Warne predicts bright future for Jadeja the jewel

India's new young allrounder Ravindra Jadeja has blazed a glittering trail through domestic cricket, writes Dileep Premachandran in the Guardian.

By the time the Royals romped home, Jadeja had 36 from 25 balls, and though Watson was the star of the show, the two Shanes – Warne being the other – lavished praise on the 19-year-old left-hander. "We identified him as a special talent straight away," said Warne, while Watson was just as complimentary: "He was hitting it wherever he wanted, against bowlers of the quality of Brett Lee." Warne later had the headline writers in a tizzy by referring to Jadeja as a "superstar in the making". Nine months on, the rave reviews don't look as ridiculous.