20/01/2026
INDORE: India’s maiden ODI home series defeat to New Zealand here at the Holkar Stadium saw Virat Kohli, who smashed 124 off 108 balls in the last match, come out with flying colours. However, two other ageing modern-day greats are firmly under the scanner. Ravindra Jadeja and Rohit Sharma had a poor series, which doesn’t help with younger options snapping at their heels.
The 37-year-old Jadeja went wicketless. In fact, in his last five ODIs, the Saurashtra allrounder has only managed to take one wicket. Jadeja’s leftarm spin, which once both stopped the run flow and provided crucial breakthroughs, seems to have lost its bite. Remember, T20I vice-captain Axar Patel, a like-for-like replacement, is waiting in the wings.
FromTOI.
