Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri backed veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja to return to ODI set-up after being left out of tour to Australia, saying that he is “fit as a fiddle” and spinners could get help in South Africa during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027, which will keep him in contention for the spot.

While the return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in Indian colours after T20Is and Test retirements and appointment of Shubman Gill as ODI captain made plenty of headlines, one noticable thing in the Australia squad was absence of Jadeja, who has been in exceptional form with the bat in Tests this year and also had hit the winning runs in the ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand back in March.

Speaking of Jadeja, Shastri said to Fox Sports, as quoted by ICC, “He is fit

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