IPL 2022: CSK's Ravindra Jadeja ruled out of remaining matches
What's the story
In a major development, Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the remainder of the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
He suffered a rib injury during the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Jadeja sat out of CSK's last encounter against Delhi Capitals (DC).
He recently handed back the captaincy of CSK to MS Dhoni.
Here are further details.
Injury
CSK CEO confirmed the development
Jadeja injured himself while trying to catch after running in from the outfield, in the match against RCB.
CSK's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kasi Viswanathan told ESPNcricinfo that both franchise and Jadeja mutually took the decision.
"He has a bruised rib. The medical advice is he should not strain it, so we have decided that he should leave the IPL," Viswanathan said.
Information
A rarity for Jadeja!
As stated, Jadeja was ruled out of CSK's last match against DC. It was only the second time that he missed a match for the Yellow Army. The other incident was in 2019 when he missed a match against Mumbai Indians due to illness.
Captaincy
Jadeja handed CSK captaincy back to Dhoni
Last month, Jadeja had handed CSK's captaincy back to Dhoni.
Jadeja had overtaken Dhoni ahead of the ongoing IPL season.
As per reports, Viswanathan said that Dhoni wanted the transition in captaincy to be smooth.
The former had become only the third player to lead CSK in the IPL.
Under him, the Yellow Army won only two of eight matches in IPL 2022.
Run
Jadeja's poor run in IPL 2022
Over the years, Jadeja has established himself as one of the most effective all-rounders in the cash-rich League.
He was on a roll in IPL 2021, having registered 227 runs and 13 wickets.
Overall, he has 2,502 runs and 132 wickets to his name.
In the ongoing season, Jadeja averaged 19.33 with the bat and 49.60 with the ball.
What next?
CSK still alive in the tournament
CSK are languishing at the bottom half of IPL 2022 points table.
They are placed ninth, having won four and lost seven matches.
The Yellow Army recently defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 91 runs.
However, another defeat could put an end to CSK's campaign this season.
CSK will next face arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI) on May 12.