“His reaction towards the ball is even more clear than what I saw previously. That’s something which is very important. And the bigger picture for a wicketkeeper is the judgment. He’s got more clarity in that aspect than earlier, which is very visible,” he said.
Arasu observed how Jagadeesan has changed his positioning, with an instance of him moving forward by little in the Duleep Trophy matches in Bengaluru.
“Now he’s able to come into the ball much earlier than what he did. In Indian pitches, the ball dives around when it comes. What he does is, without giving up on that dive, he pushes and comes forward well. So he’s willing to take the challenge, even if the ball is quick. He’s got good reflexes to take those good catches on the first slip, or towards the next slip. The intent is great now,” he added.
With experience in keeping to spinners like R Ashwin, Washington Sundar, Sai Kishore, Ajith Ram and M Siddarth, Jagadeesan can counter the spin challenge well.
“All these five spinners are all different from each other. If you take Siddharth, he’s very quick through the air. If you take Ajith Ram, the revolutions are pretty fast than the rest of the bowlers. Sai Kishore is a bowler who believes in loop, you know, he flights the ball. And with Ashwin he’s got a lot of variations. He has the unique ability to adapt to each of these bowlers as he understands their game will,” Arasu said.
“With batting too he has improved a lot and I am sure he will do well in the final.” he added.