Unassuming Jadeja thrives as senior statesman of young Indian team

Ravindra Jadeja is thriving in the role of a senior statesman of the young Indian cricket team following the retirements of the 'big three'.

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MANCHESTER:

Alongside R Ashwin, he was the architect of India's umpteen Test wins at home but his accomplishments stayed off the radar. Virat Kohli was the undisputed superstar of that team.

Now with Ashwin, Kohli and Rohit Sharma hanging their boots, Jadeja is by far the senior most member of the side. Yet, he remains unassuming about his ways and does his job efficiently, especially with the bat in the ongoing series in England.

When Shubman Gill was appointed Test captain, those in favour of Jasprit Bumrah expressed their opinion but Jadeja, a veteran of 83 games, was never part of the debate.