CHENNAI: Five months after suffering a ligament tear in his right knee during the Asia Cup, India allrounder Ravindra Jadeja will return to competitive cricket with Saurashtra’s Ranji Trophy game at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday. How his body holds up in this match against Tamil Nadu could determine his role in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting February 9 in Nagpur.
Jadeja underwent knee surgery in September and rehabilitation for around 20 days at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, and has been selected for the Australia series on the condition that he is deemed fully fit. Hence, an NCA trainer is accompanying the allrounder in Chennai to track his progress. On Monday, Jadeja warmed up with some stretching drills and batted, bowled for an hour in an extended nets session at Chepauk.
