After star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja announced his retirement from the T20 internationals on Sunday. The 35-year-old took to social media to announce his decision, “With a heart full of gratitude, I bid farewell to T20 internationals,” he wrote.
Jadeja has played 74 T20Is in which he managed to score 515 runs at an average of 21.05 and strike rate of 127.16. With the ball, he scalped 54 wickets at an economy of 7.13.
The left-hander also mentioned that he would continue to be part of the team in other formats. “Like a steadfast horse galloping with pride, I’ve always given my best for my country and will continue to do so in other formats.”
“Winning the T20 World Cup was a dream come true, a pinnacle of my T20 International career. Thank you for the memories, the cheers, and the unwavering support,” Jadeja further wrote.
Though Jadeja has played all the games in the recently concluded World Cup he has had a forgettable campaign as a player. The batter managed to score just 35 runs in the entire tournament at an average of 11.67 and with the ball only picked one wicket.
Could not fit in team
Though Jadeja has been part of the Indian T20I setup for a long time his contributions with the bat have been few and far between. His limitations as a T20 batsman come from his deficiencies in his range hitting. He isn’t the power hitter that a team would slot in the lower order.
However, the Indian top order in T20Is has been populated with star names which meant that Jadeja had to bat in the lower order for the team as an all-rounder.
Even with the ball though he can tighten the screws in the middle overs he hardly has had match-winning spells. Captains also have been often reluctant to use him in the Powerplays. Jadeja has taken only 7 wickets in the first six overs and has an economy rate of 8.19.
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