All Rounder Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja posted a special loving tribute to his late mother on his official Instagram handle. This heartfelt show of affection happened 2 weeks after India’s magnificent victory in the T20 World Cup 2024 in West Indies.
Jadeja published a picture on Instagram which was a captivating sketch that depicted him holding the T20 World Cup trophy, along with his late mother Lata Jadeja proudly standing next to him. His mother had passed away in 2005 when Jadeja was initially trying to make his mark in the under 19 age group cricket.
Ravindra Jadeja’s Instagram Post About Tribute To His Mother
It is just recently that Ravindra Jadeja retired from the T20 Internationals format after team India achieved glorious victory. And, after this Jadeja took this sketch to the social media which depicts him making his mother proud with the winning.
Also, Jadeja mentioned a caption for this picture which says: “Here whatever I am doing… on the field… It is a heartfelt tribute to you” and along with this he mentioned the word in Hindi with a hashtag #मां which means “Mother” in English.
Track Record of Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja debuted in February 2009 T20I against Sri Lanka. The talented all-rounder Indian cricketer played 74 T20I matches totally out of which he bagged 54 wickets with an average of 29.85. In addition to that, Jadeja scored 515 runs in short format games with a strike rate of 127.16.
Bowling
The marvelous bowling performance of this talented 35-year-old player came during a match against Scotland in the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup. During this match at the Dubai International Stadium, Ravindra Jadeja bagged 3 wickets with his spellbound bowling and conceded only 15 runs out of 4 overs.
According to Jadeja’s spellbound bowling performance in International cricket, he bagged 568 wickets with an average of 29.30 including his most impressive figures of 7/42.
Batting
On top of that, Jadeja showcased his best-knock batting performance against England in 2022. In this match, Ravindra Jadeja struck 46 runs off 29 balls which supported team India to gain its victory by 49 runs.
Undoubtedly, Ravindra Jadeja is one of the most talented and versatile all-rounder Indian cricketer. Jadeja popularly called by his sweet nickname ‘Jaddu’ has appeared in a total of 343 international matches of which he score 6,307 runs with an average of 32.67. Also, this track record holds Jadeja’s 4 centuries and 33 half-centuries with his best score 175 runs.
No one can deny the fact that Ravindra Jadeja’s role was critically important in the Indian team as it helped the country achieve titles of ICC Champions Trophy 2013 and ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
Ravindra Jadeja’s Retirement Note on Instagram
Following Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s retirement after the glorious T20 World Cup victory, the 35-year-old All-Rounder Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja also announced his retirement from the T20 Internationals format.
While Virat Kohli announced his retirement right after the final match, he conveyed that he wishes the more younger players to take the center stage. Here is what Virat Kohli exactly said: “Now it is time for the upcoming younger generation to take the center stage and the T20 format game forward”.
After this incident, Jadeja announced his retirement and took it to Instagram posting a picture that depicts him holding the 2024 T20 World Cup Trophy. The picture had the following caption note:
“With a heart full of gratefulness and gratitude, Here by I salute and bid farewell to T20 internationals. Like a tireless elegant horse trotting with a sense of duty and pride, I have continuously served my absolute best for my nation and I will always continue to do in other formats. This victory in the T20 World Cup 2024 was a dream come true for me. And, definitely this is a defining moment and highest point of my T20 International career to date. Hearty thanks for all the memories, best cheers, and the never-ending support.
Jai hind
Ravindrasinh Jadeja”
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Conclusion
Ravindra Jadeja has come a long way from struggling to make his mark during the under 19 age group cricket matches. And, exactly at that age Jadeja lost his mother Lata Jadeja who was a great support to him. From those critical situations to emerging as an all-rounder Indian cricketer and proving his talent internationally is great.
Although his performances in this T20 World Cup 2024 was not like how audience expected with an average batting and moderate bowling. But still, his presence and contribution to the Indian team earlier created an impression and goodwill among the audience that kept him withstanding so long.
Hence, Ravindra Jadeja decided to retire from the T20 format right after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s retirement in order to let the next generation take the T20 format ahead.
