Legendary Indian cricketer, T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy winner Ravindra Jadeja has joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).
The BJP national president, JP Nadda, announced his membership drive on September 2nd in Delhi, which was initiated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s renewal of membership.
The cricketer’s wife, Rivaba Jadeja, is a BJP MLA. She shared the news on her social media handle, posting pictures of her husband as a new member.
Before Rivaba joined the party in 2019, she was fielded by the BJP in 2022. She went on to be victorious against her AAP-named opponent. Since then, she has been a Member of the Legislative, and now her husband looks to follow in her footsteps.
Jadeja announced his retirement early on from the T20I after India’s triumph in the ICC event, earlier, this year. Jadeja, aged 35, will be seen for India in ODIs and Tests from now, onwards.
What’s next for Jadeja – the cricketer?
Ravindra Jadeja was last seen on the field for India during the final match of the T20 World Cup final against the Proteas. After skipper Rohit and veteran Virat Kohli, he also announced his retirement from the shortest format of the game internationally.
Jadeja is currently the highest-ranked Test all-rounder by ICC, and it has been a long time since he led the list by a huge margin. Jadeja was placed on the Duleep Trophy team; however, the BCCI withdrew his name without any reason or explanation.
Now that he has joined the centrally ruling party as a member, he will next be seen for India in the longest format of the game against Bangladesh in the home Test series. He will also be a crucial player in India’s Champions Trophy campaign if he gets picked for it. Besides, he is likely to be a part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which starts at the end of this year.
