Ravindra Jadeja better than Krunal Pandya? Fans recall 2019 WC heroics to prove the claim

Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja is one of leading all-rounders in world. Besides being a prolific bowler and a handy batsman, Ravindra Jadeja is one of best fielders in world cricket. southpaw is kwn for his agility on field and ability to contribute with bat as well as ball. Ravindra Jadeja is regarded as preferred choice for spin all-rounder’s slot in Indian team.

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CSK star Ravindra Jadeja trends on Twitter as fans compare southpaw with Mumbai Indians' Krunal Pandya

Ravindra Jadeja has been a part of Indian team for almost a decade w and has gone on to become one of mainstays across formats. Saurashtra-born cricketer has 1.7 million followers on Instagram and on Twitter, he is followed by 2.6 million users but what stands out is that  CSK all-rounder follows one on both social media platforms. Despite that, he possesses a tremendous fan-following and a proof of it was on display on Monday afteron when Ravindra Jadeja started trending on Twitter out of blue.

reason behind it was his comparison with ar spin all-rounder Krunal Pandya. Ravindra Jadeja's fans started tweeting about ir favourite star. One fan wrote, "Jadeja Vu - feeling that Jadeja will again make match close for us." Some fans even went to extent of saying that t just Krunal but even Hardik Pandya is where close to Ravindra Jadeja, who is third-ranked all-rounder in Tests, while in ODIs he is ranked 7th.

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comparison between Ravindra Jadeja and Krunal Pandya are absolutely bemusing considering fact that Ravindra Jadeja has played over 250 matches for India including 49 Test matches, whereas Krunal Pandya is just 18 T20Is old. only reason se comparisons are made is because of similar kinds of players two are. Both of m are left-handed in bowling spin and batting as well.

As far as IPL is concerned, Ravindra Jadeja has played 170 matches while 29-year-old Krunal Pandya has played just 55 games. Ravindra Jadeja has scored 1,927 runs at an aver of over 24 and strike-rate of 122.66. On or hand, Krunal Pandya has amassed 891 runs at a strike-rate of 146 and an aver of 25.46.

In bowling department, Ravindra Jadeja has bagged 110 wickets at a strike-rate of 23.1 and ecomy of just over 7. On or hand, Krunal Pandya has taken 40 wickets at a strike-rate of 23.6 and ecomy of 7.7. re actually isn't much of a difference as far as stats are concerned. However, CSK star's superior fielding prowess gives him an edge over or players.

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IM COURTESY: RAVINDRA JADEJA & KRUNAL PANDYA INSTAGRAM