R Ashwin shares his assessment of India’s play at Lord’s on Day 5

The former cricketer was watching Day 5 of the IND vs ENG Lord’s Test with a ‘big cricketer.’

Ravichandran Ashwin recently shared his assessment of India’s performance at Lord’s and revealed that he had been in constant touch with a prominent cricketer during the match. The veteran Indian all-rounder R Ashwin praised Ravindra Jadeja for his heroic effort with the bat at Lord’s in a tricky chase, but he felt that Jadeja should have taken a bit more risk.

R Ashwin praised the performance of Ravindra Jadeja during Day 5 at the Lord’s.

On Day 5, Ravindra Jadeja fought the battle alongside tailenders but in the end failed to take India over the line in the thrilling clash. He played a crucial rescue act with an unbeaten 61 off 181 deliveries, keeping India in the contest just as the game seemed to be slipping away. He did vital partnerships with Jasprit Bumrah (5) and Mohammed Siraj (4) to take the game deep, but India was left 22 runs short at the end. R Ashwin shared an assessment of the match at the Lord’s and revealed that he had been in constant touch with a prominent cricketer during the game. He discussed Jadeja’s performance with the prominent cricketer, whose identity he chose not to disclose and mentioned that both felt the 36-year-old could have taken slightly more risks during his play.

What did R Ashwin say about the Day 5 match at the Lord’s?

R Ashwin said on his YouTube channel, “I was messaging a big cricketer throughout the match. I won’t take his name, but both of us were discussing the match. Both of us felt that Jadeja should have probably taken a little more risk, but not a lot. The way he played, hats off! Jaddu showed an entire generation of Gen Bold that you can play with patience and skin the Test game.”

Ashwin asserted that Jadeja and Siraj could have planned to attack Shoaib Bashir, with the latter taking the charge with his pinch-hitting. He remarked, “He could have picked one moment with Siraj and asked him to go after Bashir because Siraj can hit a clean ball. He can hit a spinner to the leg side with the slope.”