Ravindra Jadeja rejects father’s allegations

Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja responded to his father’s allegations of the strained relation he shares with the Indian all-rounder and wife Rivaba.

Earlier, Jadeja’s father, Anirudh Sinh, said that problems started in their relationship after the cricketer married Rivaba back in April 2016.

Jadeja shared a post on his social media handle, asking not to trust “scripted interviews". He also said that attempts are being made to tarnish the reputation of his wife.

Let's ignore what's said in scripted interviews,” Jadeja wrote.“The things mentioned in the dubious interview to Divya Bhaskar are meaningless and false. Those are one-sided comments that I deny them. The attempt to tarnish the image of my wife is improper and condemnable. I too have a lot to say but it is better that I don’t reveal those things in public."

In the interview, Jadeja's father Anirudh Sinh Jadeja opened up about how things changed after the India star's marriage and said that he currently lives alone in Jamnagar. "Do you want me to tell you one truth? I have absolutely no relation with Ravindra and his wife, Rivaba. We don't call them, and they don't call us. The issues started after two or three months of their marriage."

“I currently live alone in Jamnagar, while Ravindra resides in a separate bungalow of his own. He lives in the same city, but I don't get to see him. I don't know what magic his wife has done on him," Jadeja's father said in an interview with Divya Bhaskar.

"He is my son, and it burns my heart. I wish I hadn't gotten him married. It would have been better if he hadn't become a cricketer. We would not have to go through all this in that case," Jadeja's father said.

"Within three months of the marriage, she told me that everything should be transferred to her name. She created a rift in our family. She didn't want the family and desired an independent life. I could be wrong, and Naynaba (Ravindra's sister) could be wrong, but you tell me, how can all 50 members of our family be wrong? There's no relation with anyone in the family; there's just hate."

"I don't want to hide anything. We haven't even seen the face of our granddaughter in five years. Ravindra's in-laws manage everything. They interfere in everything. They are making merry now because they have got a bank," Jadeja's father added.