When Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Nicholas Pooran, he showed his finger to the batsman and then pointed towards his victory, this celebration started being discussed. After the match, Jadeja told the story behind his new celebration and why he did it. Due to the excellent bowling of Rajasthan Royals, Lucknow Super Giants could not chase 160 runs in the match played on Wednesday and lost their fifth match of the season.
Ravindra Jadeja received the Player of the Match award in the match against Lucknow Super Giants, he took 1 wicket and played a brilliant inning of 43 runs in 29 balls. It was only because of Jadeja’s innings that the team was able to cross the 150 mark, while other batsmen were seen struggling on the difficult pitch of Ekana.
Jadeja said – “It feels great to have received the ‘Man of the Match’ award. I want to dedicate this to the Education Minister of Gujarat (who is his wife). My wife told me yesterday that I will do better today, and I did the same. It was not easy to bat on this wicket, because the ball had both seam and swing.”
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What did Jadeja say about the celebration?
Nicholas Pooran was caught out while trying to hit a big shot on Jadeja’s ball. Jadeja’s new style was seen on this wicket, he showed his finger to the batsman and pointed towards his pocket. After the match, Jadeja said, “Yes, Nicholas Pooran is in my pocket. This thought suddenly came to my mind and I did the same.”
Regarding slow bowling, he said, “The ball was gripping, so I was thinking should I bowl fast or slow? When I bowled slow, I got a good grip on the ball, and that helped me.”
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Rajasthan reached second place
Rajasthan Royals had previously lost two consecutive matches, on Wednesday the team stopped this sequence and registered its fifth win of the season. After this victory, Rajasthan has moved from fourth to second place, the team has 10 points and net run rate is +0.790.