New Delhi: Former Chennai Super Kings skipper Ravindra Jadeja, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the IPL 2022, was unfollowed by the franchise on their Instagram handle. The development has sparked rumours that all is not well between Jadeja and the CSK team management, ANI reported. Jadeja has been associated with CSK for 10 years.
The sudden development has led to speculations on social media that Jadeja left the season abruptly because of some issues with the team. In fact, it has not been a smooth ride for Jadeja in this year's IPL tournament after CSK retained the all-rounder for Rs 16 crore.
When asked about Jadeja's decision to unfollow the franchise on social media, CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan told PTI, "I have no clue about all this stuff like instagram and twitter and so I won't be able to tell you much about these things."
"CSK management and Dhoni played cheap politics with Jadeja. First dhoni made him scapegoat captain to blamed for worst season, then sacked him from captain in just 8 matches, then Dhoni criticised his captaincy, then CSK unfollowed him and now sacked from IPL BEST PLAYER but insulted," wrote a user on Twitter.
Jadeja has not in the best of form in the IPL, managing just 116 runs and five wickets in the 10 matches he has played so far. After a string of failures, Ravindra Jadeja stepped down as CSK skipper and handed over the captaincy to old guard MS Dhoni. Dhoni had relinquished captaincy of CSK at the start of the season.
On Wednesday, CSK announced that Jadeja had been ruled out of the ongoing edition of the IPL due to a bruised rib, which he suffered during the clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 4.
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"Ravindra Jadeja reported a bruised rib and was unavailable for Chennai Super Kings' game against Delhi Capitals on Sunday. He was under observation and based on medical advice he has been ruled out for the rest of the IPL season," said an official statement from CSK.
Speaking on the issue, former cricketer Aakash Chopra said he feels Jadeja "might not be there next year" for CSK.
"For Chennai I had said that Jadeja won't play the match and I have a feeling he might not be there next year too," Chopra said on his YouTube channel. Citing the example of former CSK player Suresh Raina, Chopra said that the franchise snapped ties with players suddenly and it was seen in the past as well.
"This happens a lot in the CSK camp that there is no clarity on injuries and then a player doesn't play. I remember it was in 2021 that Suresh Raina played till a point and after that things came to an end. So, I don't know what is the case with Jaddu (Jadeja), but his absence will be a problem for CSK," Chopra said.
(With ANI inputs)