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Rajesh Pansare | TNN

India vs New Zealand, 3rd Test: Ravindra Jadeja shows he's still got the chops

Always under pressure to run through the opposition on home tracks, spinner marks welcome return to form with five-for

MUMBAI: During the Bangladesh series, Ravindra Jadeja became only the third left-arm spinner to cross the 300-wicket mark in Tests. But over the last few matches, his performance didn't quite match his reputation. The wickets were drying up. The economy rate was above 3, sometimes above 3.50, than his career ER of 2.50. Before Friday's 5/65 on the first day of the Mumbai Test against New Zealand, Jadeja's last five-wicket haul was 13 innings ago, on his home turf in Rajkot against England at the start of the year.

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