'Jo Baap ka nahi hua, wo desh ka kya hoga': Fans slam Ravindra Jadeja after father's explosive interview

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Fans have blasted Ravindra Jadeja after father Anirudhsinh's explosive interview in which he revealed that he lives alone in Jamnagar and doesn't get to see his star son even when he is in the city.

In the interview which has gone viral, Ravindra Jadeja's father alleged that rift in the family came after the star all-rounder's marriage to Rivaba in 2016. He also revealed that he hasn't met his granddaughter for five years.

"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.

"I don't call Ravindra, and I don't need him. He is not my father; I am his father. He is the one who is supposed to call me. All of this makes me cry. His sister also weeps on Rakshabandhan," Ravindra Jadeja's father said in an interview with Divya Bhaskar.

"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. His sister has done even more than me. She took care of him as a mother. However, he hasn't kept any relations with his sister either.

"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.

Even though Ravindra Jadeja termed the interview scripted, fans have come down hard at him for 'disrespecting' his father. They have also slammed Rivaba Jadeja, a BJP MLA from Jamnagar in Gujarat.

Ravindra Jadeja completed 15 years in international cricket on Thursday, February 8. He is currently at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, recovering from a hamstring injury. He is likely to return for the third Test at home ground in Rajkot.