From teammate to rival: Ravindra Jadeja gives 'gun' send-off to Shivam Dube after dismissal - Watch
Ravindra Jadeja’s celebration after dismissing Shivam Dube drew attention as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) struggled with the bat against Rajasthan Royals in their IPL 2026 match in Guwahati on Monday. The moment came during the middle overs when Jadeja struck twice in the same over of the CSK innings. After removing Sarfaraz Khan, the left-arm spinner dismissed Dube, who had tried to attack early and managed one six.
Jadeja varied his pace and forced a mistimed shot, which was caught at long-off. As Dube walked back after scoring 6 off 4 balls, Jadeja marked the wicket with a pistol-style celebration. CSK’s batting effort did not recover from the early setbacks.
The five-time champions were bowled out for 127 in 19. 4 overs in their opening match of the season. — IPL (@IPL) Their powerplay score stood at 41 for 4, similar to their returns in the 2025 season when they finished at the bottom of the table.
At one stage, CSK were reduced to 57 for 6 after Jadeja dismissed both Sarfaraz Khan, who came in as an Impact Sub, and Dube in the same over. Lower-order resistance came from Overton and Anshul Kamboj, who added 33 runs for the last wicket to take the total past 120. After the innings, Jadeja, playing in Rajasthan Royals colours again, said: "I think pink looks good on me, I guess.
" On his dismissal of Dube, he added, "I’ve known Shivam Dube for a long time - I’ve bowled to him in the nets, so I understand how he approaches spinners. I was prepared for that and tried to bowl outside off, because I knew he would look to play big shots against me".