India’s veteran spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja’s wife and Gujarat’s Education Minister, Rivaba Jadeja, made a statement that has caused speculation among Indian cricket fans and on social media platforms. During her speech, she questioned the rituals and the responsibilities of the Indian players, which quickly brought the issue into the spotlight.

A video has gone viral on social media platforms where Rivaba was heard praising her husband for his integrity and avoiding negative influences. Even though she didn’t take any names, the comments have been quite alarming about the general atmosphere and the culture of the Indian cricket team. She added that Jadeja could have gotten involved in wrong activities.

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“My husband frequently travels to countries like London, Dubai, and Australia for cricket, and, despite being exposed to different environments, he has never fallen into any kind of addiction or wrongdoing. While some other players in the team get involved in intoxication and bad habits, my husband could have done the same, but he chose not to because he understands his responsibilities very well.” Rivaba expressed.

Ravindra Jadeja’s wife accuses Indian players of addiction

Jadeja is one of the finest players for India to ever represent the team across the formats. He has already retired from the shortest format last year after the T20 World Cup 2024 and is not part of the ODI and Test side of the national team. The 37-year-old, who made his international debut 16 years ago, has featured in 89 Tests, 207 ODIs, and 74 T20Is in his successful career.

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"मेरे पति (रवींद्र जडेजा , क्रिकेटर)को लंदन , दुबई, ऑस्ट्रेलिया जैसे अनेकों देशों में खेलने के लिए जाना होता है फिर भी आज दिन तक उन्होंने कभी व्यसन नहीं किया क्योंकि वो अपनी जवाबदारी को समझते हैं @Rivaba4BJP जी , शिक्षा मंत्री गुजरात सरकार #Rivabajadeja #ravindrajadeja pic.twitter.com/OyuiPFPvVa

— राणसिंह राजपुरोहित (@ransinghBJP) December 10, 2025

Jadeja is expected to be back in the Indian colours for their upcoming three-match ODI series against New Zealand at home. Afterwards, he will be representing the Rajasthan Royals in the 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League. It will be a return for the all-rounder to his first franchise after nearly 16 years.

Through a deal, Jadeja made an emotional move from his old-time IPL franchise, Chennai Super Kings, to the Royals as the latter’s captain, Sanju Samson, joined the five-time champions as a part of the deal.

India, having won the toss after more than two years in ODI cricket, decided to bowl first during the third ODI of the three-match series against South Africa at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. They drew the first blood in the opening over after Ryan Rickelton got the outside edge into the hands of the wicket-keeper. 

But since then, Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock recovered the innings pretty well with the second wicket stand of 113 runs. The latter kept nailing the spinners and the pacers around the park to get full advantage and shoulder them ahead in the contest. It was also the second-highest second-wicket ODI stand against India in India.

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But Ravindra Jadeja was able to break the stand on the last delivery of the 21st delivery. The left-arm spinner slowed it up and dangled it outside the off-stump. Bavuma, who was struggling for 48 runs in 67 balls, had his eyes lit up as he went for a huge drive to slice the ball into the hands of Virat Kohli at backward point.

Virat Kohli’s celebrates after Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Temba Bavuma

Just after grabbing the catch, Kohli stared at Bavum before taking the entire team in a huddle to get their momentum back into the game. The Test captain of the Rainbow Nation returned to the hut for 48 runs with the help of five boundaries as the Proteas reached 114/2 in 21 overs.

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And that's the breakthrough India were looking for... 🙌🏻#RavindraJadeja strikes to get #TembaBavuma caught by #ViratKohli! 👏🏻#INDvSA 3rd ODI, LIVE NOW 👉 https://t.co/Es5XpUmR5v pic.twitter.com/n5fWutNUNK

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) December 6, 2025

However, de Kock was in a fierce mood from the other end. The left-handed batter fast-tracked himself to 84 runs in just 69 deliveries at a strike rate of 121.74, shouldering on seven boundaries and five over boundaries. Meanwhile, India used various tactics.

The hosts brought Tilak Verma into the playing eleven at the expense of Washington Sundar, who had a light workload in the first two games. The Proteas brought Rickelton and Ottneil Baartman into their playing eleven to replace the two injured players.

The veteran left-arm spinner of the Indian cricket team, Ravindra Jadeja, has scripted new history during the second Test against the Proteas at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Jadeja became the second left-arm spinner in the red-ball format to take 50 or more wickets in 115 years. The last man to achieve the feat was England’s Colin Blythe.

The England spinner featured in 10 Test matches against the Proteas, where he claimed 59 wickets at an average of around 17, thanks to six five-wicket hauls. Jadeja is followed by some of the greats of the game, including the former Sri Lanka captain, Rangana Herath, who claimed 43 wickets in 11 Tests, while New Zealand's Daniel Vettori got 21 wickets in 14 games against the Proteas.

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Jadeja was excellent on the fourth day of the second Test. His first wicket of the morning session was when the ball spun as the left-handed Protea batter, Ryan Rickelton, miscued the shot into the hands of the extra cover fielder. Meanwhile, Aiden Markram’s forward defense was breached with a sharp spin from the left-arm spinner.

Ravindra Jadeja becomes second left-arm spinner to pick 50 Test wickets against South Africa

Jadeja also trapped the left-handed South Africa batter, Tony de Zorzi, with a ball that spun sharply and trapped the southpaw before the stumps. The review couldn’t save the batter, while on the other hand, Jadeja sent back Tristan Stubbs before the tourists declared the innings.

The Saurashtra spinner, who finished with fine figures of 4/62 in 28.3 overs, including three maidens, is now the joint leading wicket-taker in the longest format for India with Ravichandran Ashwin at home, thanks to 46 wickets. He is the fifth spinner of the Indian side to cross the 50-wicket mark against the Rainbow Nation.

Stubbs ended with 94 runs in 180 balls at a strike rate of 52 with the help of nine boundaries and one six to declare at 260/5 and set a massive target of 549 runs for the Indian side to chase in less than a day’s play.

The first session of the second day of the second Test between India and South Africa at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati belongs to the visitors, whose two overnight batters- Kyle Verreynne and Senuran Muthusamy, who negotiated the opening session of the second day’s play. There was an early survival for Muthusamy, who thanked the review. 

The left-handed batter went for a sweep shot against the left-arm spinner, Ravindra Jadeja, who had nearly adjusted him before the stumps with the third umpire raising his finger. But the review confirmed that the batter got a little bit of glove on the ball, which ruled the dismissal and kept the batter alive in the middle.

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However, Jadeja finally broke the stand with the wicket of Kyle Verryenne, who looked to come down the track and defend Jadeja, who was smart enough to put the ball wide of the stumps and got stumped by the wicket-keeper and captain, Rishabh Pant. The umpire confirmed the dismissal after checking if he had collected the ball after it crossed the stumps.

Watch: Ravindra Jadeja draws first blood on second day of IND vs SA 2nd Test in Guwahati

With the wicket of Verreynne, Jadeja becomes the joint-leading wicket-taker for India at home against South Africa. He joined Harbhajan Singh, the former off-spinner of the team, to pick 42 wickets. Ravindra has collected those wickets in just 16 innings at an average of 18.28 and a strike rate of 48.60. Ravichandran Ashwin tops the chart with 46 wickets in 13 innings at 15.73.

Experience pays off! 👏

Clever move from #RavindraJadeja, fires the ball wide as he saw Verreynne stepping out. 💪#INDvSA 2nd Test, Day 2 LIVE NOW 👉https://t.co/J8u4bmcZud pic.twitter.com/zlAfYkyv5b

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) November 23, 2025

Verreynne and Muthusamy enjoyed a partnership of 88 runs for the seventh wicket, which is now the highest seven-wicket stand for the Proteas against India in India, as they overtook de Brynn and Shaun Pollock’s 60-run stand in Kanpur nearly 21 years ago. The Proteas were in a strong place with 358/7.

India would hope to bring the curtains down rapidly and restrict the visitors to anything under the 400-run mark. But they had to break the defense of Muthusamy, who was on 75 in 169 balls and looked to meditate in the middle.

Ravindra Jadeja offered India a much-needed breakthrough in the form of South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma. Bavuma was going for another Test half-century when Jadeja clinched his wicket. With perfect technique and execution, Yashasvi Jaiswal took a brilliant catch. 

The opening pair of Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton gave South Africa a solid start in the second Test match at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati. Markram and Rickelton scored 38 and 35 runs, respectively. When South Africa was at 82 runs, they lost both of their openers. 

After losing the openers, Tristan Stubbs and Temba Bavuma started to drive the innings with precision. From 82/2, South Africa easily edged past the 150-run mark with Stubbs and Bavuma in the middle. Bavuma was the hero in the 1st match of the 2-match Test series as he completed a half-century on the rank turner at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. In Guwahati, he was looking confident to play another big innings. 

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Ravindra Jadeja took the important wicket of SA captain Temba Bavuma:

The South Africa captain headed back to the dugout after scoring 41 runs off 92 balls with five boundaries. Jadeja got the wicket against the run of play when the batters were controlling the motion of the innings.

Kuldeep Yadav 🤝 Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja breaks the partnership of Bavuma & Stubbs.

Good catch by Jaiswal & Rahul. pic.twitter.com/KGDrlUmWgf

— VIKAS (@Vikas662005) November 22, 2025

For the second ball of the 57th over, the experienced Indian all-rounder pitched a full-length, tossed-up, outside-off delivery to Bavuma. Bavuma, who mostly maintains his cool while batting, tried to smash the ball hard. He got the connection but not the elevation. Yashasvi Jaiswal, standing at mid-off, dove forward and grabbed the ball cleanly. Temba Bavuma had to go; Ravindra Jadeja got his first of the match. 

Pin-drop silence at the Eden Gardens. Simon Harmer dismissed Ravindra Jadeja as well. Jadeja took a DRS to review the on-field umpire's decision, but this time too, the umpire was on point. India lost a review and lost the wicket of Ravindra Jadeja.

The South Africa cricket team, champion of the World Test Championship (WTC), is fighting back in Kolkata. After the dismissal of Jadeja, Team India is in deep trouble. Simon Harmer has turned into the wrecker-in-chief for the Temba Bavuma-led side. On the first delivery of the 28th over of the second innings, the South African spinner drifted the delivery towards the batter.

Jadeja, the left-handed batter, got on the front foot to defend but was struck on the full side of his boot. A huge LBW was sought for by South Africa, and the umpire's finger went up. Jadeja, in disbelief, took a DRS call. But he had to go, as the UltraEdge technology confirmed that there was no bat involved with the ball. The ball hit his toe directly. Ball tracking came up with three reds, and India lost another wicket.

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Simon Harmer dismissed Ravindra Jadeja as well

Ravindra Jadeja walks back for 18 (26), and India is 64/5, needing another 60 runs to win. In the first innings too, Harmer took the wicket of Jadeja, through an LBW, almost in a similar fashion. In the low-scoring match, South Africa set a target of 124 for India in the second phase of the India vs South Africa 1st Test. 

Initially, despite the unavailability of Shubman Gill, India was considered the favorite to win the game. But South Africa is showing why they are the defending champion of WTC. Before dispatching Jadeja, Harmer helped his team to get rid of Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel. 

Dominating with the ball on home soil is always special for any bowlers in international cricket, and the bowlers who master it become legends. Achieving 250 Test wickets at home is a dream for any bowler, and if we talk about the Indian bowlers, the spinners are expectedly dominating in the list of Indian bowlers with 250 Test wickets at home. 

Indian bowlers with 250 Test wickets at home

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Ravindra Jadeja

The Indian left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, the only Indian left-arm bowler with at least 150 Test wickets at home, has now recorded 250 Test wickets at home in 103 innings (52 matches) during the 2025 Kolkata Test against South Africa. While he has recorded more than 340 Test wickets, more than 70 percent of his Test wickets have been recorded on home soil. In his home Test career, Jadeja's best bowling figures in an innings and in a match are 7/42 (vs Australia in the 2023 Delhi Test) and 10/110 (vs Australia at Delhi in the 2023 Delhi Test), respectively.  

Harbhajan Singh

Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh recorded 265 Test wickets in 103 innings (55 matches) at home. In his Test career, Harbhajan recorded 18 five-wicket hauls and four ten-wicket hauls at home. His best bowling figures in an innings in his home Test career were 8/84 against Australia during the 2001 Chennai Test. Meanwhile, his best bowling figures in a match at home Test were 15/217 in the same 2001 Chennai Test against Australia.  

Anil Kumble

Legendary Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble, India's only bowler with 600+ Test wickets (619 Test wickets), previously held the record for most Test wickets at home by an Indian, as he recorded 350 wickets in 115 home Test innings (63 matches). Kumble recorded 25 fifers and seven ten-wicket hauls at home in his Test career, with the records for the best bowling figures in an innings with 10/74 (vs Pakistan in the 1999 Delhi Test) and the best bowling figures in a match with 14/149 (vs Pakistan in the 1999 Delhi Test). 

Ravichandran Ashwin

Legendary Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, India's second leading Test wicket-taker (537 Test wickets), holds the record for the most Test wickets at home by an Indian with 383 wickets in 127 innings (65 matches) in home Tests. In his home Test career, Ashwin recorded 29 Test fifers and six Test ten-wicket hauls, with the best bowling figures in an innings and a match being 7/59 (vs New Zealand in the 2016 Indore Test) and 13/140 (vs New Zealand in the 2016 Indore Test), respectively.  

Devon Conway will not be part of the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026, ending his three-year journey with the team. The New Zealand opener joined CSK in 2022 and became a fan favourite because of his calm batting style and consistent performances. But after CSK’s poor season in 2025, the team is planning major changes. Reports say that Rachin Ravindra may also leave the franchise.

CSK bought Conway for ₹6.25 crore at last year’s auction, while the team kept Ravindra for ₹4.25 crore using the right-to-match card.

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What Conway & Rachin Did for CSK

Conway’s form dropped sharply in 2025 after he missed the 2024 season. He was one of CSK’s best batters in 2023, scoring 672 runs in 15 innings at an average of 51.69. But after returning in 2025, he could not repeat that success. He scored only 156 runs in six innings, averaging 26 with a strike rate of 131.09. Since CSK spent ₹6.25 crore on him in the mega auction, the team expected more stability at the top. His poor form hurt CSK’s start and affected their season.

In 2022, Conway scored 252 runs in seven innings at an average of 42 and a strike rate of 145.66. His best season was 2023, when he became the league’s third-highest run-scorer and played a key role in the final against the Gujarat Titans, scoring 47 off 25 balls. Across three seasons, he made 1,080 runs in 29 matches, averaging 43.20 with a strike rate of 139.72.

Rachin Ravindra joined CSK in 2024 and scored 413 runs in 18 innings with a strike rate of 143.60. He hit two fifties but often failed to convert good starts into big scores.

CSK’s Auction Plan

Conway’s exit is part of a big rebuild planned by CSK for the 2026 season. Reports say several players — including Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar and Jamie Overton — may also be released.

The biggest move is the major trade: Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran have joined Rajasthan Royals, while India’s star wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has moved to CSK.

The buzz and excitement of the Indian Premier League (IPL) have been incredible as the trade window has seen several emotional calls being taken by the respective franchises ahead of the retention window. The biggest one on the list was Ravindra Jadeja, who was traded to the Rajasthan Royals, along with the pace bowling all-rounder, Sam Curran.

Meanwhile, in the place of those two players, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) earned the services of Sanju Samson, who could be a solution to many issues for the Yellow franchise, including the wicket-keeping, leading role, and the opening of an Indian batter or at number three. Jadeja’s league has been revised to INR 14 crore, while it remains INR 18 crore for Samson.

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Mohammad Shami, who was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for a price of INR 10 crore, has been traded to the Lucknow Super Giants for the same price ahead of the new season. The right-arm pacer, despite his marvelous success during the 2022 and 2023 seasons of the league for the Gujarat Titans, couldn’t do well last year for the Orange Army.

Ravindra Jadeja and Sanju Samson headline IPL 2026 trade window ahead of mini auction

The leg spinner, Mayank Markande, will return to his old franchise, the Mumbai Indians, following the successful trade by the Kolkata Knight Riders for a price of INR 30 lakh. He began his IPL career with Mumbai and represented the side in 2018, 2019, and 2022. Mumbai, meanwhile, had a successful transfer of their bowling all-rounder, Arjun Tendulkar.

Arjun will now feature for the Lucknow Super Giants for a price of INR 30 lakh. The left-handed Indian batter, Nitish Rana, will play for the Delhi Capitals (DC), which will bring a different balance to the eleven. He will get INR 4.2 crore for the role and is a veteran of the competition.

On the other hand, Donovan Ferrira will return to his first IPL franchise, the Rajasthan Royals (RR), following the successful trade from the Royals. As per the agreement, his fee has been revised from INR 75 lakh to INR 1 crore.

South Africa looked super confident when they bundled out the home side for 189 runs, which at one point looked to be crossing the 250-run mark quite comfortably. But the challenge was always going to be their batting in the second innings and how they could cope with the opponent spinners. 

On the stroke of the tea break on the second ball of the opening Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the Proteas lost their left-handed opening batter, Ryan Rickelton, as Kuldeep Yadav trapped the batter before the stumps, before Ravindra Jadeja joined the party with the wicket of Aiden Markram.

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But the biggest change from Jadeja came during the 17th over of the innings when, on the third ball of the over, he dismissed Wiaan Mulder. The right-handed batter couldn’t do anything as the ball, from the good length, leaped over the shoulder of the batter’s bat and took the gloves into the hands of the wicket-keeper batter.

Watch: Ravindra Jadeja’s double-wicket over gives South Africa body blow during IND vs SA Kolkata Test

Tony de Zorzi was the new man in the middle. The left-handed batter used his broo on the very first ball and swept it behind the wickets and came back for the second run. However, on the very next delivery, the left-arm spinner had the last laugh as Zorzi walked back to the pavilion.

A massive impact yet again! ☝️☝️

🎥 Ravindra Jadeja on fire in the second innings with a double-wicket over! 🔥

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— BCCI (@BCCI) November 15, 2025

The South Africa batter tried to work the length delivery from middle and leg into the leg side as it kicked up on the southpaw before taking a little bit of glove and hit the thigh pad to end into the hands of the short leg fielder- Dhruv Jurel. Suddenly, the Proteas found themselves 40/4, with a lead of only 10 runs.

Earlier in the day, Ravindra Jadeja, who was traded to the Rajasthan Royals from the Chennai Super Kings ahead of the IPL 2026, became the fourth all-rounder in Test history to bag the double of 4000 runs & 300 wickets. He is also the second Indian all-rounder to achieve this feat after Kapil Dev.