'Who is taking these calls?' - Fans react as Ravindra Jadeja's promotion ahead of Shivam Dube backfires

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are taking on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 39th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
 By Darpan Jain Updated: Apr 23, 2024, 23:44 IST
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Following the departure of Daryl Mitchell, LSG spinners bowled a few quiet overs, and Jadeja looked listless at times.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are taking on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 39th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. They made notable changes in personnel and batting order in their batting innings, which has been a talking point.

CSK dropped Rachin Ravindra, who looked out of touch in the previous few games, from the XI, and Ruturaj Gaikwad opened the innings with Ajinkya Rahane. They sent Mitchell at No.3, but the move didn’t work, as the batter couldn’t make a significant impact.

After the fall of the second wicket, Ravindra Jadeja walked in at No.4, as he did in the last game, on a decent batting track. However, he showed no intent and played a tepid knock to put pressure on his partner and other batters to follow.

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Jadeja departed after a terrible knock of 16 runs in 19 balls, hitting only two boundaries and striking at a mere 84.21. The move backfired, especially since Shivam Dube was sitting in the dugout.

Fans react as Ravindra Jadeja walks ahead of Shivam Dube

After Ravindra Jadeja departed, Shivam Dube walked in and wasted no time playing his shots. Dube, who has been in terrific form this season, pounced on all the bowlers in the opposing team to shift the momentum.

The southpaw amassed 66 runs in 27 balls, including three boundaries and seven maximums, and weaved a whopping 104-run partnership with his captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad. The way he hit the ball, the move to send Jadeja ahead of him looked like a missed opportunity.

Following the departure of Daryl Mitchell, LSG spinners bowled a few quiet overs, and Jadeja looked listless at times. No wonder, the CSK fans questioned the promotion of Jadeja ahead of a dangerous Dube, especially after the latter played an impactful knock.

Here are some reactions:

Ravindra Jadeja compiled a fifty in the previous game in Lucknow, so the team management might have thought to send him to No.4 again. However, Jadeja showed no intent, which was perplexing because CSK had a number of batters to follow in the batting order.

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