Kohli will now defend his number-one ranking in the two-Test home series against the West Indies, which starts on October 4.  

Coming into bat at number 8, Jadeja scored his ninth Test half-century to rescue India from 160/6 to 292 in the first innings.

Alastair Cook was unbeaten on 46 in his final Test innings as England reached 114/2 at stumps on day three for a 154-run lead over India.

His innings contained 11 fours and a mighty straight six of the bowling of English pace spearhead James Anderson.

Jadeja took two for 57 on day one of the fifth and final Test, which happens to be his first of the series.

Sehwag said the Indian skipper should pick the playing eleven, keeping the playing conditions in mind.

The Team India all-rounder believes that it is India who can beat England in their own backyard as they have plenty of options in their bowling unit and have learnt their lesson from the previous tour. 

Jadeja and Ashwin have 866 and 811 points respectively, while South African duo of Rabada (882) and Philander (826) are placed in the second and fourth spot respectively.

There is a school of thought that Ravindra Jadeja will be slowly eased out of the longer version if Chahal is able to show his skills in the four-day games.

Team India wrapped up the one-off Test against Afghanistan on Day 2 itself as a ruthless India side beat their opponents by an innings and 262 runs on their Test debut.

A large number of fans were waiting at the city airport to welcome the team members and went into raptures when the players emerged.

Ravindra Jadeja's wife Reeva Solanki came under an attack after her car, in which she was travelling, met with an accident in Jamnagar.

Dhoni scared teammate Ravindra Jadeja during Chennai Super Kings' clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Chennai Super Kings' star campaigners Harbhajan Singh and Ravindra Jadeja were spotted having fun on the flight.

India Test spinner Ravichandran Ashwin slipped one place in the bowlers ranking to take the fifth position with 803 points, while Ravindra Jadeja held on to his second spot in the all-rounders ranking.

Ashwin had missed the recently concluded Deodhar Trophy as he was advised a week's rest but is up and running at the moment.

Saurashtra batsmen Ravindra Jadeja (56) and Aarpit Vasavada (58) starred to post 255 runs on the board.

India's bowling coach Bharat Arun recently said that the "race is not over yet" for Ashwin and Jadeja.

The athletic all-rounder strongly said that he does not want to be recognised as a part-time batsman and revealed that MS Dhoni has assured him of more batting chances in the upcoming edition of Indian Premier League (IPL).

Batting at number four, Jadeja smashed a 116-ball 113 not out, inclusive of seven fours and four sixes, as Saurashtra knocked off Jharkhand's 330-run target with 10 balls to spare.