Mumbai: The last few weeks have been a nightmare for star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Two days before the start of the IPL, Mahendra Singh Dhoni decided to relinquish the captaincy. Jadeja became the new captain of Chennai. After 37 days, he decided to step down and Dhoni had to take over again. According to reports, Ravindra Jadeja may now be out of the entire tournament. However, this has not been confirmed by Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Jadeja is currently injured. He suffered the injury while fielding in a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Chennai lost the match. The team’s next match was against Delhi Capitals, in which Jadeja did not play due to injury. Chennai won the match against Delhi.
Less hope of reaching the playoffs
Under Ravindra Jadeja’s captaincy, Chennai played the first eight matches, winning only two. The impact of Jadeja’s captaincy was also seen in his batting and bowling. Due to poor performance, Jadeja handed over the captaincy to Dhoni again. In such a scenario, the Chennai team has played a total of 11 matches so far, out of which only 4 have been won. The team is ranked 9th in the points table with 8 points. Also, Chennai’s hopes of reaching the playoffs are slim.
If Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) win one more match, both will have 16-16 points. In such a scenario, Chennai will be completely knocked out of the tournament, as the CSK team now has only 3 matches to play. Even if Chennai wins all three matches, they will have only 14 points.
CSK does not want to take risks with Jadeja
According to sources, the Chennai team management had recently assessed Jadeja’s injury, which made it very difficult for him to recover quickly. Chennai now have only 3 matches to play in the league and have no hope of reaching the playoffs. In such a situation, the CSK team does not think of taking any risk with Jadeja. Because of this Jadeja could be rested from the tournament.
If reports are to be believed, nothing good is going on between Jadeja and the Chennai team. Chennai team management has also unfollowed Ravindra Jadeja on social media account. However, this claim is being made only on social media. It is now believed that Jadeja’s exit will also be announced soon. Ravindra Jadeja has played 10 matches so far in the IPL 2022 season, in which he has scored only 116 runs at an average of 19.33. Jadeja also looked pale in bowling this season. He has taken only 5 wickets in bowling.
As captain, Jadeja may not have the support of the team: Kirmani
Syed Kirmani, who is currently the wicketkeeper-batsman of the 1983 World Cup-winning Indian team, also took the opportunity to say that Jadeja may not have the full support of the rest of the people. This may be the reason why he lacks confidence and it is affecting his game. “There is no shame in a player leaving the captaincy due to poor performance,” Kirmani said. Kirmani also said that Jadeja was made captain in Dhoni’s time, which would have created a feeling of jealousy in the team.
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