IPL-17 | Ravindra Jadeja's versatility makes him class act, says Aaron Finch
The Hindu
Aaron Finch praises Ravindra Jadeja's versatility and Sunil Narine's explosive batting in IPL matches.
Former Australia skipper Aaron Finch has termed India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja a "class player" because of his versatility which brings in a lot of balance in all the teams that he represents.
Jadeja scored 40-odd runs and took three wickets in Chennai Super Kings' victory over Punjab Kings on May 5.
"Ravindra Jadeja is such a versatile player, which makes him so effective. With the ball, he would have loved more wickets," Finch told Star Sports.
"He's been economical, going at under eight per over throughout the tournament. Leading with three wickets today (Sunday), he showed he is an absolute class player." Finch was impressed that Jadeja returned with fine figures of 3/20 in his full quota of four overs while defending a not-so-big total of 169.
"Three wickets for just 20 runs when the Punjab Kings were chasing a total of 170 odd runs is just superb. It just shows why he's one of the best players in the world," the Australian said.
Finch also spoke highly about Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine. The 2021 World T20-winning Australian skipper feels that it is extremely difficult to contain Narine for a long period of time.
"It's truly remarkable, isn't it? I mean, seeing Sunil Narine stride out to open the batting.
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