<p>Indian star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), his wife Rivaba Jadeja announced on Thursday. </p><p>In a post on X, Rivaba shared photos of Ravindra Jadeja's card as a BJP member, along with her own. </p><p>The post mentioned the BJP's <em>'sadasyata abhiyan'</em>, or membership drive, which began on September 2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also renewed his membership of the party under the drive the same day. </p>.<p>In June this year, the Indian all-rounder had announced his retirement from T20 internationals, a day after he lifted the World Cup in Barbados.</p><p>The left-hander followed skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in quitting the shortest format soon after the seven-run win over South Africa in a thrilling World Cup final.</p><p>Jadeja, 35, played 74 T20 matches for India. He took 54 wickets with his left-arm spin and scored 515 runs as a lower middle-order batsman since his debut in 2009.</p>
<p>Indian star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), his wife Rivaba Jadeja announced on Thursday. </p><p>In a post on X, Rivaba shared photos of Ravindra Jadeja's card as a BJP member, along with her own. </p><p>The post mentioned the BJP's <em>'sadasyata abhiyan'</em>, or membership drive, which began on September 2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also renewed his membership of the party under the drive the same day. </p>.<p>In June this year, the Indian all-rounder had announced his retirement from T20 internationals, a day after he lifted the World Cup in Barbados.</p><p>The left-hander followed skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in quitting the shortest format soon after the seven-run win over South Africa in a thrilling World Cup final.</p><p>Jadeja, 35, played 74 T20 matches for India. He took 54 wickets with his left-arm spin and scored 515 runs as a lower middle-order batsman since his debut in 2009.</p>
