Thal effect? Ravindra Jadeja’s effort has fans drawing parallels with MS Dhoni

Ravindra Jadeja’s incredible impromptu try to bowl out Will O’Rourke in the second innings of the Test in Pune on Saturday, October 26 had fans drawing parallels with M.S. Dhoni. The incident took place in the 70th over as New Zealand were rocked by their bowling on the day as Jadeja left the visitors with a lead of over 350 and with their last wicket down.

At this point, Glenn Phillips was farming the shot and was the aggressor. During Jadeja’s delivery, Phillips hit the offside and the ball hit Washington Sundar. However, the all-rounder reacted a little slowly, allowing Phillips to gain a second. Jadeja quickly placed the ball on the stumps without looking at them, Dhoni style. Although everyone initially thought that O’Rourke may have reached the crease, replays showed that he lacked the strength.

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This meant New Zealand were all out for 255 in their second innings, giving India a target of 359 to win. You can see the full video below:

This attempt by Jadeja made some fans point out that there was a Dhoni effect in the final.

Jadeja took 3 wickets on day three

Jadeja was the Indian bowlers’ best performer on day three as he started by destroying Tom Blundell. The star all-rounder would dismiss Mitchell Santner and Ajaz Patel in almost the same manner while keeping in the deep. R Ashwin also got one wicket in Tim Southee before Jadeja’s departure.

India started the chase strongly with Yashasvi Jaiswal leading the attack. Despite the early loss of Rohit SharmaIndia scored 81 for 1 at lunch on the third day.