Happy birthday Ravindra Jadeja: Ravindra Jadeja has established himself as an integral part of Team India in all the three formats of the game. Jadeja, who will turn 33 on December 6, has emerged as a dependable all-rounder who delivers when the team needs him the most. In fact, he has been the cornerstone of Team India’s success in white-ball cricket over the years.
Apart from his exploits in international cricket, Jadeja has enthralled fans in India by playing a fearless brand of cricket for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He has played a huge role in CSK’s continued success in the toughest T20 league in the world.
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The prolific all-rounder has a love affair with the CSK fanbase. Due to his impressive performances on the field, the staunch fans of CSK have given him the title of “Sir”.
While he is now fondly referred to as “Sir Jadeja” by fans, it was former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who first bestowed the title on him. Dhoni started teasing him with this name after CSK registered an improbable win against RCB in IPL 2013.
With two runs needed off the final ball, Jadeja played an aerial shot that was caught at third man but luckily for Jadeja and CSK, he was not out as the bowler was overstepped.
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“When you give Sir Ravindra Jadeja a ball to take 2 runs, he will win it with one ball to spare!!” Dhoni tweeted.
Ever since that nail-biting win, Dhoni started taunting the all-rounder by calling him “Sir Jadeja”.
When you give Sir Ravindra Jadeja a ball to take 2 runs he will win it with one ball to spare!! – Mahendra Singh Dhoni (@msdhoni) April 13, 2013
While Ravindra Jadeja has an emotional connect with the Chennai-based outfit, his relationship with the franchise had soured in the last few months. CSK owners had appointed Jadeja as the captain for the 2022 season. The four-time champions won only two out of eight games under his captaincy and Dhoni was reappointed as captain in the middle of the season.
Jadeja was also ruled out at the business end of the IPL with a rib injury. Reports suggested that Jadeja did not quit voluntarily but was asked to step down from the leadership role. Speculations were rife that Jadeja had a falling out with the CSK management and would leave the franchise before the 2023 season.
Amidst all these rumours, Jadeja deleted all the posts related to CSK from his social media account. But contrary to the reports, CSK retained Jadeja for the 2023 season. Jadeja himself shared a heart touching post on Twitter and said that “everything is fine”.
It looks like the owners of Chennai Super Kings have decided to take back Jadeja considering the spin-friendly conditions at the Chepauk Stadium. Fans are now hoping that in what could be Dhoni’s last season as a player, Jadeja can guide CSK to their fifth IPL title.
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