“Better then you” - Shikhar Dhawan leaves a cheeky comment on Ravindra Jadeja’s latest Instagram post
Former Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan left a lighthearted comment on Ravindra Jadeja’s recent Instagram post. The all-rounder has been enjoying his time off from cricket. He last played during the 2024 T20 World Cup, where India clinched the title by defeating South Africa by seven runs in the final in Barbados on June 29.
The following day witnessed the 35-year-old announce his retirement from the shortest format of the game. He was not considered for India’s three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, which the latter won 2-0, with one match ending in a tie.
On Monday, September 2, Jadeja posted pictures with his mare, captioning them:
“She’s very good at posing #poser”
Dhawan was quick to react and wrote:
“Better then you.”
Dhawan announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket on Saturday, August 24. In a video message, the southpaw said:
“It's important to turn the page to move forward in life and that's why I am announcing my retirement from international and domestic cricket. I am leaving with peace in my heart that I played so long for India. I've told myself, 'Don't feel sad that you won't play for India anymore, but feel happy that you played for the country.’”
The 38-year-old played for India in 34 Test matches, 167 ODIs, and 68 T20Is, amassing 10,867 runs across all formats and hitting 24 centuries.
Ravindra Jadeja released from Team B ahead of the Duleep Trophy
The Indian all-rounder was poised to make his comeback in the Duleep Trophy, which marks the start of the 2024-25 Indian domestic season. However, on August 27, the BCCI announced that Ravindra Jadeja was released from the team without a specific reason.
He is now anticipated to return to action in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, beginning September 19.
Here’s the complete Team B squad for the Duleep Trophy:
Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy (subject to fitness), Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Yash Dayal, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, and N Jagadeesan (wk).