Former England opener Geoffrey Boycott has picked Ravindra Jadeja as his favorite cricketer after the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. Boycott said Jadeja does everything in all three departments of the game and has been a consistent performer for India.

In the recent Test series against Sri Lanka, Jadeja scalped eight wickets in two Test matches at an average of 33.38. He could only manage 65 runs in three innings against the home team.

However, during the opening Test, Jadeja became the fourth cricketer after Kapil Dev, Sir Ian Botham and Daniel Vettori to achieve the double of 4000 Test runs and 350 wickets.

Geoffrey Boycott said on the Stick to Cricket podcast, “Jadeja, he bowls beautifully, his fielding is electric, and he can bat, gets his head down and bats properly. And he is a handsome so-and-so. I met him for the first time recently. Last year I went to India, and I met him. I said, ‘You are my favorite cricketer’. He said, ‘ No way,’ and I said, ‘Definitely.’ Very handsome and a nice lad. Just a good cricketer, isn’t he? All-round cricketer.”

Boycott hailed Jadeja as a top cricketer and said the all-rounder does everything he likes about a complete player.

“I like Jadeja. I’ve always liked him; he’s always in the game. Bowls left-arm spin, and his fielding is fantastic. I’ve always thought if you can do a really great job in the team, fine, become a great player, get your runs. But another quality isn’t spoken about much. That is, through your performance, can you lift the others? And he fields so brilliantly with such energy. And he bats. Has a smile on his face but is tough inside. He’s a top player and does everything I like about a cricketer – energy, smiles, tough underneath, and competitive,” said Boycott on the Overlap Cricket YouTube channel.

Jadeja will look to continue his good form.