The 45-year-old believes Jadeja has found his perfect batting position at No. 7 and it must not be tinkered with.
Ravindra Jadeja had begun his Test career playing as a frontline spinner. However, with time, his batting has improved leaps and bounds. He has scored 1926 runs in 50 Tests at a decent average of 35.66.
The 32-year-old scored a crucial half-century in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), which played a vital role in Team India’s emphatic eight-wicket win.
However, while talking to ESPNCricinfo, Hussey explained why Ravindra Jadeja should not be considered a pure batsman just yet.
Ravindra Jadeja is a Test-quality all-rounder for all conditions: Tom Moody
While Hussey had his doubts with Ravindra Jadeja, former Australia all-rounder Tom Moody was pretty convinced that the 32-year-old can play for Team India both as a genuine batsman and a bowler in all types of conditions.
The 55-year-old was impressed with the way Ravindra Jadeja applied himself against the Australian bowling attack at the MCG and scored a crucial half century, which set up a huge first-innings lead for the visitors.
Moody believes it is the right time for Jadeja to take that extra responsibility of a pure batsman, having shown his batting potential on multiple occasions. It would also give the Indian team the added luxury of playing every Test with five bowling options.
Ravindra Jadeja’s exploits with both bat and ball in the MCG Test have all but cemented his place in the Indian team for the remainder of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
With Rohit Sharma available for selection in the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, it will be interesting to see who will make way for the dangerous opener in the visitors’ playing XI.
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