“They didn’t say anything to me” - Ravindra Jadeja on being appointed as Team India vice-captain for West Indies series

Team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who has been named as the new vice-captain of the Indian Test side for the ongoing West Indies Test series, has revealed that he didn’t get any information about the same from the selectors.

Speaking exclusively to JioHotstar, Jadeja asserted that he found out about his vice-captaincy after seeing the squad. However, he was elated with the new responsibility. Notably, the actual vice-captain, Rishabh Pant, has been ruled out of the series due to a foot fracture.

"They didn't say anything to me. They just announced the team and I saw that besides my name the VC is written, so I was very happy. And as a player, you always gain confidence whenever you see some kind of gesture from the management, captain and coach. At the end of the day, you are always happy to do good and share your experience for the team,” Jadeja said on JioHotstar.

"It's very special for me as a player. They gave me respect because the management, captain, and coach have decided to give me some extra responsibility. I am very happy to do it and whenever the team needed my experience and needed me to say anything regarding planning, I am always happy to do it,” he added.

Speaking in the pre-match press conference, the Indian skipper Shubman Gill has heaped praise on the all-rounder Jadeja, who has been a constant No.6 batter in the longest format of the game.

"I think in the past couple of years, the kind of form that he has shown, we always knew… playing Jaddu bhai in India is always a difficult aspect (to the opposite side). The kind of form he has shown with the bat is the reason I think he has become our number 6 batter in Test matches. I think over the past two years, he has been in tremendous form," said Gill.

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