The veteran Indian all-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja has had a net session for the first time since a thumb injury ruled him out of action earlier this year. On Thursday, he posted a video on his Twitter account, he was seen hitting a few in the nets albeit without his full gear, and rolled his arm over as well.

Ravindra Jadeja has been doing the rehabilitation of his injury at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru as he looks to build himself to match fitness ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 that begins next month. He was excluded from India’s squad for the T20I series against England starting Friday but he is part of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) squad in the IPL 2021.

Feeling good.holding bat n ball after two months #gettingready #focusonyourself pic.twitter.com/5sWgkhKpoG

— Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) March 11, 2021

A dislocated thumb ruled Jadeja out of the fourth Test against Australia in January and the all-rounder has been missing the action for a couple of months now. He missed the recently concluded four-match Test series against England where Shahbaz Nadeem and Axar Patel played in his place.

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In the last few weeks, Jadeja has posted a few videos on social media where is seen training at the NCA and working out at the gym. If manages to regain his fitness, Jadeja’s pursuits could extend beyond the IPL when India play the final of the World Test Championship against New Zealand in Southampton in June.

The final of the WTC will be followed by a five-match Test series against England. However, for now, Jadeja’s next outing is likely to come in the IPL where he could reunite with long-time CSK teammate MS Dhoni, who will lead the team in the 12th successive season. 

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The IPL is scheduled to be commencing on April 9 with defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Chennai.