New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Former Indian wicketkeeper/batter Parthiv Patel has lauded World No.1 all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja's vital role in India's batting performances during the inaugural Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in England earlier this month.

Jadeja was the fourth-highest run scorer of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy; he slammed 516 runs in five matches at an average of 86.00, including five fifties and a hundred. With the ball, Jadeja took seven wickets in five matches at an average of 72.42.

"The value of the 516 runs scored by Jadeja increases significantly because, in the first Test match, India suffered two batting collapses. That's when the contribution of batters at number six and seven becomes crucial, and Ravindra Jadeja's name na...