2 min learnMar 31, 2026 03:04 PM IST
Donning the pink of Rajasthan Royals, Ravindra Jadeja’s emotional reunion together with his former IPL franchise, Chennai Tremendous Kings, resulted in his aspect’s snug eight-wicket win on Monday night time. Whereas he had the wooden over his former group with a wonderful bowling efficiency, Jadeja revealed that he couldn’t meet up with his former India and CSK captain MS Dhoni in Guwahati.
After having performed 200 matches for CSK and emerged as its most profitable spinner through the years, Jadeja was linked in a commerce together with his first IPL franchise, RR, forward of the IPL 2026 public sale final December. Heading into the fixture, Jadeja revealed that he couldn’t reconnect together with his former India and CSK skipper Dhoni.
“Baat nahi hui, kyunki Mahi bhai cellphone band hello rakhte hain (Didn’t communicate with Mahi bhai as he retains his cellphone off),” Jadeja instructed the broadcasters. “Baat nahi hui, par jab bhi predominant milunga Mahi bhai se toh khoob saari baatein karunga (I couldn’t communicate however will do rather a lot once I meet Mahi bhai).”
Jadeja additionally mirrored on rejoining his boyhood franchise, with whom he received the IPL in its inaugural version in 2008. T
“I’m liking the pink color. The yellow had began to really feel a bit previous, however I’m simply joking. Clearly, leaving a franchise like CSK, the place I had performed for 12-13 years, was just a little tough initially. It was very emotional. However I instructed myself that modifications like these are additionally a part of the journey,” stated Jadeja.
“The great factor was that I’m now with the group the place I had first received an IPL title. That reminiscence has all the time stayed with me, that after the Beneath-19 World Cup, I began my IPL profession there and received the title in my very first season. I’ve carried these reminiscences together with a constructive mindset, and my goal is to study as a lot as I can with the brand new group and in addition share my expertise with the group,” Jadeja stated on Jio Hotstar.
The veteran Saurashtra all-rounder beforehand performed two seasons for RR in 2008 and 2009, scoring 430 runs whereas selecting up six wickets.