Wriddhiman Saha and Ravindra Jadeja were fantastic, says Ravichandran Ashwin


Wriddhiman Saha and Ravindra Jadeja using between a wickets. Pic/ AFP

Dharamsala: India’s premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday heaped praises on Ravindra Jadeja and Wriddhiman Saha for their dirty knocks that helped a hosts to take a 32-run lead over Australia in a initial innings.

Resuming a Day Three of a fourth and Fenal Test here on MOnday during 248/6, overnight batsmen Ravindra Jadeja (63) and Wriddhiman Saha (31) combined 69 runs to take India past 300-run mark.

“It was magical. You couldn’t have asked for more. Jaddu and Saha batted unequivocally well. We get a noses ahead,” Ashwin pronounced after a day’s proceedings.

“This morning was unequivocally special. Saha and Jaddu were fantastic. It has been a enchanting season. we told Jaddu there was a hundred for a taking. He is a unequivocally gifted batsman, if he puts his conduct down, he can get that hundred. Hope there is some-more parsimonious batting from Vijay and Rahul, and that they can get fifties for themselves,” he added.

Ashwin, who scalped 3 wickets in a second session, also lauded pacers Umesh Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar for bowling parsimonious spells that helped to build a vigour on a Australians.

“Great spells by Umesh and Bhuvi. Australia batted unequivocally good yesterday too, we had to bend down,” Ashwin said.

At a finish of a day’s play, India had scored 19/0 and indispensable usually 87 runs some-more to win a final Test — as also a four-match Test series.

Openers Murali Vijay (6) and Lokesh Rahul (13) were during a double when a day’s play was called off.

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