{"id":8813,"date":"2025-03-10T15:53:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T10:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=574703"},"modified":"2025-03-10T15:53:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T10:23:46","slug":"ravindra-jadeja-dismisses-retirement-rumours-hints-at-availability-for-2027-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ravindra-jadeja-dismisses-retirement-rumours-hints-at-availability-for-2027-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravindra Jadeja dismisses retirement rumours, hints at availability for 2027 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Speculation surrounding Ravindra Jadeja\u2019s retirement has been gaining traction, especially in the wake of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma stepping away from T20Is. However, Jadeja\u2019s latest Instagram story has put an end to the rumours. The veteran all-rounder posted a message reading, <strong>\u201cNo unnecessary rumours \ud83d\ude4f\ud83e\udd2b Thanks,\u201d<\/strong> subtly indicating that he has no immediate plans to retire and remains committed to Indian cricket.<\/p>\n<p>Jadeja played a crucial role in India\u2019s victory against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final in Dubai on Sunday. Delivering a highly economical spell, he bowled 10 overs, conceding just 30 runs and dismissing Tom Latham at a critical moment. His performance ensured that New Zealand\u2019s middle order struggled to build momentum. Following his spell, Virat Kohli embraced Jadeja on the field, sparking speculation that it was a farewell gesture. However, with Jadeja\u2019s latest statement, it is evident that he is not considering retirement anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>Jadeja, who retired from T20Is after India\u2019s 2024 T20 World Cup triumph, continues to be an integral part of the ODI and Test squads. Regarded as one of the finest all-rounders of his generation, he became the fifth Indian to achieve 2,000 runs and 200 wickets in Test cricket. The left-arm spinner was India\u2019s leading wicket-taker in the 2013 Champions Trophy and remains the country\u2019s seventh-highest wicket-taker in ODIs with 220 wickets.<\/p>\n<p>With his recent statement, Jadeja has reassured fans that he remains focused on his cricketing journey, potentially eyeing the 2027 ODI World Cup as his next major target.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The veteran all-rounder posted a message reading, \u201cNo unnecessary rumours \ud83d\ude4f\ud83e\udd2b Thanks,\u201d subtly indicating that he has no immediate plans to retire and remains committed to Indian cricket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":387,"featured_media":31617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2742,477,164,338,391,3928,1539],"class_list":["post-8813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-champions-trophy","tag-dubai","tag-new-zealand","tag-odi","tag-ravindra-jadeja","tag-rohit-sharma","tag-virat-kholi"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/387"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}