Ravindra Jadeja Birthday: Today is the birthday of Ravindra Jadeja, the rockstar all-rounder of the Indian cricket team. He has turned 34 years old.
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Why is Mahendra Singh Dhoni considered the most special captain? Just because he has won titles like World Cup and Champions Trophy for India? Or because he has made Chennai champion four times in IPL and won many matches? Of course, these are the reasons that make him special, but apart from this there is one thing which is not there in every captain. This is identifying a player and turning him into a champion cricketer. There are dozens of examples of this, in which a big name is- Ravindra Jadeja,
For the last almost a decade, Ravindra Jadeja has become an important part of Team India and he is counted among the top all-rounders in the world. Now you must be wondering, why suddenly Jadeja started being talked about? So Sir, the reason for this is today i.e. 6th December. Today is the birthday of this rockstar of Team India. He is only 34 years old.
… Then Jadeja does not become a cricketer
Ravindra Jadeja is a big name in cricket today, but if his father had his way in his childhood, he would never have become a cricketer. Born in Navgam Ghed, Jamnagar, Jadeja’s father Anirudh Jadeja was a watchman in a security agency and wanted to see his son in the army. Although the ghost of cricket was riding on the son’s head. Although Ravindra Jadeja was ready to leave cricket after the death of his mother in 2005, but his sister did not allow this to happen.
He then got early recognition in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup where as captain Virat Kohli’s senapati (vice-captain), he played a big role in making India the champion. The left-arm spin-all-rounder from Saurashtra soon made a mark in domestic cricket and created panic with bat and ball in the Ranji Trophy. Meanwhile, in the first Indian Premier League season of 2008, Jadeja also had a big role in making Rajasthan Royals the champion.
Dhoni made a disciple, did wonders
All these performances gave Jadeja a chance to step into international cricket in 2009 under Dhoni’s captaincy. However, Dhoni’s real impact started showing in 2012, when Chennai Super Kings bought Jadeja in the IPL auction. From here Jadeja’s career started improving, he became a better bowler and also proved his worth with the bat. From behind the wicket, Dhoni instructed this young spinner to bowl special balls against different batsmen and its effect was also visible. In the final of the 2013 Champions Trophy, Jadeja played a special role in winning the title for India by doing wonders with the bat and the ball.
Colors gathered together with Ashwin
Jadeja, who made his Test debut in 2013, then teamed up with Ravichandran Ashwin to form a spin duo that made it difficult for foreign teams to survive on Indian soil in the years to come. The result of this is that since the defeat against England in 2011, India has hardly lost only 3 Test matches. In this, the spin pair of Jadeja-Ashwin and his batting have also contributed significantly.
No.1 all-rounder, best fielder
In the last nearly 3 years, Jadeja has made a big improvement in his performance with the bat and in 2021 became the number one Test all-rounder in the world. At the same time, he is probably number one in the world in fielding. By the way, Jadeja was already good on both these fronts. Jadeja has 3 triple centuries for Saurashtra in first class cricket.
Jadeja has so far taken 242 wickets in 60 Test matches for India, while scoring 2500 runs with the help of 3 centuries. Similarly, in ODIs, he has scored 189 wickets and 2447 runs in 171 matches. At the same time, Jadeja has 51 wickets and 457 runs in 64 T20 matches.
Source: www.tv9hindi.com