Due to a bizarre knee injury for which he just underwent surgery, India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is expected to miss the T20 World Cup 2022 after being disqualified from the Asia Cup 2022 competition, where he had only played two matches.
According to sources, Jadeja’s latest brush with the knee ailment may have been entirely averted. Jadeja has been battling knee troubles that prevented him from playing in the ODI series in the West Indies.
Jadeja was required to participate in a water-based training exercise in the hotel’s “backwater” facility while the Indian squad was based there while competing in the Asia Cup T20 event.
“He had to balance himself on some kind of a ski-board as part of an adventure activity – not part of the training manual at all. It was unnecessary. He slipped and twisted his knee badly, which led to surgery,” sources cited.
The injury to star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has disrupted the team’s combination, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is not pleased. “We are not pleased about Jadeja’s injury. He should have kept the World Cup in mind while participating in risky behaviours. But he was not at fault, and he did not anticipate the World Cup. We are dissatisfied with Jadeja’s actions “ANI obtained information from a source.
The sources also questioned the need of engaging in such a dangerous ski-boarding sport before such a significant T20 World Cup competition. According to reports, BCCI executives are furious over how the injury occurred.
The severity of the injuries, according to people in the know, is so great that an explanation will soon be required, even though no formal queries have been made as of yet.
“What’s surprising here is, that Head Coach Rahul Dravid hasn’t ‘lost his cool’ given how the injury occurred. Ideally, one would have expected Dravid to question this entire process. All said, the bottom line is – India will travel to Australia without Jadeja,” sources added.
After playing the first two games of the Asia Cup 2022 against Pakistan and Hong Kong, Jadeja hurt his right knee and was ruled out.
Jadeja underwent knee surgery on Tuesday, and the all-rounder will shortly begin his recovery. On Tuesday, He posted on Instagram to declare the outcome of his procedure.
Jadeja’s performance before injury
Before getting hurt, Jadeja was having a strong Asia Cup 2022. He scored a match-winning 35 in the opening game against Pakistan and finished with figures of 0/11 in two overs. He did not bat in the following game against Hong Kong, although he did take 1/15 with the ball and played excellent fielding.
Jadeja was once among the bowlers with the best economy rate, conceding only 15 runs in four overs for one wicket, however, he did not bat against Hong Kong in the next game.
After this game, Jadeja had a freak injury and was unable to play in India’s subsequent five-wicket loss against Pakistan.
This year, the outstanding all-arounder has played to a high level. Jadeja has scored 201 runs in eight innings, at an average of 50.25, in nine T20Is this season. This year, his top individual score in the format is 46*. In addition to this, he has taken five wickets, with his highest total being 1/15.
He has scored 328 runs in five innings at an average of 82.00 in three tests this year. In the sport’s lengthier version, he has scored two centuries this year. His highest score this year was 175*, which he achieved against Sri Lanka. In this format, he has also claimed 10 wickets, with a best of 5/41.
He has 36 runs in two innings at an average of 36.0 in three ODIs this season. This year, 29 is his best format score. In this format, he has also taken a wicket.
Team India, which is already eliminated from the Asia Cup, may have a harder time finding a suitable substitute in Jadeja’s absence.
In the Asia Cup opener against Pakistan, the all-rounder bowled two overs and was the most economical of the group while also making an experimental 35 runs off 29 balls while batting at number four, ahead of Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya
