Jadeja has no motivation to play for India

Cricketer Ajay Jadeja, banned for five years by the cricket board for having nexus with bookies, Tuesday lashed out at the decision and vowed to appeal against it.

Jadeja said he did not want to play for the national side any more. "They (BCCI) are not going to play me and I don't want to play for them," Jadeja told Star News.

Asserting that he would return to the board to appeal against the decision, he said: "I have the right to appeal and I will appeal. I have played for the board and I want them to listen to me".

Asked if he had applied political pressure on the board to have his punishment whittled down, Jadeja said: "I can't stop people from talking. I am the only one affected by the board's decision."

On whether he regretted any of his actions in the past, Jadeja said: "Probably yes... I do have regrets and the biggest regret is that playing cricket would be missing."

But he denied ever having under performed in any match. "I have played to the best of my ability."

PTI

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