Very emotional: Ravindra Jadeja reflects on his exit from five-time IPL champions CSK

Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) prima all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja described his exit from Chennai Super Kings (CSK) arsenic affectional aft a agelong and palmy stint, but said helium has accepted the alteration arsenic portion of his journey.

Jadeja said helium is enjoying his instrumentality to Rajasthan Royals, the franchise wherever helium began his IPL vocation and won his archetypal rubric and is approaching the caller signifier with a affirmative mindset, aiming to some larn and stock his acquisition with the team.

Jadeja was portion of the Rajasthan Royals’ historical 2008 title-winning squad, and aboriginal became an integral portion of the Chennai Super Kings aft joining them successful 2012.

“I’m liking the pinkish colour. The yellowish had started to consciousness a spot old, but I’m conscionable joking. Obviously, leaving a franchise similar CSK, wherever I had played for 12-13 years, was a small hard initially. It was precise emotional. But I told myself that changes similar these are besides portion of the journey. The bully happening was that I’m present with the squad wherever I had archetypal won an IPL title,” Jadeja said connected Jio Hotstar.

“That representation has ever stayed with me, that aft the Under-19 World Cup, I started my IPL vocation determination and won the rubric successful my precise archetypal season. I person carried those memories on with a affirmative mindset, and my purpose is to larn arsenic overmuch arsenic I tin with the caller radical and besides stock my acquisition with the team,” helium added .

Jadeja played a pivotal relation successful CSK’s title triumphs successful 2018, 2021, and 2023 with his impactful contributions successful some batting and bowling, on with his exceptional fielding.

Ahead of the 2026 season, Jadeja made a instrumentality to the Rajasthan Royals done a high-profile commercialized woody with CSK. Jadeja, on with Sam Curran, joined the Rajasthan franchise arsenic Sanju Samson moved to the five-time champions.

Jadeja, successful his archetypal lucifer for the RR successful the IPL 2026, proved to beryllium unsafe for his erstwhile team, scalping 2 prized wickets of Shivam Dube and Sarfaraz Khan.

Incisive bowling spells from Jofra Archer, Jadeja and Nandre Burger, and a sensational half-century from Vaibhav Suryavanshi helped RR cruise to an eight-wicket triumph implicit five-time champions CSK connected Monday (March 30, 2026).