I was too keen to finish it off: Jadeja by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Player:	RA Jadeja
Event:	Australia in India 2009/10

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DateLine: 7th November 2009

 

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja's ill-timed run-out dashed India's hopes in the Hyderabad humdinger against Australia.

 

The dejected Southpaw said he pursued the non-existent single in his eagerness to retain strike.

 

The all-rounder is still feeling the pinch of the loss. He said he tried to sneak a single off the 48th over sent down by Clint McKay because he wanted to complete the chase himself and not leaving it to partner Praveen Kumar.

 

"After Sachin got out, I wanted to finish things off," Jadeja said.

 

"I wanted to get the strike and thought the ball was going to a no man's land. Instead, it went straight to the fielder (Cameron White) and I had come a long distance. It was difficult to get back to the crease," Jadeja lamented.

 

To make matters worse for the youngster, he was dismissed in a similar fashion in the fourth one-dayer in Mohali, where India lost by 24 runs.

 

"I feel very disappointed. We lost both the matches after getting so near," said the youngster.

 

Sachin Tendulkar and Jadeja added 32 for seventh wicket and with the powerplay on, it seemed a matter of Tendulkar's staying there till the end.

 

But once the champion batsman played the ugly shot of which he got out, India crumbled with Jadeja following suit in the same over.

 

"We could have made it easily. We were 18 runs away with more than two overs remaining," Jadeja said.