India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja found himself in the center of a family storm after his father criticised the cricketer’s wife in an interview. Jadeja was quick to slam the ‘dubious’ interview but refused to delve into details. However, after winning the Player of the Match award upon India’s victory against England in the Rajkot Test, Jadeja dedicated the honour to his wife Rivaba. In a video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Jadeja spoke about how hard his wife has been working behind the scenes to help him push to greater heights on the field.
“It is a special feeling to take a 5-wicket haul in the second innings. And that too, a hundred and a 5-wicket haul in the same Test is special,” Jadeja said in a video.
“This is a special Man of the Match at my home ground. I would like to dedicate this award to my wife. She has been working hard behind the scenes, mentally. She always gives me confidence,” he added.
Earlier, Jadeja said that the claims made by his father in the interview were ‘meaningless and false’.
“The things mentioned in the dubious interview with Divya Bhaskar are meaningless and false. Those are one-sided comments that I deny them. The attempt to tarnish the image of my wife is improper and condemnable. I too have a lot to say but it is better that I don’t reveal those things in public,” Jadeja had said.
Courtesy of Jadeja’s 5-wicket-haul in the second innings of the Rajkot Test, India secured their biggest-ever win in the longest format (in terms of runs), beating England by 434 runs to take 2-1 lead in the series.
