In the 22nd match of IPL 2024 played on 8 April, Chennai Super Kings won against Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets. Batting first, Kolkata Knight Riders scored 137 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. In response, Chennai Super Kings chased the target with 14 balls remaining. The hero of this victory of CSK was Ravindra Jadeja, who took 3 important wickets and put the match in CSK’s bag.
Speaking on Star Sports Cricket Live, former Indian cricketer Ambati Rayudu expressed his views on Ravindra Jadeja’s bowling performance against KKR, saying, “I think he was trying to bowl on the seam. He was focusing on finding the seam in the wicket and getting hold of that surface. Another thing is that he keeps changing his speed. When he bowls to a left-handed batsman, he tries to bowl fast, as he did with Venkatesh Iyer and Sunil Narine. It was a really fast ball and he was bowling wicket to wicket. He knows the wicket very well and he knows that his bowling is much better now than before, and CSK is very lucky to have an all-rounder like Jadeja.”
Ravindra Jadeja said at the post match presentation after winning the Player of the Match title,
“I always enjoy my bowling here. I was just looking to bowl in good areas. I have practiced a lot here – if you bowl in good areas, it helps you. The visiting team takes time to settle in and make some plans. It is difficult for them to come here and identify the surface. ,