Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag has shared a piece of advice for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Ravindra Jadeja that he should not pay heed to outside noise and ignore whatever is being said in media after CSK lost their fourth game in a row in the ongoing IPL 2022.
It hasn’t been the ideal start for Jadeja’s captaincy reign in CSK, as he took over from MS Dhoni just two days before the IPL 15 was supposed to start. The defending IPL champions began their campaign with a loss to Kolkata Knight Riders and faced further defeats to the Lucknow Super Giants and the Punjab Kings.
Their latest loss was to Sunrisers Hyderabad, who beat them by 8 wickets at the DY Patil Stadium on April 9. Also the pressure of captaincy has noticeably affected the performance of Ravindra Jadeja with both the bat and the ball.
In midst of this testing time, Virender Sehwag shared some words of wisdom for the Saurashtra all-rounder.
“My advice for Jadeja would be that these things will continue, don't pay heed to them. If you think about that, you won't be able to concentrate on the field because whenever you make a decision, you'll continuously think, 'What will they say? What will the fans think? What will the teammates think?' You won't be able to take the right decision through all that,” said Sehwag on Cricbuzz.
“Put your phone on Airplane Mode. No one gives newspapers during this Covid phase anyway, you can keep your TV off. So just stay in your room and enjoy. The more you'll read and watch these things, the worse your mind will get. Whenever you want to update your social media, put the phone out of the Airplane mode and do that then put it back,” he added.
Sehwag cited examples of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and other Indian teammates ignoring what was written about their performances in the media and said that Jadeja should follow them and shun the outside noise.
“I have seen it with Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni, and Yuvraj Singh - whenever they go through a tough phase, they don't look at their mobile phone, TV, or newspaper. I feel he should practice, play video games and have fun,” said the former India batter.
(Cricbuzz inputs)
