Did Ravindra Jadeja consider leading India? The all-rounder responds with a joke!

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja delivered an awesome show with the bat connected Day 2 of the 2nd Test against England astatine Edgbaston, scoring 89 runs from 137 balls.When asked astir his captaincy aspirations during his 15-year vocation spanning 3 tours of England, Jadeja responded with humour."No, that clip is gone now," Jadeja told reporters aft the day's play.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Jadeja and skipper Shubman Gill formed a important 203-run concern that helped India physique a commanding presumption successful the match.Jadeja's innings came to an extremity erstwhile helium attempted to propulsion a short-length transportation from Josh Tongue, resulting successful a gloved drawback to wicketkeeper Jamie Smith.

Following Jadeja's dismissal, Gill continued his awesome signifier by establishing a 144-run concern with Washington Sundar, putting further unit connected the bushed English bowling attack.Joe Root dismissed Sundar for 42 runs disconnected 103 balls, portion Gill's magnificent innings of 269 helped India station a formidable full of 587 runs.England's effect started poorly arsenic Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj struck early, dismissing Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope for ducks, followed by Zak Crawley for 19 runs.Joe Root and Harry Brook steadied England's innings with an unbeaten 52-run partnership, taking the people to 77/3 astatine stumps.

"We are not reasoning excessively acold ahead. We volition person to instrumentality 2-3 wickets earlier luncheon tomorrow. If we bash that, past we volition decidedly beryllium up successful the game. Results tin beryllium anything. There person been large partnerships successful cricket successful the past. We volition not instrumentality the crippled excessively lightly. We were playing with vigor today. Hopefully, we volition get a bully effect successful India's favour," Jadeja said, outlining India's strategy for Day 3.