Following the footsteps of the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja also announced his retirement from T20Is following India’s T20 World Cup 2024 triumph. The ace India all-rounder confirmed it via social media, posting his picture with the World Cup trophy in the dressing room after a 7-run win against South Africa at the Kensington Oval in Barbados.
“With a heart full of gratitude, I bid farewell to T20 internationals. Like a steadfast horse galloping with pride, I’ve always given my best for my country and will continue to do so in other formats. Winning the T20 World Cup was a dream come true, a pinnacle of my T20 International career. Thank you for the memories, the cheers, and the unwavering support,” Jadeja’s post read.
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“With a heart full of gratitude, I bid farewell to T20 internationals. Like a steadfast horse galloping with pride, I’ve always given my best for my country and will continue to do so in other formats. Winning the T20 World Cup was a dream come true, a pinnacle of my T20 International career. Thank you for the memories, the cheers, and the unwavering support”.
The spin-bowling all-rounder has come a long way since making his way into the team under the leadership of MS Dhoni. But he has not been able to hit his stride in the recently concluded tournament.
Since making his debut against Sri Lanka in February 2009, he has scored a total of 515 runs in the 74 matches he has taken part in and has taken 54 wickets in the shortest format. His best performance with the bat came against England in 2022 where he scored 46 off 29 deliveries which proved to be the difference as they went on to win the game by 49 runs. With the ball, his best bowling performance was up against Scotland in the 2021 T20 World Cup where he picked up figures of 3/15 in Dubai.
He was an integral part of six T20 World Cup campaigns, tasting success in his final one as India returned with the men’s T20 World Cup trophy after 17 years.
The most notable feature about Jadeja has been his fielding. During a time when we had the likes of Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh, the all-rounder from Saurashtra managed to stand out even more with his ability to hit the target on multiple occasions across his career.
With the likes of Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya in the side as the designated all-rounders, Jadeja can safely hand over the reins to the pair as he will now look to focus on the ODI and Test formats where he can make much more of an impact.
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