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

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.
Jadeja's reaction comes after his father had said in an interview that he had no relation with the all rounder and alleged that the cricketer's wife had caused a rift in the family, a few months after getting married to the Chennai Super Kings cricketer.

"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."