After the successful conclusion of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja made time to speak to the Australian debutant Matthew Kuhnemann, as he promised him that he will give a masterclass after the end of the series.
Ravindra Jadeja, who promised Kuhnemann that he would give some tips after the Border-Gavaskar series, became the man of his word. As soon as the fourth Test in Ahmedabad ended in a draw on Monday, Jadeja made time to speak to the Australian newcomer. A self-confessed ‘massive fan’ of Jadeja. Kuhnemann revealed after taking 5 for 16 in the third Test in Indore that he spoke with Jadeja after his debut in Delhi.
Speaking about the chat that Kuhnemann had with Jadeja, he revealed, “I said, have you got any tips for me after the second Test? He said, ‘Yes’, at the end of the series.”
On Tuesday, the debutant was still talking about playing three matches on his debut tour, after only flying over to join the squad following Australia’s series-opening defeat in Nagpur.
An interesting part is that, seeing his (Kuhnemann’s) craziness about Jadeja, Kuhnemann’s teammates at Sheffield Shield nicknamed him ‘Jaddu’ in a game for Queensland in 2021.
Talking about his chat with Jadeja, Kuhnemann said, “It was probably about 15 minutes, he (Jadeja) was just giving me some awesome tips; we talked about everything. Nathan Lyon helped organised it (the chat) as well. He (Jadeja) was really impressed with Todd, Gaz (Lyon), and myself, so that was really cool to hear that from him.”
“He gave me some good tips for the next time we’re in the subcontinent, and some tips to go back home with as well. He was really nice, and just said any time to reach out and even sent me a message on Instagram, so that was pretty cool,” he added.