"Not done yet," says Kedar Jadhav on India national team ambitions | EXCLUSIVE

Kedar Jadhav has represented India in 73 ODIs and 9 T20Is, scoring 1389 and 122 runs respectively.

Taking part in Maharashtra Premier League, Kolhapur Tuskers skipper Kedar Jadhav has set his eyes on the Indian cricket team. In an exclusive chat with KhelNow, Middle-order batter Kedar Jadhav has revealed he is not willing to give up and try further for an opportunity to represent his country once again. Jadhav responded to a question whether he has played his last game for India with a firm ‘No, I haven’t played my last game for India yet’. He also revealed that he is planning for another comeback in international cricket. The 38-year-old batter has not represented India since February 2020. His last ODI game for Team India was in February 2020 against New Zealand. 

Kedar Jadhav opens up on representing India:

Kedar Jadhav, who has represented India in 73 ODIs and 9 T20Is from 2014 to 2020, has been out of the reckony after the 2019 World Cup, where he managed to score 80 runs in 5 innings. The middle-order batter has managed to play only 8 games after the showpiece event in 2019. When asked about his favourite memory of Indian cricket, Kedar said "Every time I played for India is a great memory. Since the Independence in 1947, the International cap count has not reached 500-600 so I find myself lucky to have represented India. Everyone I wear the Indian jersey I feel grateful to God for allowing us to represent our country."

Kedar showing his prowess in Maharashtra Premier League

Kedar Jadhav is right now participating in Maharashtra Premier League. Kedar representing Kolhapur Tuskers as captain and played a magnificent innings of 85 runs to provide his team a much-needed win over Solapur Royals. Under his leadership, Tuskers have won 2 out of their 3 games. Jadhav was missing from most of the IPL 2023 as he went unsold in the Auction, but later Royal Challengers Bangalore inducted him as an injury replacement. Jadhav played only 2 games for RCB and got the opportunity to bat in just one where he scored unbeaten 12 runs against Mumbai Indians.  

Right-hand batter Jadhav has played 73 ODIs for Team India from 2014 to 2020. He was a regular member of the squad and played the role of finisher in many games. Jadhav was also used as a part-time spinner. Jadhav got a decent international record as he has scored 1389 runs at an average of 42.09 with two hundreds and 6 fifties. Kedar also got 27 wickets with his unusual round-arm off-spin action. He only played 9 T20s and scored 122 runs. With so much competition going around, Kedar’s path to a comeback looks tough.