Although Jadeja has not led any team so far, Jaydev Shah, his former captain at Saurashtra and currently president of the Saurashtra Cricket Association, has no doubt in his captaincy abilities. “He loves taking responsibility and that is why he’ll be a good captain. There have been times in the Ranji Trophy when he urged me to give him the ball as he felt that he could get the breakthroughs. His involvement has always deep irrespective of his role. He reads the game very well. It is a great positive that he loves taking responsibility,” Shah told mid-day on Thursday.

Shah added: “No senior player has been with the franchisee as long as Jadeja. They also share a good rapport. He will do a very good job. He has been playing international cricket for close to 10 years now, so he has a lot of experience and knows how to deal with pressure. I am sure Dhoni would have seen something special in Jadeja.”