In response to a question on how he got rid of Steve Smith during the 2023 World Cup encounter against Australia on Sunday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja delivered a humorous answer. He joked that he wouldn’t respond to the query since it would be published in English and the opposition would learn of it.
India defeated Australia by six wickets, with Jadeja being the team’s best bowler. In 10 overs, he recorded figures of 3/28, including two maidens. Smith, a great hitter for Australia, was one of his three victims. When Ravindra Jadeja got a ball to pitch on middle and turn past Smith’s bat, the latter, who was batting on 46, appeared to be headed for a huge score. The hitter was confused after the pitch knocked his off-stump.
The left-arm spinner had already dismissed the productive Australian hitter 11 times. A video of the post-match press conference from the India-Australia match was posted on Thursday via the ICC’s Instagram account. In the video, Ravindra Jadeja was questioned about the details of his plan to fire Smith.
He replied:
“Nahi nahi, yeh bataunga nahi. Aap English mein chaap denge, saamne waale samaj jayenge sab. Yeh nahi bataunga.” [I will not answer this. You will print it in English and the opposition team will come to know about it.]
Ravindra Jadeja
The media attendees at the conference broke out in a raucous round of laughing in response to Jadeja’s peculiar comment.
Team India lost 2/3 of the chase after the left-arm spinner’s three-fer limited Australia to under 200. Virat Kohli (85 off 116) and KL Rahul (97* off 115) scored 165 runs for the fourth wicket to help India win convincingly.
Ravindra Jadeja Remains Wicketless as India Defeats Afghanistan
At the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday, India defeated Afghanistan by an eight-wicket margin to earn their second victory of the 2023 World Cup. The Men in Blue kept Afghanistan to 272/8 in their opening game of bowling after losing the toss.
Jasprit Bumrah, the main bowler, excelled with 4/39, while Hardik Pandya collected 2/43. Jadeja bowled eight overs, but without picking up a wicket and for 38 runs.
India successfully defended the mark thanks to skipper Rohit Sharma’s blistering 131 off just 84 balls, which included 16 fours and 5 sixes. In addition to Ishan Kishan (47), Virat Kohli (55* off 56), and Shreyas Iyer (25* off 23), these players made useful contributions to India’s victory.