Ravindra Jadeja vs Ravichandran Ashwin - Better test cricketer

[subshakerz]

He doesn't play that much overseas, and mostly gets rotated around, in last 10 years his overseas average is 44 and even if you remove this series, he makes a fifty every fourth innings, that's pretty good.

Yes he has definitely improved.

 

[Johan]

Yes he has definitely improved.

Yeah, Ashwin doesn't give you much in SENA/overseas conditions, just okay bowling + #7/8 batting, Jadeja gives you #6 batting and good performances with the bat + okay bowling + elite fielding, I think in this series England probably let go 10-20 runs simply because they didn't wanna challenge Jadeja on a quick throw or a direct hit. So I reckon Jadeja is actually a more valuable cricketer in difficult conditions for spinners.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Jadeja. Went neck n neck with Ashwin in India as bowling allrounder, and continues contributing with bat abroad. Superlative fielder too obviously. Not really much of a contest imo.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

I wish I had Ashwin’s brain so I didn’t fail my cs exam today

 

[Rob Wesley]

Ok. But to me this is the first series abroad that he consistently done well with the bat. In fact it's his first series abroad he has scored more than one 50 plus score.

Melbourne and Sydney 2020

 

[subshakerz]

Yeah, Ashwin doesn't give you much in SENA/overseas conditions, just okay bowling + #7/8 batting, Jadeja gives you #6 batting and good performances with the bat + okay bowling + elite fielding, I think in this series England probably let go 10-20 runs simply because they didn't wanna challenge Jadeja on a quick throw or a direct hit. So I reckon Jadeja is actually a more valuable cricketer in difficult conditions for spinners.

You're right. Jadeja is better than Ashwin. Ashwin isn't that much better of a spinner.

 

[subshakerz]

Melbourne and Sydney 2020

No

 

[Thala_0710]

Ok. But to me this is the first series abroad that he consistently done well with the bat. In fact it's his first series abroad he has scored more than one 50 plus score.

Second, he scored a 50 and a ton on our last trip to England

 

[subshakerz]

Second, he scored a 50 and a ton on our last trip to England

Ok yes I missed that.

 

[Coronis]

He doesn't play that much overseas, and mostly gets rotated around, in last 10 years his overseas average is 44 and even if you remove this series, he makes a fifty every fourth innings, that's pretty good.

I thought the narrative was he was being picked overseas instead of Ashwin. But now he’s not playing overseas much…

 

[kyear2]

I thought the narrative was he was being picked overseas instead of Ashwin. But now he’s not playing overseas much…

But didn't they somewhat alternate in differing scenarios?

 

[Rob Wesley]

No

Ravindra Jadeja scored a game changing 57 at Melbourne 2020 and picked 3 wickets in few overs that he bowled.

in Sydney 2020, he picked 4 wickets after Aus were 200-2 and then produced a game changing run out of Smith to deduce Aus to 330.

 

[subshakerz]

Ravindra Jadeja scored a game changing 57 at Melbourne 2020 and picked 3 wickets in few overs that he bowled.

in Sydney 2020, he picked 4 wickets after Aus were 200-2 and then produced a game changing run out of Smith to deduce Aus to 330.

Ok but that wasn't my point

 

[Johan]

I thought the narrative was he was being picked overseas instead of Ashwin. But now he’s not playing overseas much…

they get shuffled ,

 

[govinda indian fan]

Jadeja

 

[subshakerz]

Ashwin is an overrated bowler anyways and there isn't a big difference in away effectiveness between them.

Yeah it's Jadeja.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Ashwin is an overrated bowler anyways and there isn't a big difference in away effectiveness between them.

Yeah it's Jadeja.

ashwin played cruical role in winning a test series in Australia. Won series in sl and wi single handedly. Has 5 wpm over hundred matches. So much for an overrated bowler hah

 

[subshakerz]

ashwin played cruical role in winning a test series in Australia. Won series in sl and wi single handedly. Has 5 wpm over hundred matches. So much for an overrated bowler hah

Yes well Jadeja also played a key role in all those series wins too.

 

[Randomfan]

Ashwin has 11 MOS tied with Murali.

Jadeja has 2

Given Jadeja is a better bat and played togther, if both were similar in bowling I would have expected Jadeja to get more than 2 MOS.

I never thought that Jadeja was close to Ahswin in Bowling.

 

[Randomfan]

I am not sure how both are even comparable in bowling. There was a good gap between these two.

Ahswin pretty much based on his bowling got MOS every 3 series he played. Fans can talk about conditions in India, SL, WI etc helping him but Jadeja was with the team at the same time.