Indian cricket fans at the Old Trafford applauded the magnificent half-century by the all-rounder who was benched for most of the tournament. Jadeja literally tore apart the Kiwi bowling attack to “bits and pieces”.
After Jadeja reached his half-century and celebrated it by doing the famous sword celebration, Rohit Sharma’s gestured towards him from the dressing the room is going viral and winning hearts of fans over the internet.
Jadeja (77 off 59 balls) used every ounce of his 'bits and pieces' skill but the 'men in blue' could only get as far as 221 in 49.3 overs in pursuit of 240 after famed top-order imploded on a day when it mattered most as a gritty New Zealand survived a swift counter attack from Jadeja to win an exciting World Cup semi-final by 18 runs, on Wednesday.