England great admits to being ‘annoyed’ by Ravindra Jadeja's sword celebration: ‘What’s the guy waving bat for?'

Broad said he never understood why Jadeja would celebrate so much on reaching a half-century when there were players who scored centuries or double tons and still did not celebrate as much.

“His celebration used to annoy me a bit, like, what’s this guy waving his bat around for a 50? I remember saying to him on a few occasions that batters actually average 50 and that you are carrying on like this. It’s flair, but I would have saved it for a hundred,” Broad said on the For the Love of Cricket podcast.

“His numbers are phenomenal to the point where they never knew whether to play him or Ravi Ashwin in England. That’s a testament to Jadeja,” added Broad.

Jos Buttler, who was involved in the same conversation with Broad, described Jadeja as a “nightmare”, calling him a proper gutsy player. Jadeja was at his best in the last tour of England, scoring more than 500 runs at an average of 86, including one century and five fifties.

“He is a nightmare to face, especially in India. With him, I think about moments, and he’s a proper gutsy player. With his batting, especially when the game was tight, he always seemed to stand up. When his team needed runs, he could do it. He had a bit of a hybrid role as well, where sometimes he would come out at 5 with the ball swinging around. He’s an underrated batter in a funny way,” said Buttler.

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