However, as the India squad for the ODI series against New Zealand was announced, Jadeja didn’t make the cut in the five-match series. When Ravindra Jadeja was dropped from India’s squad for the third ODI against West Indies, skipper Shubman Gill labelled the all-rounder’s absence as ‘rest’. As fans wonder what the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) selection committee is planning, a report has claimed that Jadeja is no longer in Team India’s ODI plans. The selectors and the management, hence, are keen to try other options before next year’s World Cup in South Africa.
Ravindra Jadeja is reportedly out of India’s ODI plans, having been snubbed for a spot in the Indian team for the New Zealand series.
The sharp decline in his bowling performance is bound to have played an important role in the selectors’ decision. When Jadeja didn’t feature in the third ODI against West Indies, many reckoned that he was dropped. “I don’t think Jaddu bhai was dropped. Hence, other players like Washington Sundar , Harsh Dubey , Shahbaz Ahmed, Axar Patel , etc. are set to be given more opportunities. Moving on from a player of Ravindra Jadeja’s stature is never a simple decision, given the all-round skills he brings to the team. However, the recent dip highlights a concerning trend in white-ball cricket. Modern limited-overs cricket places an immense premium on middle-overs control and wicket-taking ability, two areas where Jadeja hasn’t done as well in the recent past.
Because we had an opportunity today to give game time to other players, we rested him. Since the conclusion of the 2023 ODI World Cup, Jadeja has featured in only 15 of India’s 32 ODIs, claiming 14 wickets at an average of 47.92 and an economy rate of 5.20. With the bat, in the 142 ODI innings he has played for India, Jadeja has crossed the fifty-run mark only 13 times. Jadeja is no longer in the management’s World Cup 2027 plans, according to a report in the Times of India .
the selectors’ decision for the New Zealand ODIs has seen his claim fall flat While captain Shubman Gill said that it wasn’t the case. When a series is only three matches long, it becomes very difficult to give experience to players sitting outside,” Gill had said in the press conference after India’s defeat in the third ODI in New Chandigarh.
