Jadeja’s defensive strategy is being questioned because the team lost. Had the match been won, the same questions would have turned into praise. Fans and experts believe that if Jadeja had tried to hit bigger shots in the final overs instead of playing singles and doubles, India could have won this historic match. Team India had lost 8 wickets for 112 runs. After this, Jadeja partnered first with Bumrah and then with Siraj.
With both, he was mostly seen taking singles on the fourth or fifth ball of the over. During this time, if he had attempted one or two shots on 4-5 balls of the over and one or two boundaries had come, the match would have ended in India’s favour. However, this wasn’t Jadeja’s only misstep. He had the opportunity to finish the match by playing big shots in the final overs, but the veteran all-rounder couldn’t capitalise, and the Indian team lost.
