Ajay Jadeja Refused To Take Money for Serving As Afghanistan’s Team Mentor at 2023 ODI World Cup, Said ‘If You Play Well, That’s All the Money and Reward I Need’, Reveals ACB CEO Naseeb Khan
The top official of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said they "insisted multiple times" but Ajay Jadeja turned down their offer each time. Recruited just before the start of the mega tournament in India, Jadeja was part of the think tank as Afghanistan went on to shock former world champions England and Pakistan and a strong Sri Lanka team
New Delhi, Jun 14 (PTI) Former India star Ajay Jadeja, who played a key role in Afghanistan's magnificent run of wins over cricketing heavyweights in last year's ODI World Cup as team mentor, refused to take any money for the services rendered, said the chief executive officer of the country's cricket board, Naseeb Khan. The top official of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said they "insisted multiple times" but Jadeja turned down their offer each time. "We insisted multiple times but Jadeja refused to take any money from the Afghanistan Cricket Board for his services during the 2023 ODI World Cup. His response was, 'If you play well, that's all the money and reward I need'," Khan was quoted as saying by Ariana News. ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan Clinches Spot in Super Eight with Seven-Wicket Win Over Papua New Guinea; New Zealand Misses Out.
Recruited just before the start of the mega tournament in India, Jadeja was part of the think tank as Afghanistan went on to shock former world champions England and Pakistan and a strong Sri Lanka team before Glenn Maxwell's astonishing double hundred dashed their hopes of a semifinals berth. Jadeja, 53, has represented India in 196 One-Day Internationals in his career, scoring 5359 runs at 37.47 with six hundred and 30 fifties. Rashid Khan Tries to Make Fazalfaq Farooqi Laugh During Post-match Interview After Afghanistan’s Seven-Wicket Win Over Papua New Guinea in ICC T20 World Cup 2024 (Watch Video).
He has also played 15 Test matches for India from 1992 to 2000, scoring 576 runs at 26.18 with four half centuries to his name and a best of 96. At the time, head coach Jonathan Trott believed that Afghanistan's seminal performance in the tournament that helped them toss away the 'minnows' tag had a lot to do with the appointment of Jadeja as their mentor.
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