Ravindra Jadeja’s hopes of featuring in the IPL have vanished after a last-minute appeal was rejected by the league’s Governing Council. At the outset of the meeting, held in Mumbai to discuss the tender process for the two new franchises, Niranjan Shah, the IPL vice-chairman, appealed to the BCCI president Shashank Manohar to remove the one-year ban imposed on Jadeja. But Manohar reportedly declined the plea and Jadeja will have to sit out the current season.
Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman, had indicated a few days ago that the Jadeja matter was beyond him and Manohar had the discretion to take the final decision. “He [Manohar] did not want to set a wrong precedent, so he dismissed the request. So Jadeja now cannot play in the IPL (this year)” an IPL official said. According to the IPL, the allrounder was being punished for violating the IPL’s terms and conditions, trying to negotiate outside his contract with Rajasthan Royals.
Incidentally, Jadeja had pleaded his innocence saying that he had sought prior approval from the BCCI, before deciding to negotiate with other franchises. In his letter to the BCCI, reportedly written two weeks before Saturday’s ban, Jadeja said his contract with Rajasthan had expired on December 31, 2009 and that they did not give him any indications they were going to renew his contract.
Shah, who also is the president of the Saurashtra Cricket Association, the state that Jadeja represents in domestic cricket, had earlier written to the BCCI, requesting a reduction in the ban to a few games. He checked again with the Governing Council on Sunday, but it was rejected.
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Deccan Chargers thrashed Rajasthan Royals by 53 runs in 40th Match of IPL T20 season 2 as they got closer to cementing a semi-final berth alongside Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings. Adam Gilchrist won the toss and decided to bat. Dwayne Smith (47 off 32 balls) top scored for the Chargers as they reached 166/7 in 20 overs. Yusuf Pathan and Ravindra Jadeja were the pick of the Rajasthan Royals bowlers with bowling figures of 3/34 and 2/26 respectively. Most of the Rajasthan Royals batsmen struggled with the bat as the team crumbled and were bowled out for 113 runs in 19.3 overs. Swapnil Asnodkar (44 off 39 balls) top scored for the Royals while Rohit Sharma (3/12) and Chaminda Vaas (2/19) had best bowling figures for the Chargers. Dwayne Smith was awarded the Man of the Match.
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Rajasthan Royals’ captain Shane Warne won the toss and put Bangalore Royal Challengers to bat in the 33rd Match of IPL T20 season 2. Bangalore Royal Challengers batsmen crumbled as they were bowled out for a mere 105 runs in their 20 overs. Amit Singh and Ravindra Jadega were exception with the ball for Rajasthan Royals with bowling figures of 4/19 and 3/15 respectively. Rajasthan Royals reached the target easily as they scored 107/3 in merely 15 overs led by a decent 52 off 38 balls by Naman Ojha. Amit Singh was awarded the Man of the Match for this bowling.
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Rajasthan Royals thrashed Kings XI Punjab by 78 runs in 30th Match of IPL T20 season 2. Yuvraj Singh won the toss and put Rajasthan Royals to bat. Rajasthan Royals scored the highest score of IPL T20 season 2 till now as they posted 211/4 in 20 overs. Graeme Smith found his form as the scored a brilliant 77 runs off 44 balls while Naman Ojha (68 off 51 balls) and Ravindra Jadeja (33 off 12 balls) made significant contributions too. Kings XI Punjab could not keep up to the required. run rate and even a captain’s knock by Yuvraj Singh (48 off 37 balls) could not save them as they were bowled out for 133/8 in 20 overs. Amit Singh and Shane Warne had the best bowling figures of 3/9 and 2/38 respectively. Graeme Smith was awarded the Man of the Match for his brilliant innings.
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Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were both losing a lot of matches in IPL 2. But Chennai Super Kings had a very good batting and bowling lineup and it was expected that they will start winning matches once again. And they seemed to be performing to their abilities once again when they had a comfortable win over Rajasthan Royals by 38 runs in Match 22 of DLF IPL T20 season 2. Shane Warne won the toss and put Chennai Super Kings to bat. With the help of a brilliant innings of 98 runs off 55 balls by Suresh Raina, Chennai Super Kings scored 164/5 in their 20 overs. Yusuf Pathan and Munaf Patel had the best bowling figures of 2/17 and 2/25 respectively for the Royals. The weak batting lineup of the Rajasthan Royals were completely exposed as their only trump card Yusuf Pathan (20 runs off 13 balls) did not work today. Although Ravindra Jadeja (37 off 33 balls) played an good innings but Rajasthan Royals were bundled out for 126 runs with 3 balls to spare. Lakshmipathy Balaji, Albie Morkel and Jacob Oram were good with the ball for the Chennai Super Kings with bowling figures of 4/21, 2/21 and 2/21 respectively. Suresh Raina was adjudged the Man of the Match due to his brilliant knock of 98 runs. Continue reading »
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