New Delhi: One of India’s most crucial versatile in recent times, Ravi will Ravi Jadeja, revealed that the two most influential characters in his cricket trip not only share a first name, but also from the same state of the same state – Bihar.In a frank conversation on the podcast ‘Kutti Stories With Ash’, organized by his teammate Ravichandran Ashwin, Jadeja opened the way in which his childhood coach and his legendary Ms Dhoni were at the heart of his career.
“My cricket trip is between two Mahendras – Mahendra Singh Chauhan and Mahendra Singh Dhoni,” said Jadeja. “I started playing Jamnagar, on a field called” Cricket Bungalow “, at the age of 8 to 9 years. My trainer, who always trains on the same land, is also Bihar and his name is Mahendra Singh Chauhan. I also told Mahi Bhai.Jadeja recalled how Chauhan, a former police officer, laid the foundations for his athletics and her agility on the ground.“He was a police officer, his state of mind was that a sportsman should be at the top of his physical form. He believed that the striker and the bowling alley can be managed, but you have to run a lot. My level of fitness and my skills on the ground can be allocated to my park at 15-20 km around Jamnagar,” said Jadeja.
When Ashwin asked him to describe Dhoni in one word, Jadeja said: “There is not a single word to describe his greatness. He is at the top of everyone.”Jadeja and Ashwin played crucial roles under Dhoni – not only for Team India, but also as key to the Chennai Super Kings during the IPL domination of the team.The discussion also mentioned Virat Kohli, an India’s most successful test captain, who recently moved away from the longest format. Jadeja praised Kohli’s unshakable intensity and the winning mentality.
“It was his positive approach – in particular in tests – the particular thing about Virat is that he always wanted the team to choose 20 counters in a test match, so he never gives up at all. Whether it’s a three -hour or 45 overs session, he would always want to pick up the opposition 10 counters,” said Jadeja.Kohli moved away from test cricket with an exceptional record – 9,230 points in 123 games at an average of 46.85, including 30 centuries and 31 Cinquantaines.
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