Ravindra Jadeja reacts to allegations made by his father: 'Attempt to tarnish my wife's image'

Ravindra Jadeja's reaction comes after his father had said in an interview that he had no relations with the all rounder and alleged that the cricketer's wife Rivaba had caused a rift in the family. (Image credit: RavindraJadeja/Instagram).

Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja lashed out on his father Anirudhsinh Jadeja, saying that the allegations made by him about his wife Rivaba were false and urged others to ignore what had been said in "scripted interviews".

Releasing a statement on X (formerly Twitter) in Gujarati on Friday, the 35-year-old cricketer said that his father had tried to tarnish his wife's image through his words and he, too, had a lot to say but would not express his thoughts in public.

"Let’s ignore what’s said in the scripted interviews. “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 post after translation read.

Let's ignore what's said in scripted interviews pic.twitter.com/y3LtW7ZbiC

— Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) February 9, 2024

"Do you want me to tell you one truth? I have absolutely no relation with Ravindra and his wife, Rivaba. We don’t call them, and they don’t call us," Jadeja's father said in an interview to Divya Bhaskar.

"The issues started after two or three months of their marriage. I currently live alone in Jamnagar, while Ravindra resides in a separate bungalow of his own. He lives in the same city, but I don’t get to see him. I don’t know what magic his wife has done on him."

"Within three months of the marriage, she told me that everything should be transferred to her name. She created a rift in our family. She didn’t want the family and desired an independent life. I could be wrong, and Naynaba (Ravindra’s sister) could be wrong, but you tell me, how can all 50 members of our family be wrong? There’s no relation with anyone in the family; there’s just hate."

"I don’t want to hide anything. We haven’t even seen the face of our granddaughter in five years," he added.

Jadeja is likely to be included in India's squad for the last three Tests against England after recovering from the hamstring injury that he sustained during the series opener in Hyderabad.