CSK teammates MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja. (AFP)
Ravindra Jadeja was made the captain of the facet earlier than the beginning of the Indian Premier League final 12 months however needed to make method for the return of MS Dhoni because the skipper halfway by way of the event
Ace allrounder Ravindra Jadeja, who dumped as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain final 12 months and had reportedly walked out of the group resort in Mumbai, seems to have patched-up his relations with the franchise after a protracted and frank chat with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, based on a report.
Jadeja was made the captain of the facet earlier than the beginning of the Indian Premier League (IPL) final 12 months however needed to make method for the return of Dhoni because the skipper halfway by way of the event after he did not ship the specified outcomes. His elimination from the publish of captain and Dhoni’s stern feedback appeared to have upset Jadeja, however chat with Dhoni – the pre-eminent authority within the CSK set-up – and likewise CEO Kasi Viswanathan have now cleared the “air of misunderstanding”, according to a report in Cricbuzz.
Jadeja’s interaction with the CSK authorities reportedly took place before he joined the team in Chennai. It is learnt that the franchise elders explained to Jadeja that captaincy was turning out to be a burden for him and hurting his performance and Jadeja understood. The franchise, however, is not willing to divulge any details about Jadeja’s one-on-one interactions with Dhoni and Viswanathan.
The allrounder had a forgettable season last year, scoring just 116 runs at an average of 19 and claiming a mere five wickets while going for over seven runs per over.
“I think Jadeja knew last season he’d be captaining this year. For the first two games, I oversaw his work and let him be later. After that, I insisted he’d take his own decisions and responsibility for them. Once you become captain, it means a lot of demands come in. But it affected his mind as the tasks grew. I think captaincy burdened his prep and performances,” Dhoni said after a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 1 last year.
However, from what has been shared by the franchise on social media, the mood in the camp is upbeat. The franchise shared a video of Jadeja’s reunion with Dhoni at CSK’s practice session on March 23 that showed the two long-term friends engaging in some happy banter. Then an Instagram post by the franchise featured a silhouette photograph of Jadeja in the CSK jersey with the caption “Tell the world, Thalapathy (The Leader) is here.”
Jadeja had harm his knee within the Asia Cup and was out of motion since September 2022 earlier than returning strongly within the just-concluded Test and ODI sequence in opposition to Australia. Jadeja has 2,502 runs in 210 matches within the IPL with a strike fee of 127.59. He has additionally bagged 132 wickets. He has been part of the CSK franchise in two phases. The first part lasted from 2012 to 2015. He returned to the facet once more in 2018 after CSK got here again into the IPL following a two-year ban and continues to be part of the Yellow Brigade.
“Jaddu is okay, he’s comfortable to be again with the group and could be very eager to do nicely. He is trying ahead to the season,” a CSK official told Cricbuzz.
CSK begin their IPL campaign this year with a match against defending champions Gujarat Titans on March 31 and will be looking to add to their four IPL titles.
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