India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja made a sweet gesture for his wife Rivaba after the conclusion of the third Test against England in Rajkot on Sunday. The cricketer dedicated his Player of the Match award to Rivaba for constantly supporting him and working 'really hard' behind him.
Jadeja slammed 112 and picked up seven wickets in the comeback match after missing the second Test due to a hamstring injury. He returned with the figures of 5-41 as India folded England for 122 in the second innings to register their biggest-ever Test win by 434 runs.
"It is a special feeling to take a 5-wicket haul in the second innings. And that too, a hundred and a 5-wicket haul in the same Test is special," Jadeja said in a video posted by BCCI.
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"This is a special Man of the Match at my home ground. I would like to dedicate this award to my wife. She has been working hard behind the scenes, mentally. She always gives me confidence," he added.
Recently, Jadeja and his wife Rivabad faced serious allegations of creating a rift in the family and abandoning his sisters from father Anirudhsinh. Quashing all the allegations, Jadeja claimed that his father made 'meaningless and false' to tarnish his wife's image.
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"Let's ignore what's said in scripted interviews," he wrote on February 9 on X.
"The things mentioned in the dubious interview to Divya Bhaskar are meaningless and false. Those are one-sided comments that I deny them. The attempt to tarnish the image of my wife is improper and condemnable. I too have a lot to say but it is better that I don’t reveal those things in public," the cricketer wrote.
Rohit Sharma-led side is leading the five-match series 2-1 and the fourth Test will be played in Ranchi from February 23.