cuttack pintsized kedar jadhavs powerpacked 65ball100 might have earned him the sobriquet of pocket dynamite but former national selector surendra bhave did reveal how a hardcore vegetarian added power to his small frame once he started having chickenson of former maharashtra state electricity board employee mahadev jadhav kedar hails from a vegetarian familyyou can surely give this credit to me it was me who made him eat chicken laughed bhave as he spoke to pti about jadhavi dont want to take credit for his stardom i am like his coach elder brother mentor and guide who meet on an off or exchange a few texts the last time in 201011 i told him that his backlift looked astray and he immediately corrected it resulting in an amazing transformation said bhave who himself was a maharashtra stalwart during his playing days saidhe fondly recollected the first time he saw a young kedar during a cooch behar trophy game against kerala where he blasted 195 from 262 balls at the nehru stadiumi instantly knew he was special with the kind of ease he was hitting the kerala bowlers was really different his body language always looks casual but hes someone who loves to take on the opposition and finish the match bhave saidbhave feels that kedar is an allformat player who can keep wickets better than a lot of specialist keepersive little doubts that he is an all format player ive seen some of his best knocks in multiday cricket he can bowl give breakthroughs and his wicketkeeping is better than any specialist said bhavewe have seen his wicketkeeping for royal challengers bangalore and delhi daredevils clearly hes multitalentedbhave remembers kedars matchwinning century against a formidable mumbai two seasons ago in a ranji trophy at the wankhede stadiumthe ball was darting around and doing everything zaheer bowled some astonishing deliveries but jadhav showed he has the technique to flourish even in seaming conditions bhave said of jadhavhes someone who loves to bat till the last he is a player of three formats i always knew theres no stopping him he had to rise some day he is the best cricketer to come out of maharashtra for a long timehis fitness was found wanting matching to kohli in running in the pune odi as he developed cramps but bhave felt that jadhav is fit enough for the rigourshes supremely fit and it was just one of those days moreover pune was extremely humid that day following rains earlier obviously we cannot compare his aerobic ability with that of virat but he has no fitness issues at all bhave saidthe duo also share amazing rapport from his coaching dayswe begin our chat over the video analysis on his laptop and end up seeing one his innumerable salman khan dance numbers the iconic beltwiggling salman move is his favourite no wonder that hes dabang to his india a teammates bhave concluded