Kedar Jadhav has one of the most unorthodox bowling actions in the history of the game. Over the years, there have been many discussions regarding his bowling action because, despite his poor technique, Kedar Jadhav manages to pick wickets and break crucial partnerships.
Recently, Kedar Jadhav interacted with his fans through Chennai Super Kings’ Instagram account’s live session. During the live session, Kedar Jadhav explained how he was asked to bowl in an ODI against New Zealand, despite not having much experience in the bowling department in the domestic circuit.
Jadhav said that he was really bored of getting smashed by the batters in the net and that’s when he tried to twist his action a bit.
“It was in 2016, October or November when I got picked for the NZ home series. MS was captain, he asked me to bowl a few overs. I started bowling off-spinners. People go after part-timers. After bowling a few overs, I got bored that everyone was hitting me.”
Kedar Jadhav also told how Anil Kumble, who was the head coach of India at that time, helped him improve his bowling. Kumble advised Jadhav to keep his arm above the shoulder level to keep it legal but to also bowl as low as possible with control.
“I got bored and I tried a round arm. That time Anil bhai (Kumble) was coach, the first ball I bowled was around, Amit Mishra was batting. Mishy thought it’s a wide, he left the ball. Bal landed on the stumps and he was plumb in front. Mishy said I was chocking but let it get covered by coaches.”
Kedar Jadhav has a total of 27 wickets in 73 ODIs, with a best of three for 23 runs. His bowling action will always be remembered as one of the funniest actions of all time.
