A move that came as a surprise for the cricket fans all around the World as Rockstar of Cricket Sir Ravindra Jadeja got traded from Chennai Super kings to Rajasthan Royals. The news was made official from the IPL social media with just a few hours left before the retention announcement.
Jadeja was retained by CSK for INR 18 crores last season while the Royals bought him for INR 14 crores. Therefore, along with the all-rounder’s, IPL stocks also experienced a drop of INR 4 crores. Before the veteran all-rounder becomes a part of the Royals, let us analyze the reasons that probably lead to this shocking reduction in Jadeja’s IPL salary.
A career that is going to end soon in IPL
Ravindra Jadeja has been nothing short of a legend in the Indian premier league The same player who first appeared for RR was such a significant part of the CSK setup that he played there for twelve seasons.
However, the 37-year-old veteran will be next IPL and having crossed the 30s may be one of the key factors for the decline in his IPL stocks.
The experience of professional cricketers is that they become slower in their bodily reactions as they get older. A spinner who is at the end of his career also finds it difficult with extreme moves and trapping the batters with shrewdness and chopping and changing. Consequently, it may be Jadeja’s age that made him go for RR at 14 crores.
What can Ravindra Jadeja bring to Rajasthan Royals?
In contrast to Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals’ batting lineup, which includes Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, and Dhruv Jurel, is not only great but also very well-established. It is highly probable that RR will let go some of the very high-budget picks. The inaugural champions will surely go after power hitters with the intention of augmenting and improving their finishing department.
Thus, Jadeja might be left with the role of a bowling allrounder in RR who may also be asked to provide useful hits from the low-order. A comparable role was given to Wanindu Hasaranga, whom RR had bought for INR 10.75 crores. Jadeja is without a doubt an upgrade over the Lankan ace, but an amount of INR 18 crores would have been a little too high for him at this stage of his career.
A decisive move or a gamble?
Definitely the signing of a 37-year-old spin allrounder by Rajasthan Royals to solve their lower middle-order and spin-bowling problems is a temporary solution. His appointment as captain of the team after the exit of Samson is something we will have to wait and see.
No matter what, from RR’s standpoint it is a gamble that could either way. Therefore, it must have been the case that the Royals were a bit hesitant in giving him such a huge signing amount. However, if Jadeja establishes his worth, it is possible that his prices will rise around the time of the next mega auction.
