导出博客文章Ravindra Jadejas press conference was hilarious. It will most certainly be lost
in translation, but it is worth reproducing it for the benefit of those who
understand Hindi in its entire colour because what he said was instructive.He
was talking about why India didnt ever feel they were in threat of ceding the
advantage despite there being three partnerships in New Zealand innings,
especially the 124-run stand between Kane Williamson and Tom Latham. Ab turning
track pe ek partnership hoti hai. Uske baad naya batsman koi bhi jayega, uske
liye itna footmarks dekh ke udhar unki…And now realising where he was going,
Jadeja stopped. What usually follows this is beeped on TV. Or asterisked as its
loose translation in text here will be. What Jadeja meant was one big
partnership is always expected but it is no big deal on such turning tracks
because when a new batsman comes in and he sees the footmarks and the rough, he
goes…Thats where he stopped himself. What usually follows in Hindi can be
loosely - and very loosely indeed - translated to, He goes holy f***. Had he
said the whole sentence it wouldnt have been funny. The fact that he stopped
himself was what made it hilarious. He stopped talking clichés and let himself
go in a language he was most comfortable with, but also had the awareness to
stop himself when he was about to say something he shouldnt be.The way Jadeja
spoke of how the match went showed the confidence India went into the match
with. New Zealand tried their best, but in hindsight did they really stand a
chance? The batsmen couldnt pick from the hand which balls were going to turn
and which were going straight on. Loose balls were few and far between.
Fielding, especially catching, was at its best. On such a turning track six
wickets were lbw, which in itself is testament to how accurate Jadeja and R
Ashwin were.Jadeja said the accuracy bit was discussed with both Anil Kumble and
Ashwin. He [Kumble] told me to go wide on the crease and bowl around the sixth
stump for the left-hand batsmen because there was rough there. He told me to
target putting as many balls as possible in that rough because from there, some
balls were turning and some were going straight. That would have created doubts
in the batsmens minds, so thats what we spoke of.Ashwin and I spoke of bowling
at the stumps. Adjust our lines so that after the turn the ball ends up on the
stumps. We knew well get maximum chances if we kept the threat of lbw or bowled
alive. There wasnt much turn from the stumps so our initial plan was to string
together maiden overs. We needed to give up fewer runs and that would also
create pressure on them. Finally we executed our plan.Jadeja also said they were
aware of the lack of experience in the New Zealand batting. He said they knew
there werent many who could play a long chanceless innings.Jadejas biggest
threat on such turning tracks is the straighter balls that he picks. New Zealand
have said they dont pick him from the hand, and they try to play him off the
pitch. Jadeja wasnt giving out his secrets although it is quite possible that on
turning tracks it is the natural variation that carries balls straight. In the
process he did compare this Kanpur track to the under-prepared tracks he grew up
playing on in Saurashtra.We didnt have very well prepared grounds and pitches
growing up. These are the kinds Ive been brought up on, the kinds where there
were no groundsmen and we were just practising, Jadeja said. The facilities we
had were of that kind, so having played on such pitches, Ive got an idea of how
to bowl, which areas to bowl on, what speed to bowl at. From my childhood to
Under-17, Under-19 till now, Ive played on turners or unprepared pitches. Having
played so much on them, Ive got an idea now.
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