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Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja engaged in ‘retirement’ banter because the Indian team celebrated their 2024 T20 World Cup win with a cake-cutting ceremony.
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Teammates Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja engaged in hilarious banter because the Indian team celebrated the anniversary of their 2024 T20 World Cup triumph in Birmingham.
In a video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the staff may be seen bringing in two cakes with icing of ‘Team India’ and ‘Champions Of T20 WC 2024’ respectively. Skipper Shubman Gill, who wasn’t a part of the tournament, urged Mohammed Siraj forward and called for Yashasvi Jaiswal, as others pushed Arshdeep Singh — who was India’s best bowler alongside Jasprit Bumrah — to chop the cake.
Eventually, Arshdeep took a step back and Bumrah, who was reminded of his Player of the Series award, and Siraj cut the cakes. The players shared bites with one another and Pant jumped in hilariously, with him, Bumrah and Siraj telling Jadeja that they were also celebrating one yr of his retirement. The all-rounder was quick to remind the wicketkeeper that he had only hung up his boots in a single format, causing further laughter.
Watch the video here:
Jadeja had a difficult time on the World Cup, but India’s balance was strong enough to not let it affect their spotless campaign. The left-arm spinner called time on his T20 profession alongside Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
While the latter two also retired from Tests in May, Jadeja has continued to play within the format. That’s despite several rumors saying that he was near departing from a minimum of one in all the Tests and ODIs.
While Pant was India’s best player in the primary Test against England at Headingley, India will hope for higher contributions from Jadeja and Siraj within the second Test, which begins at Edgbaston on Wednesday (July 2). That’s especially because there’s doubt over Bumrah playing the match in light of his workload concerns.
Sunday was a rest day for the team in England. They are going to reportedly take part in an in depth session on Monday before taking one other barely lighter day on Tuesday to prepare for the match.
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