Calls The Interview “ Nonsense ” And “ Scripted ”
Team India’s all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has refuted the allegations levelled by his father Anirudhsinh Jadeja. The latter had reportedly accused the cricketer’s wife Rivaba of creating differences in their family and keeping Ravindra away from his father and sister.
In a post on the social platform X, Ravindra called his father’s interview with a Gujarati daily “nonsense” and “scripted” and claimed it was an attempt to tarnish his wife, Rivaba’s image.
In the interview, Ravindra Jadeja’s father Anirudhsinh Jadeja had reportedly said he has “no relation whatsoever with Ravi (Ravindra Singh Jadeja) or his wife (Rivaba Jadeja)”. He had accused the cricketer’s wife Rivaba of the current rift between the members of the family.
Ravindra Jadeja put out a post that had a message in Gujarati on his X, which read, “All the things said in the nonsense interview are meaningless and untrue. It is a one-sided story and I completely deny the allegations. The attempts made to tarnish the image of my wife are truly reprehensible and unbecoming. I, too, have a lot to say but won’t do it publicly.”
Anirudhsinh Jadeja was interviewed by a Gujarati news daily recently. In the interview, he stated that he has “no relation whatsoever with Ravi (Ravindra Singh Jadeja) or his wife (Rivaba Jadeja)”. “We don’t call them and they don’t call us,” he added.
He claimed that a dispute erupted early on, within three months of Ravindra Jadega’s wedding to Rivaba. “I live alone in Jamnagar, while Ravindra lives in his Panchvati bungalow separately. He too lives in Jamnagar, the same city, but we don’t meet. I don’t know what magic the wife has done…,” he was quoted by as saying by the publication.
The senior Jadeja accused the Indian cricketer, his son, of not maintaining cordial relations with him and his daughter (Ravindra Jadeja’s sister). “I don’t call Ravindra, and I don’t need him. He is not my father; I am his father. He is the one who is supposed to call me. All of this makes me cry. His sister also weeps on Rakshabandhan.” he added.
Completes 15 Years In International Cricket
Team India’s all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Thursday completed 15 years in international cricket. Posting on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, Jadeja said that he is grateful for every moment in the past 15 years. “15 years of living my dream – grateful for every moment,” Jadeja wrote on the social media platform.
Ravindra Jadeja made his international debut on February 8, 2009, against Sri Lanka in the ODI format. He has appeared in 197 one-day matches wherein he scored 2756 runs at an average of 32.42 and got 220 wickets.
The 35-year-old’s T20I debut was on February 10, 2009, against Sri Lanka. Thereafter, he has played 66 20-over matches and scored 480 at an average of 22.86. However, he has exhibited his prowess as a bowler, picking up 53 wickets in the shortest format.
Jadeja’s Test debut came in 2018 against England. He has scored 2893 runs in the Test format at an average of 36.16, taking part in 101 innings and bagging 280 wickets.
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