the pitch bore a brownish look ahead of the opening ODI, in keeping with the rainfall Durban has received of late.
As per the policy of Indian team management for the past few years, players who are not part of the playing XI are sent back to play first-class cricket to keep them match ready.
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