Ravindra Jadeja shuts down critics; takes stunning Fifer on his Ranji Return
It has been a dream return for senior Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, as he bagged a fifer on this return to Ranji Cricket. Jadeja had this impressive show in the ongoing Ranji Trophy game from Elite Group D Round 6 match between Saurashtra and Delhi at Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot.
With this, Jadeja has also completed 200 wickets for his state team, Saurashtra, and has now a total of 201 wickets. Jadeja dismissed Sanat Sangwan, Yash Dhull, Ayush Badoni, Navdeep Saini, and Harsh Tyagi to complete his 35th first-class fifer in his career. He finished with 5/66 in 17.4 overs to help his team get an upperhand in the game.
Jadeja's fifer helped Saurashtra bowl out Delhi for just 188 runs in 49.4 overs. Captain Ayush Badoni scored most runs for Delhi, who got out after scoring 60 off 78 balls. Notably, the last two wickets for the all-rounder came off the consecutive deliveries. That means Jadeja will be on a hat-trick as he comes to bowl in the second inning.
Ravindra Jadeja shines on Ranji Return; Rohit, Pant, and Jaiswal failed cheaply.
There have been a lot of talk about the Indian national stars playing in the Ranji. As per the newly launched policy by the BCCI, it is mentioned that all national players must feature in domestic cricket if they are fit. That's where Jadeja has come up with a massive statement for his critics, who doubted him. Jadeja played his last Ranji game back in January 2023, when he took 8 wickets.
Now, with his fifer, he became the fourth bowler to complete 200 or more wickets for Saurashtra. It was his 136th FC game, and he has taken his wicket-tally to 547 with 7466 runs, including 13 centuries and 36 half-centuries. However, it wasn't a great return for Rohit Sharma and other Indian stars. Rohit, who was playing his first domestic match since 2016, made only three off 19 balls in the ongoing game against Jammu and Kashmir.
Yashavi Jaiswal also got out cheaply for an 8-ball four. Shreyas Iyer (11 off 7) and Shivam Dube (0 off 3) also failed with the bat. Mumbai got all out for 120 runs. On the other hand, Shubman Gill, who is leading Punjab, also scored only four off 8. Punjab got all out for just 55 runs against Karnataka.
