Ravindra Jadeja to Retire? Virat Kohli Hugs All-Rounder After His Spell in Champions Trophy Final

Ravindra Jadeja’s retirement rumors sparked after Virat Kohli hugged him following his 10-over spell in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final against New Zealand. Fans are speculating about Jadeja’s retirement, as Kohli has a history of hugging players before their farewell matches, similar to what happened with Ravichandran Ashwin and Steven Smith.

Ravindraj Jadeja bowled an amazing spell in the final, took 1 wicket giving just 30 runs in his 10 overs. As soon as his spell completed, Virat hugged him, speculating on the rumors of Ravindra Jadeja’s retirement.

However, fans need to wait to complete the match for the official confirmation. Notably, the 36-year-old had already announced his retirement after winning the T20 World Cup 2024, alongside Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

Twitter reactions on Ravindra Jadeja retirement rumours

Nothing scares me more than Virat Kohli hugging a senior player for no reason in the last few months 🥺 pic.twitter.com/W0JT0r7ipT

— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) March 9, 2025

Virat Kohli hugged Ravindra Jadeja after Jadeja bowled his spell. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/gznlREq52U

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 9, 2025

After Smith now Kohli hugged Jadeja after Jaddu completed his spell 👀 pic.twitter.com/95x9C3hMur

— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) March 9, 2025

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Final

While batting first, New Zealand has set up a total of 251 thanks to Daryl Mitchell’s fighting 63 and Michael Bracewell’s attacking 53 runs off 40 balls. As expected, the Indian spinner put up a show in the finals restricting Kiwis on a low total. Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets each while Ravindra Jadeja got the wicket of Tom Latham.

India has a great batting lineup to chase this total, including players like Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, and Ravindra Jadeja. However, New Zealand also features a quality bowling attack with names like Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Will O’Rourke, and Nathan Smith.