'It Wasn't Easy To Bowl In This Heat': Ravindra Jadeja Reveals How He Got The Ball To Spin

Ravindra Jeja is happy with ar five-wicket haul in Test cricket but conceded that in sultry conditions on a slow turner, bowling indeed was hardwork.

Jeja's 14th five-wicket haul came after a brief period of lull as he looked menacing while mixing deliveries, pitching it on good length spots and letting variable bounce and abrasive surface work in his favour.

However Jeja's assessment of track was also an indicator that possibly Ravichandran Ashwin has lost a bit of pace in his deliveries as it required more shoulder effort to get zip off surface.

"I thought you need to mix and match (in terms of speed). wicket has bounce but off surface, ball isn't taking off. Unless you put in a lot of shoulders and get revs, it is difficult," Jeja told Jio Cinema.

"It was a special effort as it wasn't easy to bowl in this heat. Even Washy (Washington Sundar) bowled well and everyone played ir roles to perfection. w our batters will need to perform collectively," Jeja said.

When asked if he knew that he has got past Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma (both 311 wickets), 35 year-old said that he only checks stats when a series is t on and he is at home.

About losing three wickets in a jiffy during final half an hour, Jeja said first target on Saturday would be to bat well eugh get 150 runs which will give m first innings le.