The lethal deliveries on the Galle turner are those that are keeping straight, fooling the batters into playing for the turn, veteran Ravindra Jadeja observed after completion of 350 wickets in Test cricket during the opening game against Sri Lanka.
There was turn and the ball was keeping up and down,” Jadeja told BCCI.TV. In a conversation with fellow left-arm spinner Manav Suthar, Jadeja gave his insights about how the track became difficult for batters with defensive mindsets and home team players were using sweep as their release shots. “I felt that the ball was spinning upfront as well. So, it was not so easy for the batsman to go and easily defend every ball.
He also praised Suthar for his delivery that got him Dinesh Chandimal’s wicket. Suthar bowled on off-middle line. The ball dipped, drawing Chandimal forward and then turned enough with extra bounce to take outside edge into Rishabh Pant’s gloves.
