WATCH | Skipper Ravindra Jadeja’s Big Sigh of Relief as CSK Claim First Points in IPL 2022

Filling in the shoes of MS Dhoni was always going to be a tough ask for Ravindra Jadeja, but he won not have thought that it could turn out to be his toughest assignment to date. Four straight losses CSK endured under Jadeja, shattering all the unwanted records from previous years. But on Tuesday, Jadeja heaved a big sigh of relief after taking the catch of RCB’s Dinesh Karthik in the deep. Generally a safe fielder…err.. the best in the business, Jadeja isn’t much into celebrating the catches. Even the toughest of catches he makes it look easy and there is always a nonchalance to the celebrations that follow.

But at the DY Patil stadium when Jadeja held on to a rather regulation catch at deep midwicket off Dwyane Bravo to remove the well-set and dangerous-looking Karthik for 34 off 14, Jadeja’s jubilation was written all over his face. He took the catch, spread his arms and then dropped to the ground on his back as if he was going to bed after a hard day’s work. With that catch, Jadeja knew the job was done and CSK had sealed the deal. The Target was out of RCB’s reach. And eventually, RCB fell short by 23 runs.