Want to bat up the order: Jadeja after stellar show on the field

Sydney, Jan 8 : After a stellar show on the field with a four-wicket haul and a stunning run-out of Steve Smith on Friday, Ravindra Jadeja said he would like to bat up the order as it gives him time to settle down, bat responsibly and build an innings.
Jadeja is India’s only fit all-round option at the moment. His contribution with the bat in the second Test at Melbourne was match-turning. He scored 57 at No. 7 while sharing a 121-run partnership with skipper Ajinkya Rahane for the sixth wicket and took India to a total from where they could dictate terms and eventually win the match.
Since the start of the fifth Test against England in September 2018 at the Oval, where he hit an unbeaten 86, Jadeja, 32, has hit seven half-centuries and also the only century of the career. He averages 56.15 in the 15 Tests he has played in the last 28 months. It is way higher than his career average of 35.66.
Importantly, he has shown a knack of scoring big in the period notching up a couple of 80s, 91 and 100 not out. Before September 2018, he had made a 90 and a 70 not out as the only innings of some size.
India will bank on his batting in the ongoing third Test at Sydney as well as the upcoming final Test at Brisbane.
“I feel if I play up the order, I bat with responsibility. You get time to settle down and play. Once I get a start, I bat with the flow,” said Jadeja while speaking to the media after the end of Friday’s play.