England vs India: Ravindra Jadeja walks in at No.5 ahead of out-of-form Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh in Oval Test

England vs India: All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja walked in to bat at No.5 ahead of Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant after England pacers struck early to leave reeling at 39 for 3 on Day 1 of the Oval Test.

India's team management surprised everyone by sending all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja at No.5 after the early departures of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Cheteshwar Pujara on the opening day of the Oval Test against England on Thursday. India have lost their top three this morning.How will they perform in the second session?#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/zRhnFiKhzZ pic.twitter.com/aBUIVVdcNv Jadeja came ahead of recognised batsmen like Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant and the idea had its merits with both Pant and Rahane looking woefully out of touch in the ongoing Test series. Notably, Jadeja has batted at No. 5 once before in Test cricket, scoring 2 vs Australia in March 2017.