Ravindra Jadeja, who won hearts with his superlative performance during India's ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 semi-final defeat to New Zealand, shared an emotional message, promising to give his best till the last breath.
Justifying the all-rounder tag given to him, Jadeja showed his talents with a virtuoso performance at Old Trafford, Manchester on Tuesday.
In the rain-affected semi-final match, which needed two days to complete, Jadeja got the wicket of Kiwi opener Henry Nicholls with a brilliant delivery, then took two catches to send Kane Williamson and Tom Latham back, while also producing a direct hit to dismiss Ross Taylor. He returned to scored 77 runs off 59 balls to keep Indian hopes alive.
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But India ended up losing the match by 18 runs.
On Thursday, the 30-year-old took to Twitter to express his gratitude to fans and well-wishers. In the post, he wrote: "Sports has taught me to keep on rising after every fall & never to give up. Can’t thank enough each & every fan who has been my source of inspiration. Thank you for all your support. Keep inspiring & I will give my best till my last breath. Love you all."
Interestingly, the Jamnagar resident was involved in a tussle with celebrated commentator and former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar, which became a full-blown social media circus.
