Reluctant bowler Jadhav closing in on India middle-order spot


  • Cricket
  • Thursday, 20 Sep 2018

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - First T20 International - India v Zimbabwe - Harare, Zimbabwe - 18/06/16. India's Kedar Jadhav is bowled during their T20 cricket match against Zimbabwe. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo Picture Supplied by Action Images/File Photo

DUBAI (Reuters) - Kedar Jadhav's part-time spin might be his ticket to next year's World Cup in England but the 33-year-old Indian batsman admits he is reluctant to work too hard on improving as a bowler.

Then captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni first persuaded the unorthodox middle-order batsman to roll his arm over in an one-day international against New Zealand in 2016 and he picked up two wickets for six runs in three overs.

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