The Indian star batter Virat Kohli hugs veteran all-rounder Jadeja after completing his 10-over spell in the finals of the Champions Trophy 2025 which has stirred talks on retirement talks.
India and New Zealand are set to play in the summit clash of the Champions Trophy 2025 where New Zealand batted first but went on to put only a decent score on the board.
Jadeja who picked the wicket of Tom Latham on a lbw in the 24th over, went on to bowl his 10 over quota against New Zealand.
After completing his spell, Virat Kohli was spotted hugging Ravindra Jadeja and saying something which has hints all-rounder might be retiring.
The 36 year old has been consistently performing for the side and has been an valuable asset for the Men in Blues over the years. Batting at middle orders, he has made some match winning knocks for India.
Making his international debut in 2009 against Sri Lanka, he has played over 203 ODIs, 80 Tests and 74 T20Is.
He has 2797 ODI runs at an average of 32.52 and a strike rate of 85.32. He also has 230 ODI wickets with a best returns of 5/33.
He was part of the 2024 T20 World Cup winning campaign and announced his T20I retirement by the end of the tournament.
Since then he has been part of test side and ODI format. He made a crucial contribution in the ongoing tournament picking 5 wickets. In the finals he conceded only 30 runs in his 10 overs and picked the wicket of Tom Latham.
