Jadeja kisses CSK’s logo after IPL match:’Very emotional’, 37-year-old melts hearts, reflects on exit from franchise

After Rajasthan Royals’ victory, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja kissed the crest of his old team, the Chennai Super Kings. His emotional gesture went viral online, melting hearts across the cricket community. In the match played in Guwahati on Monday, Rajasthan defeated Chennai by 8 wickets. Jadeja met Khaleel Ahmed after match After the match, Jadeja met left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed and kissed the Chennai logo on his jersey. He admitted that it was not easy to part ways with the team. Jadeja said that after spending 12-13 years with the same franchise, the change was very emotional, but he accepted it as part of his career. A new beginning in Rajasthan again Jadeja has now returned to the same team where his IPL career began. Returning to Rajasthan after 17 years, Jadeja said, “I’m liking the pink colour. The yellow had started to feel a bit old, but I’m just joking. Obviously, leaving a franchise like CSK, where I had played for 12-13 years, was a little difficult initially. It was very emotional. But I told myself that changes like these are also part of the journey. The good thing was that I’m now with the team where I had first won an IPL title.” Also Read: ‘At 15, Vaibhav is dominating established bowlers’:Sooryavanshi’s blistering 52 compels ex-cricketers to go all praises for RR prodigy He further added, “That memory has always stayed with me, that after the Under-19 World Cup, I started my IPL career there and won the title in my very first season. I have carried those memories along with a positive mindset, and my aim is to learn as much as I can with the new group and also share my experience with the team.” Jadeja bagged two wickets in single over Jadeja took two crucial wickets in the match as he dismissed Shivam Dube and Sarfaraz Khan in the same over. Interestingly, his gun celebration went viral after dismissing Dube. Notably, Rajasthan restricted Chennai to 127 runs and won by losing 2 wickets in 12.1 overs. Jadeja played the first match for Chennai in 2012 Ravindra Jadeja played his first match for Chennai in the 2012 season. CSK bought him for ₹9.72 crore in the auction and included him in the team.