‘Rockstar!’ – Twitter reacts as Ravindra Jadeja notches up second Test century
Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has had a great run with the bat for a few years now. He has been one of the most consistent batters for India as he has had an average of close to 45 in Test cricket since 2018. That consistency has carried forward in the series against Sri Lanka as well.
The 33-year old walked into bat when Rishabh Pant was at the crease and the two made a good partnership. Jadeja stuck around at one end while Pant took on the spinners. The two added 104 runs on the board before Pant was dismissed at 96. Ravichandran Ashwin then walked in to bat and the runs kept coming for the two.
Jadeja still continued to hit the grounded strokes and Ashwin kept the scoreboard ticking. The two added 130 runs before Ashwin fell to Suranga Lakmal in the 110th over. He had a good strike rate throughout his innings of 61, he scored at a rate of close to 75. He hit 8 boundaries during this time.
Jadeja finally took out his ‘sword’ as he scored a single off the first ball in the next over to reach his second Test hundred. The left-hander never looked unsettled as he committed next to no errors in his innings. He played with a good strike rate of over and hit fours to reach his hundred. His partnerships with Rishabh Pant and Ravichandran Ashwin helped India a lot in the first innings. The partnership with Ashwin particularly was very good as the two complement each other well.
Here are some of the Twitter reactions to Ravindra Jadeja’s 100
What a knock from Ravindra Jadeja as he brings up his second Test century
India are 463/7 after losing R Ashwin on 61.#WTC23 | #INDvSL | https://t.co/mo5BSRmFq2 pic.twitter.com/IUY8TmCpDU
— ICC (@ICC) March 5, 2022
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Ravindra Jadeja is averaging 43.50 with the bat since July 2018. Superb numbers. pic.twitter.com/XhskuantRn
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 5, 2022
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Ravindra Jadeja remembering Shane Warne after reaching his hundred. pic.twitter.com/eSe9vGvqWI
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 5, 2022
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Shane Warne loved Ravindra Jadeja a lot and Warnie’s ‘Rockstar’ scored a century now.
Top scorer for India in this innings.Welcome back Jaddu, we missed you.
— Shrutika Gaekwad (@Shrutika_45_) March 5, 2022
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2️⃣nd Test century for Sir Ravindra Jadeja! ⚔️
Inning full of grit & determination
It’s always difficult to make a comeback after injury.#INDvSL | #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/5uNnF9zKkN— PRΔDEEP (@PMTweets45) March 5, 2022
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Whole dressing rooms and crowds all appreciated and applause for Ravindra Jadeja when he completes his Hundred. pic.twitter.com/8dzpDaBL8l
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) March 5, 2022
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Ravindra Jadeja OP
Dubbed “The Rockstar” by Shane Warne, he’s well and truly living up to it with a brilliant #OneFamily #INDvSL
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 5, 2022
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2nd Test ton for Ravindra Jadeja. The spectators at Mohali arise and applaud.#INDvSL
— Prajakta (@18prajakta) March 5, 2022
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WARRIOR MODE ! ⚔️
Ravindra Jadeja brings up his second century in Test match cricket.
Well played, ! #PlayBold #TeamIndia #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/leeiyOUnbE
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 5, 2022
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100* off 160. Rockstar Jadeja. You’ve made him proud. ❤️
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) March 5, 2022
What a century by @imjadeja and another brilliant knock by @RishabhPant17 ! #jaddu is by far the most important player in our line up currently due to his all aroudn ability! #INDvSL
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) March 5, 2022
https://twitter.com/cricketaakash/status/1499987435240914944?s=20&t=X25wjLkYMqKIEiHXCeia_w
Two top quality all rounders showing their class. #Ashwin #jadeja
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) March 5, 2022
We all talk about how #Jadeja is the most improved cricketer across formats in recent times. Jaddu showed it once again from playing second fiddle to Pant yesterday and today how to accumulate runs without any fuss. Well done #SirJadeja pic.twitter.com/IT3deDVmir
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) March 5, 2022
a fitting tribute by the rockstar to the man who christened him rockstar #INDvSL
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) March 5, 2022
https://twitter.com/Cricketracker/status/1499989683073593346?s=20&t=X25wjLkYMqKIEiHXCeia_w
Ravindra Jadeja gets to his century. Devastated that his Rajasthan Royals captain is not around to congratulate the man he christened 'Rockstar Jadeja.'
— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) March 5, 2022
https://twitter.com/mipaltan/status/1499988058930036738?s=20&t=X25wjLkYMqKIEiHXCeia_w
https://twitter.com/LucknowIPL/status/1499987778867961862?s=20&t=X25wjLkYMqKIEiHXCeia_w
https://twitter.com/cricketwallah/status/1499987706335555584?s=20&t=X25wjLkYMqKIEiHXCeia_w
Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin have batted together in Tests on 15 occasions.
On two occasions they have added 50-plus stands…
97 (7th wkt) vs England at Mohali in 2016
130 (7th wkt) vs Sri Lanka at Mohali in 2022#IndvSL #IndvsSL— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 5, 2022
Ravindra Jadeja is a rockstar.
Shane Warne knew it as far back as 2008, when Jadeja was a fresh Under-19 graduate.
— Saurabh Somani (@saurabh_42) March 5, 2022
The Jadeja tutorial on how to convert 40s and 90s into a century.#INDvSL
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) March 5, 2022
https://twitter.com/RCBTweets/status/1499987332702695424?s=20&t=X25wjLkYMqKIEiHXCeia_w
