'Nonsense Interview': Jadeja Fires Back at Father's Public Accusations

In a social media post on Friday, Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja refuted his father's claims that their relationship was strained. Earlier in the day, in a highly publicised interview, Jadeja's father, Anirudhsinh, accused his daughter-in-law of causing discord in the family.

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Ravindra Jadeja , an all-rounder for India, posted on social media asking people not to trust "scripted interviews" and claimed that attempts were being made to damage his and his wife's reputations. Anirudhsinh, the cricketer's father, made the shocking allegation that problems in their relationship began after the cricketer married Rivaba back in April 2016. Jadeja also dismissed his father's claims of a strained relationship between them, calling the senior Jadeja's interview to be nonsensical and scripted.

Jaadu lashes out at his father!

Ravindra Jadeja angrily refuted his father Anirudhsinh Jadeja's accusations in an interview with the Gujarati newspaper, claiming that the interview was "staged" and "baseless" and that its goal was to "defame" his wife Rivaba. "Let us disregard the content of orchestrated interviews," Jadeja wrote as the caption for a graphic on his X (formerly known as Twitter) account.

Here's what his father has to say...

"I have some land in my village. I manage my expenses from the ₹20,000 pension of my wife. I live alone in a 2BHK flat. I have a house-help who cooks for me. I am living my life on my own terms. Even in my 2BHK flat, there is still a separate room for Ravindra." Anirudhsinh disclosed to Divya Bhaskar that he leads a modest life, away from the spotlight surrounding his son. "I do not reach out to Ravindra, and I do not feel the need to. He is not my father; I am his father. It is his responsibility to initiate contact with me. All of this brings tears to my eyes. Even his sister sheds tears on Rakshabandhan," the elder Jadeja further claimed that the Indian cricketer fails to maintain harmonious relations with him and his sister.

This accusation fired the fight!

Anirudhsinh accused Ravindra's wife Rivaba of causing divisions in the family, saying, "Right after their marriage, there was a dispute regarding the ownership of Ravindra's restaurant. She (Rivaba) told him to transfer the ownership of the restaurant to her name. They even had a major fight because of that. His sister thought that he would manage things from now on, and agreed to sign." "We have worked very hard to make Ravindra a cricketer. I used to carry 20-litre milk cans on my shoulder to earn money. I have even worked as a watchman. We come from a humble background."