Ravindra Jadeja, CSK not in touch since IPL 2022

Break-up could be imminent but franchise hopes to take it to last overCHENNAI: Ravindra Jadeja's innings with Chennai Super Kings could be coming to an end unless something miraculous happens in the next couple of months. It is understood that the Indian all-rounder has been completely "out of touch" with the CSK management since the time the IPL got over in May. CSK is known to function 'like a family' and players stay in touch with the franchise through the year.

But Jadeja, who underwent a rehab at NCA, before coming back to the Indian team, has kept the Chennai franchise completely in the dark and has not been part of any activity of CSK. Jadeja was stripped of captaincy midway through IPL when the management felt that the burden of leadership was affecting his game. The all-rounder, though, with national captaincy ambitions, clearly took it as in insult and the moment he was ruled out of the event with a rib injury, decided to sever all connection with the franchise.

Since the time he left the team hotel in Mumbai in mid-May, the franchise has been unable to sort out the differences. Jadeja, meanwhile, has deleted all his CSK-related posts from his social media accounts and was also the only player who was not part of the video that was put out by CSK to wish captain Dhoni on his birthday. With Dhoni already saying that he would play the next IPL and most probably leading the team, it is extremely unlikely that Jadeja would be ready to be back.