Ravindra Jadeja recently provided a glimpse of his astuteness when he urged captain Rohit Sharma to declare the innings when he was just 25 runs shy of a maiden Test double ton. With the pitch aiding spin on Day Two of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Mohali, Jadeja, batting on 175, asked the captain to declare in order to take advantage of the conditions. Rohit did, and what followed was a nine-wicket match haul from Jadeja as India crushed Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs earlier this month. Jadeja’s elevation as Chennai Super Kings captain by MS Dhoni, could well turn out to be another masterstroke from the Indian legend.

Jaydev Shah