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Ravindra Jadeja gets a ‘Rehman Dakait’ welcome [Source: @rajasthanroyals/x, screengrab]
Ravindra Jadeja has officially joined the Rajasthan Royals franchise for the upcoming IPL 2026 season. Ahead of his homecoming, the cricketer received a grand welcome by the franchise, as per their latest social media update.
In a near minute-and-a-half-long video, the legendary all-rounder can be seen being accorded a mock ceremonial welcome, closely reminiscent of ‘Rehman Dakait’, the antagonist portrayed by Akshaye Khanna in the Bollywood smash-hit Dhurandhar.
Ravindra Jadeja becomes Rehman Dakait in Rajasthan Royals tribute
Ravindra Jadeja has joined the Rajasthan Royals in style, as the legendary all-rounder recently received a “royal” tribute from the franchise. In a tribute video shared on March 10 on their social media accounts, the Royals posted an 84-second-long clip where the franchise recreated the rugged outlaw-themed setting associated with Rehman Dakait, with Jadeja stepping into the ‘Dhurandhar’ role in a playful homage.
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Draped in traditional Rajasthani attire and stepping onto the stage like Akshaye Khanna’s character, the cricketer greeted the audience with a cheerful “Khamma Ghani, Rajasthan,” mirroring how Rehman Dakait addressed the crowd with “Assalam Walekum, Lyari” during his political rally in the film Dhurandhar.
Ravindra Jadeja gears up for Rajasthan Royals homecoming
Ravindra Jadeja was traded in by the Rajasthan Royals late last year from the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). The seasoned all-rounder was traded from CSK to the Royals for a staggering sum of Rs. 14 crores prior to the IPL 2026 auction.
Incidentally, the move also marks a homecoming for Jadeja, who began his IPL career with the Rajasthan Royals back in 2008.
Prior to the lucrative trade last November, the Saurashtra cricketer spent 12 of the last 14 editions of the IPL with MS Dhoni’s CSK camp. He also played a couple of IPL seasons for the Gujarat Lions back in 2016 and 2017 during CSK’s exile from the tournament.
Under the leadership of late Shane Warne, Ravindra Jadeja was a crucial member of the Rajasthan Royals squad that lifted the inaugural IPL title back in 2008. In his two-year stint with the franchise, the cricketer scored 430 runs in 22 innings and picked up six wickets through his left-arm spin.
Rajasthan Royals set for IPL 2026 with experienced squad
With the return of Ravindra Jadeja, and bolstered with the presence of English all-rounder Sam Curran, Rajasthan Royals possesses a formidable squad for IPL 2026.
The two cricketers will be joining teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, blistering opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, new team captain Riyan Parag, international pacemen Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger as well as several others in the line-up. Here is a look at the entire Rajasthan Royals squad for the upcoming IPL season.
Rajasthan Royals squad for IPL 2026:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shubham Dubey, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Ravindra Jadeja (traded from CSK), Sam Curran (traded from CSK), Donovan Ferreira (traded from DC), Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Yudhvir Singh, Kwena Maphaka, Nandre Burger, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Yashraj Punja, Vignesh Puthur, Ravi Singh, Brijesh Sharma, Aman Rao, Adam Milne and Kuldeep Sen.
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