Ravindra Jadeja Injury: Jadeja begins RECOVERY after knee surgery, RETURN date to be determined, Follow LIVE

Ravindra Jadeja Injury: India T20 WC Squad: India’s premier spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has returned home to continue his recovery following knee surgery. Jadeja suffered a knee injury during the Asia Cup while he was forced to balance on a ski board. He was not only ruled out of Asia Cup but also T20 World Cup 2022. Now, his return date will be ascertained only when he reports to the NCA after completing the recovery from surgery. Follow T20 World Cup 2022 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.

On Wednesday, he posted a picture on his social media accounts with a cast on his right knee. He was seen walking on crutches.

Ravindra Jadeja Injury: All-rounder begins RECOVERY after knee surgery, RETURN date to be ascertained after T20 World Cup, Check Details

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How did Ravindra Jadeja get injured?

How did Ravindra Jadeja get injured? Before the Asia Cup India vs Pakistan Super 4 clash, India had a day off. The team management decided to go for a team activity at the team hotel in Dubai. Jadeja had to balance himself on a ski-board as part of water-based training activity. While it was fun, it helped them in gaining better balance.

But it went horribly wrong for Jadeja. The fact is that Ravindra Jadeja was already struggling with his knee. He missed three T20Is against West Indies with knee issues. But it was the team activity that ended his chance of being in the World Cup. At the backwater facility in the hotel, he did exactly what he asked of. And by doing so, his already injured knee gave up.

Ravindra Jadeja was rushed back to Mumbai where he underwent a major knee surgery under orthopaedic surgeon Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala. But as the recovery period is long, he has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup.

“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 absolutely unnecessary. He slipped and twisted his knee badly, which led to a surgery,” TOI quoted sources on the development.

Ravindra Jadeja Injury: All-rounder begins RECOVERY after knee surgery, RETURN date to be ascertained after T20 World Cup, Check Details

Series Ravindra Jadeja will miss:

India vs Australia – 3 T20Is
India vs South Africa – 2 T20Is
T20 World Cup 2022
India vs New Zealand – 3 T20Is & 3 ODIs

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BCCI furious with team management: However, the serious thing is that the training activity is not part of any training manual. Rather, it was an invention of an individual, who was very much aware of Jadeja’s underlying knee problem. While the BCCI is right to be furious, they are also unhappy with Head coach Rahul Dravid.

That Dravid did not stop the incident from happening despite knowing the risk and hasn’t said anything about it made BCCI fuming. But as things stand, Jadeja is out of the T20 World Cup and will spend nearly three months recuperating from his injury. Furthermore, his future in playing all three formats is also doubtful due to the seriousness of the injury and the string of injuries he has had.

“What’s surprising here is, 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 told TOI.

Ravindra Jadeja Injury: All-rounder begins RECOVERY after knee surgery, RETURN date to be ascertained after T20 World Cup, Check Details

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