Lucknow: Indian team's star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has followed the path of legendary batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. In fact, after Rohit Virat's retirement in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, now Jadeja has also announced his retirement from T20 cricket. Let us tell you that this World Cup of Jadeja did not go as expected as he could not perform well with both bat and ball. However, now after becoming the world champion, he has said goodbye to this format and will no longer be seen playing T20 cricket for India.
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Jadeja is currently 35 years old and at such a time he has decided to leave one format of cricket. However, the star all-rounder will continue to serve India in ODI and Test cricket. However, he will no longer be seen in the shortest format of cricket. This was a golden opportunity for the left-handed batsman as he became the world champion. Jadeja took to Instagram to announce his retirement.
Sharing a picture with the World Cup trophy, Jadeja wrote, “With a heart full of gratitude, I say goodbye to T20 International. Like a determined horse running with pride, I have always given my best for my country and will continue to do so in other formats as well. Winning the T20 World Cup was a dream come true, the pinnacle of my T20 International career. Thank you for the memories, enthusiasm and unwavering support. Jai Hind.”
If we look at Jadeja's T20 career, he has scored 515 runs in 41 innings of 74 T20 matches at an average of 21.46 and a strike rate of 127.16. During this, his highest score has been 46 runs. If we talk about the talent of the legendary player, then these figures do not match it. Apart from this, in bowling, he took 54 wickets and during this time he conceded runs with an economy of 7.13.
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