Theentire country is fighting the second wave of Corona. This epidemic hasseparated many people from their loved ones. Big breaking is coming from the sportsworld. Former Indian all-rounder Rajendrasingh Jadeja has lost his life due toCorona.
TheIndian cricket world is shocked by his demise. Former Saurashtra fast bowlerand Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) referee Rajendra Singh Jadejahas died due to Covid-19 infection. The Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA)gave this information on Sunday. Jadeja was 66 years old.
TheSCA said in a statement that everyone in the SCA is very upset by the untimelydemise of Rajendra Singh Jadeja, one of the most brilliant cricketers ofSaurashtra's past. He died on Sunday morning while fighting against Covid-19.Apart from being a good right-arm fast bowler, Jadeja was also a goodall-rounder.
Hetook 134 and 14 wickets in 50 first-class and 11 List A matches respectively.He also scored 1536 and 104 runs in these two formats respectively. Jadeja wasalso the official referee of the BCCI in 53 first-class, 18 List A and 34 T20matches. He was also the selector, coach and team manager of Saurashtra CricketAssociation.
FormerBCCI and SCA secretary Niranjan Shah said Rajendra Singh Jadeja was a man oflevel, style, ethics and brilliant cricketing ability. His dedication andcontribution to cricket will always be remembered. SCA president Jaydev Shahalso expressed grief over his demise.
Hesaid that this is a great loss to world cricket. He was one of the mostbrilliant people I met. “I was lucky to have him as our head coach, manager andmentor. I played many matches”, he added.