The T20 World Cup win after seventeen long years led to an unexpected turn of events, with Ravindra Jadeja joining Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the list of retired professionals from the T20I format. Fifteen hours after the T20 World Cup victory, the Indian all-rounder took to his social media handle to bid farewell from the shorter of the white ball format.
“With a heart full of gratitude, I bid farewell to T20 internationals,” Jadeja’s Instagram post read on Sunday.
He further stated about the pride of representing one’s country. The Gujarat-bred further clarified that he would be available to represent India in other formats. 
“Like a steadfast horse galloping with pride, I’ve always given my best for my country and will continue to do so in other formats. Winning the T20 World Cup was a dream come true, a pinnacle of my T20 International career. Thank you for the memories, the cheers, and the unwavering support,” read the caption.
Since debuting against Sri Lanka in Colombo in February 2009, Jadeja scalped 54 wickets in 74 matches with career-best figures 3/15 against Scotland in the T20 World Cup 2021. As a lower-middle order batter, his batting average read 21.45 at a strike rate of 127.16.
His teammates, Kohli and Rohit, declared retirement from the particular format following India’s second World T20 triumph after defeating South Africa by seven wickets. The former claimed the decision during the Player of the Match interview, while the latter cleared the air during the finals press conference following the celebrations.
Jadeja followed the same path the next day, announcing his farewell from T20Is on the back of a poor campaign.
