“Not taking a jibe at anyone”: Jaydev Unadkat explains reason behind uploading batting video on social media

Dixit Bhargav | 14/11/2021
"Not taking a jibe at anyone": Jaydev Unadkat explains reason behind uploading batting video on social media

Jaydev Unadkat: The Indian fast bowler quashed all speculations behind him posting his batting video on social media.

Saurashtra captain Jaydev Unadkat took to social media platform Twitter last night to explain the reason behind him uploading a video of his batting across social media platform.

The reason Unadkat had to provide an explanation was that him posting a batting video was being misunderstood by people. Unadkat, a fast bowler who can be handy with the bat as well, sharing a video of his batting was being perceived by people as taking a dig on other genuine all-rounders.

Unadkat, who posted a couple of explanatory tweets, refrained from “taking a jibe at anyone” via his previous tweets. Instead, Unadkat laid emphasis on sharing glimpses from a non-televised Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (India’s premier domestic T20 competition) match.

Unadkat, 30, also called for “mutual respect” for everyone touching upon how typing a tweet is easier that reaching elite level in sports in India.

Highest wicket-taker for Saurashtra this season, Unadkat picked nine wickets in five matches at an average of 14.66, an economy rate of 6.60 and a strike rate of 13.3.

While this isn’t surprising by any means, Unadkat scored 74 runs across five innings at a strike rate of 176.19 which included a career-best 58* (32) with the help of six fours and three sixes after coming in to bat at No. 8 in the 10th over against Hyderabad in Sultanpur.

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Jaydev Unadkat batting video

Having picked the most number of wickets (67) by a fast bowler in the previous Ranji season, Unadkat continues to await for a national comeback after having played the last of his 18 international matches across formats more than three and a half years ago.

Many rightly believe that Unadkat should’ve at least been part of the India A squad which is slated to play three first-class matches starting from November 26. It is worth mentioning that it was in South Africa that Unadkat had made his Test debut more than a year ago.

Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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