Tuesday, October 1, 2013

SIR RAVINDRA JADEJA


RAVINDRA  JADEJA is currently known as Sir Ravindra Jadeja. He is a left-handed lower order batsman and a useful part-time spinner. Jadeja made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in 2009 and scored an unbeaten half-century. His Test debut however came in 2012 against England in Nagpur.  His performance in ICC Champions Trophy where he emerged as the highest wicket taker with 12 wickets and also won the golden ball.


Why people called him as Sir Ravindra Jadeja?


His disastrous performance series by series in 2009. He has been a consistent target by Indian fans on social networking sites referred as Sir Ravindra Jadeja jokes and this went viral. When he performed well in the Test series against Australia in 2013 there were Jadeja’s jokes everywhere comparing him Rajinikanth the superstar of South film Industry.

He looked like an effective bowler, but we Fans were left shocked when he became the number one bowler in ICC ODI rankings ahead of Sunil Narine and James Anderson. After that, there has been a diminution in the number of ‘Sir Jadeja’s jokes. Probably, now the fans have earned his skills as a cricketer. 

Indian Premier League
He has played for Rajasthan Royals in the first IPL season and led his team to the title victory and gained him the nickname "Rockstar" by his captain Shane Warne. Next season his performance will be ever better than before. Jadeja sat out the 2010 IPL because of a ban arising from contractual irregularities. In 2011, he was signed by the Kochi Tuskers Kerala. Kochi Tuskers were terminated from the IPL in September 2011
 In the 2012 IPL, Jadeja was bought by Chennai Super Kings for $2 million, becoming the most expensive player of the year's auction. He straight away proved that why CSK bought him so expensive. He scored 48 runs off 29 balls and taken 5/16 in 4 overs becoming the man of the match.

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