“Yes, yes, yes…” said the versatile southpaw in response to a question if he was ready for the touring team managed by Pat Cummins after the Ranji Trophy day three game at the MA Chidambaram. stadium.
Jadeja’s haul helped Saurashtra beat TN for 133 in the second set and the visitors needed 262 runs for an outright win on Friday.
Jadeja last played for India in the Asian Cup in August last year.
India will face Australia in the Border-Gavaskar four-test series starting in Nagpur on February 9.
Jadeja, who leads Saurashtra in place of resting Jaydev Unadkat in the last Ranji Trophy league game, recorded figures of 7/53 in 17.1 overs in the second set.
Jadeja said it was good to take five wickets and he “felt very good” playing after so long.
“I feel very good, I’m playing a game after a long time. I hope I’m ready to go now. It was difficult on the first day, but as the game progressed I felt good “, said Jadeja.
Asked about bowling 12 overs in a row in the second spell, he replied: “I (am) used to playing long spells. Nothing new for me. I liked… the ball was spinning…”
He added: “The pitch was helping me. When we were hitting, the weird ball was spinning, the weird ball was staying low, so I was keen on casting a long spell. Luckily, I have wickets.”
Asked if he felt he was there in terms of fitness, Jadeja replied: “Yeah, I’m almost there…it’s just a matter of confidence. Fortunately, I did enough balls in the match, as almost 37 overs in the match (41 – 24 in the first set and 17.1 in the second).”
When asked if he felt any discomfort, Jadeja replied, “no discomfort…not really”.
“When you get seven wickets, you obviously feel confident. When you take a five for a first-class game, that’s always good,” he added.
