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Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Ravindra Jadeja finally lets it all out on 'difficult' CSK captaincy fiasco: 'All the blame always...'
In 2022, Chennai Super Kings took their first big step towards transition when MS Dhoni shockingly stepped down as captain on the eve of their season opener to hand over the reins to Ravindra Jadeja. However, the hopes came crashing down within a month as Chennai managed just two wins in the first eight matches, amid a significant dip in Jadeja's form. Midway through the season, Jadeja stepped down, handing the duties back to Dhoni, which eventually sparked a major fiasco, with reports hinting at a rift between the two senior players. For the first time since the incident, Jadeja opened up on the "difficult" stint as a captain of Chennai, admitting that he could have done things differently. "It was difficult. In T20 cricket, every ball is an event. It is a fast game but for me it was an experience. I could have done better. As a captain, if you are team is not doing well then all the blame always falls on the captaincy. Thinking, bowling changes, fielding chances. Unfortunately, the team was not doing well. If we were winning and everyone was contributing, then it was not rocket science," Jadeja said in conversation with Chennai teammate Ravichandran Ashwin on the 'Kutti Stories With Ash' YouTube show. An underwhelming season from Chennai and a faltering form of Jadeja forced the all-rounder to resign from his captaincy post in order to "focus more on his game" and "requested Dhoni to lead CSK." Jadeja had reportedly had a conversation with head coach Stephen Fleming and Dhoni before taking the call. N Srinivasan, Super Kings' owner, was also consulted on the matter. Overall, Jadeja managed just 112 runs in eight games, averaging 22.4 at a strike rate of 121.7, a sharp decline in his form, having amassed 459 runs in the previous two seasons at an average of 57.3 and a strike rate of 157.7. His bowling, on the other hand, was also affected. Having picked 19 wickets in the last two seasons at an economy rate of 7.7, he managed only five wickets during his captaincy tenure, at 42.6 and an economy rate of 8.1.
NDTV
5 days ago
- Sport
- NDTV
"It Was Difficult...": Ravindra Jadeja Breaks Silence On Controversial CSK Captaincy Snub
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja finally broke silence on his mid-season removal as Chennai Super Kings skipper in IPL 2022. Three years ago, the all-rounder was appointed as the new leader of CSK after regular skipper and the legendary wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni decided to step down. However, the decision backfired as CSK lost the first four games and were stuck at the bottom of the points table. After eight matches, the franchise sacked Jadeja from the captaincy and brought Dhoni back into the role but that also could not save them from getting knocked out of the playoffs race. After the season, there were many speculations regarding the rift between Jadeja and CSK and some reports even suggested that the all-rounder will be partying ways with the franchise in the upcoming season. However, all the speculations were put to rest after he played for CSK in 2023 and even guided them to their fifth title with his match-winning performance in the final against Gujarat Titans. Three years later, Jadeja appeared on a podcast of his CSK teammate Ravichandran Ashwin and opened up about the controversy. "It was difficult. In T20 cricket, every ball is an event. It is a fast game but for me it was an experience. I could have done better. As a captain, if you are team is not doing well then all the blame falls on the captaincy. Thinking, bowling changes, fielding chances. Unfortunately, the team was not doing well. If we were winning and everyone was contributing, then it was not rocket science," said Jadeja on Ravichandran Ashwin's YouTube Channel on his flagship show 'Kutti Stories With Ash.' "Sometimes, normal things work, but when your players, batters and bowlers don't contribute, you cannot win in the T20 format. I felt I could have done better, could I have done differently," he added. Jadeja further stated that during T20 matches, it is important for the captain to keep shuffling the batting order, in order to get the momentum right. "A few days I thought, but then I realised that when batsmen and bowlers don't contribute then everything looks negative. If you perform well, then everything looks well. This change worked. In the T20 format, batting order needs to be shuffled," said Jadeja. Listen to the latest songs, only on
