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IND vs WI Test: Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja revealed that he was not aware of being appointed as vice-captain ahead of the first test between India and West Indies. Notably, this match is the beginning of India's home season in the ICC World Test Championship for the 2025-27 season.

While speaking to the broadcaster before the first Test, the 36-year-old all-rounder stated that the team management did not reveal his role as deputy to skipper Shubman Gill for the series, as he only got to know about it when he noticed his name listed with vice-captain initials in the BCCI release.

“They didn’t say anything to me. They just announced the team and I saw that besides my name the VC is written, so I was very happy. And as a player, you always gain confidence whenever you see some kind of gesture from the management, captain and coach. At the end of the day, you are always happy to do good and share your experience with the team,” Jadeja told bcci.tv.

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Interestingly, regular vice-captain Rishabh Pant couldn't recover from his foot injury on time, which he picked up after suffering a blow to his right foot during India’s fifth Test against England at The Oval.

“It’s very special for me as a player. They gave me respect because the management, captain, and coach have decided to give me some extra responsibility. I am very happy to do it and whenever the team needed my experience and needed me to say anything regarding planning, I am always happy to do it,” he added.

Jadeja had a stunning England tour, being the fourth highest run-getter in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy with 516 runs at an average of 86, including one century and five fifties, despite coming down the order.

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The 36-year-old Saurashtra-born cricketer’s red-ball career includes 3,886 runs at an average of 37.73, with five centuries and 27 half-centuries, along with 330 wickets at an average of 25.12, including 15 five-wicket hauls. Jadeja also finished as the fourth-highest run-scorer on the England tour.

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