Priya Verma
theindiaprint|01-07-2024
After retiring from T20 international cricket, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar expressed his sincere admiration for Ravindra Jadeja and best wishes for him. In the game’s abbreviated format on Sunday, the outstanding all-rounder joined colleagues Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in declaring his retirement. Jadeja, one of the best fielders in the world, said he will keep playing Tests and ODIs.
Through an Instagram post, Tendulkar complimented Jadeja on a great T20I career. The latter’s development from a budding prodigy to one of the best all-round players in the world was also emphasized by the Indian great.
“It’s amazing how you’ve gone from being an up-and-coming talent in the latter part of my career to an all-format veteran. You’ve amazed us all with your lightning-fast fielding, spells that change the course of games, and important knocks. Congrats on a T20I career that has been amazing! Tendulkar said in his post, “Wishing you the best in the longer formats.”
In response to the touching message from the former cricket player, Jadeja wrote, “Many thanks, Paji. Has great meaning.
It was to be assumed that Jadeja would leave the T20Is the day after Rohit and Kohli did, carrying the World Cup trophy.
It will take some time to find suitable replacements for these three match-winning players in the starting eleven. However, the era of transition will begin as early as next week, when a five-twentieth-century Indian squad matchup against Zimbabwe begins on July 6.
After getting some relaxation throughout the series, Hardik Pandya is anticipated to take over as T20I captain. While on his well-earned vacation, he will be monitoring the performance of the bench players.
However, Axar Patel becomes the team’s best spin-bowling all-round player as a result of Jadeja’s retirement.
Given that Axar was used as a floater in the middle order and sometimes assigned the difficult duty of bowling during the powerplay, it would be reasonable to argue that he has already fulfilled that job at the World Cup.
In the final match against SA, he scored 47 runs off of 31 balls, which helped India overcome a subpar powerplay. Additionally, he had a man-of-the-match performance against England in the semi-final.
Given that Axar was used as a floater in the middle order and sometimes assigned the difficult duty of bowling during the powerplay, it would be reasonable to argue that he has already fulfilled that job at the World Cup.
In the final match against SA, he scored 47 runs off of 31 balls, which helped India overcome a subpar powerplay. Additionally, he had a man-of-the-match performance against England in the semi-final.