IND vs SL LIVE: Shane Warne’s BIG FIND at RR Ravindra Jadeja gives fitting tribute to legend with record CENTURY – In what is a fitting tribute to legendary cricketer Shane Warne, who departed for heavenly above on Friday, his apprentice Ravindra Jadeja slammed a sensational century against Sri Lanka on Saturday. Follow IND vs SL Live updates on Insidesport.
“It was a shocking news. The moment I heard it, I was so sad and I wasn’t feeling well. I found it difficult to believe that this can be true,” Jadeja said when asked about his time spent with Warne
When he first met Warne, it was more like a kid in a candy store and meeting a childhood hero.
“When I first met him in 2008, he was already a legend and I couldn’t believe that I would be playing alongside a player of Shane Warne’s stature,” said Jadeja after the second day’s play in the first Test against Sri Lanka
“We were just coming out of our U-19s and to share the dressing room with Warne was a huge thing for youngsters like us. He gave me a huge platform and post U-19, it was a direct entry into the IPL,” said Jadeja, expressing his gratitude.
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How did Jadeja give tribute to Warne? Notably, Jadeja rose to fame back whilst playing for Rajasthan Royals, under the captaincy of Warne. The Australian leg-spinner always seemed to have enormous faith on the-then budding youngster, and a day after his demise, the student has given a tribute to the master.
Jadeja recently made a comeback after recovering from an injury, and looked good with both the bat and the ball in the recently-concluded three-match T20I series. Now, he has started the Test series with a bang, bringing up only his second Test century in the match at Mohali.
Ravindra Jadeja remembering Shane Warne after reaching his hundred. pic.twitter.com/eSe9vGvqWI
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 5, 2022
100* off 160. Rockstar Jadeja. You’ve made him proud. ❤️
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) March 5, 2022
‘Rockstar’ @imjadeja 👏👏@Paytm #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/JG25othE56
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 5, 2022
IND vs SL LIVE: Shane Warne’s BIG FIND at RR Ravindra Jadeja gives fitting tribute to legend with record CENTURY
The all-rounder came to bat when India were 228/5 and took the score past 500, thanks to a brilliant knock. At the time of writing, the 33-year-old cricketer from Jamnagar is unbeaten on 171, while India’s score is 564/8.
Jadeja has also broken a couple of records with this knock. This was his first 150+ score in Test cricket, while he also scored the most runs in an inning by an Indian, batting in number 7 or blow.
Highest score for India batting #7 or below
171* (still batting) – Ravindra Jadeja vs SL Mohali 2022
163 – Kapil Dev vs SL Kanpur 1986
159*- Rishabh Pant vs Aus Sydney 2019
144 – MS Dhoni vs WI Kolkata 2011
IND vs SL LIVE: Shane Warne’s BIG FIND at RR Ravindra Jadeja gives fitting tribute to legend with record CENTURY
