When Ravindra Jadeja was banned for a season for trying to join Mumbai Indians
When Chennai Super Kings start their Indian Premier League 2025 campaign against the Mumbai Indians on Sunday in a battle of the five-time IPL, Ravindra Jadeja will be one of the players that the Chennai franchise will hope comes good.
Over the years, Jadeja has become an integral part of the CSK franchise and has won them many games. But if things had worked out a different way, he could have been turning out for the Mumbai Indians instead of the Chennai team!
That’s because the left-hander was in agreement to join the Mumbai Indians back in 2010 after two successful seasons with the Rajasthan Royals, the first of which had led to an IPL title. However, the league did not solemnize the union and instead had banned Jadeja for a full season for trying to join Mumbai Indians.
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“The IPL governing council has arrived at this decision after due deliberations done after taking into account Ravindra Jadeja’s representation to the president of the BCCI and a further representation the Rajasthan Royals,” then IPL chief Lalit Modi had said in a statement. “The player guidelines laid out the governing council of the IPL are sacrosanct and all players will need to strictly adhere to the same. We will not tolerate any player playing games or blackmailing any teams or the IPL/BCCI in any manner.”
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In 2011, the all-rounder made a comeback to the IPL after serving out his one-year suspension. Rather than going back to the Royals franchise or heading to the Mumbai Indians, Jadeja found himself playing for Kochi Tuskers Kerala in IPL 2011. After that season, he was picked the Chennai Super Kings next year.
But there was further drama for Jadeja and his CSK teammates: CSK was suspended from the IPL for two seasons. At this point, Jadeja represented Gujarat Lions. But soon, he was playing for the yellow jersey of the CSK franchise.
