With Virat, Rohit, and Ashwin out of the picture for Tests, Jaddu's left as the last man standing from the old crew. Now, as India preps for playing the English team in a big Test series, Jadeja's role is like super important. They're going through this phase where everything's changing, and he's like that reliable buddy who keeps things steady. This dude's played 80 Tests already, and he's kind of a jack of all trades. He bats pretty well in the lower middle order, spins the ball like a charm, and is basically a ninja in the field. His stats show he's good for 35 runs on average and has snagged 323 wickets. But for this England series kicking off on June 20, the team might need him to be more of a batsman superstar than a bowling hero. Player Matches Runs Average Ravindra Jadeja 32 1526 34 Virat Kohli 39 2028 30 Rohit Sharma 35 2160 36 Cheteshwar Pujara 28 1455 29 Rishabh Pant 32 2194 41 Ajinkya Rahane 22 965 25 (Indian batters in Tests since 2020) After Virat & Rohit Gone, India Batting Fragile: Over the past five years, Jadeja has emerged as one of India's most dependable Test batsmen overseas, at least when others like Virat, Rohit, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Ajinkya Rahane have failed. Between 2020 and onwards, he has played 32 Tests and scored 1526 runs at 34. Player Matches Runs Average Ravindra Jadeja 14 630 35 Virat Kohli 21 1130 31 Rohit Sharma 18 828 37 Cheteshwar Pujara 16 1023 34 Rishabh Pant 20 1272 37 Ajinkya Rahane 15 615 23 In overseas conditions, he has appeared in 14 Tests, scoring 630 runs at a rate of 35. Compare this with Virat's overall average of 30 and 31 outside India, or Rohit's 36 overall and 37 overseas. Pujara's overall average is 29 and 34 overseas, whereas Rahane's average reduces to 25 and 23 respectively. Also READ: Key players return as Australia announce squad for WTC Final Rishabh Pant, of course, has been India's in-form batsman of late, averaging 41 in all and 37 overseas. But inconsistency, as against the last Australia tour, makes one question. That is where Jadeja's experience and calm head come into play. Pointing to his record in England—12 Tests, 642 runs, a century and three fifties at an average of 29—he will need to steady the middle order again.