Ravindra Jadeja visits Maa Ashapura temple in Kutch with wife

Team India's talismanic all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja recently paid a visit to the Kutch district in Gujarat with wife Rivaba to seek blessings of Maa Ashapura at Mata No Madh.

The iconic temple was built in the 14th century for Ashapura Mata, the deity of the former Jadeja rulers in Kutch. The star cricketer has also previously visited the holy place of worship on several occasions.

Taking to his Instagram account on Saturday, January 13, Jadeja shared a picture of him and wife praying to Ashapura Mata. He captioned the post:

"🚩જય માં આશાપુરા🚩 આશરે તારે આવતા, તને ભાળીને નમતા મોટા ભૂપ.. માં આશાપુરાને આંગણે ધમકે ગુગળના ધૂપ...કચ્છ માતાના મઢ ખાતે માં આશાપુરાના દર્શન કરી ધન્યતા અનુભવી."

On the cricketing front, Ravindra Jadeja was last seen in action during India's two-match away from home Test series against South Africa. He was ruled out of the first game due to a back spasm.

He failed to make a significant impact in the second Test. He was dismissed for a duck in the first innings and did not get to bowl a single over.

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Ravindra Jadeja is part of India's squad for the home Test series against England

India will host England for a five-match Test series, which begins later this month. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the Men in Blue's squad for the first two Tests on Friday, January 12.

Rohit Sharma will continue to lead the Test team, with pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah being his deputy. Uttar Pradesh keeper Dhruv Jurel earned his maiden India call-up, finding a place in the team for the first two fixtures.

The Test series opener between the two cricketing giants will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad from January 25 to 29.

India's squad for first two Tests: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), and Avesh Khan.