On his selection in the first Test, Shastri said that Jadeja's ability to bowl on a damp wicket in the first session of a Test match was factored in.
While Poonam received the honour from President during Thursday's award ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Jadeja was a notable absentee due to national duty in the ongoing away Test series against the West Indies.
Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who is currently the part of the Test team on tour to West Indies, sent a video message after being conferred with the Arjuna Award.
Bajrang will receive the award from Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju after he returns from the World championships.
Ravindra Jadeja attended the media interaction at the end of the second day of the ongoing Test match between India and West Indies, and heaped praises on Ishant Sharma.
Ishant Sharma took a five-wicket haul, as Ravindra Jadeja scored a fighting fifty earlier in the day to put India in control against a reckless West Indies.
Jadeja was picked over senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin which sparked debate on social media but the 30-year-old proved his point with a gritty fifty.
Malik won silver in shot put in the F53 classification and also bagged two bronze medals (javelin F53-54 and shot put F51-52-53) at the Asian Games.
The Indian team are having fun in the Caribbean, and in a video posted by BCCI, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is seen imitating Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah.
Rohit Sharma gestured towards the southpaw from the dressing room. In the video making rounds on social media, Rohit can be seen gesturing to Jadeja "you're strong".
Ravindra Jadeja's blistering knock kept India's hopes alive till the 48th over after the Men in Blue being down and out following a great spell of fast bowling from the Kiwis.
From a direct run-out to an insane catch, to a bludgeoning 77 of 59 balls, Jadeja proved why he belongs in the Indian team.
The first semifinal of the 2019 World Cup between India and New Zealand resumed on the reserve day, and Ravindra Jadeja starred with his heroics on the field.
The Jadeja topic has gone so far, that Vaughan backed Jadeja, using Manjrekar's 'bits and pieces' reference on Twitter, which saw the Englishman being blocked by the Indian commentator.
After picking Ravindra Jadeja in the India squad for the semifinal clash against New Zealand, former Indian batsman Sanjay Manjrekar has now excluded the all-rounder from his playing XI for Tuesday's clash to be played at the Old Trafford.
Ravindra Jadeja lashed out at commentator Sanjay Manjrekar after the latter criticised him, and India's vice-captain Rohit Sharma spoke on the controversy after their final game of the 2019 World Cup.
Ravindra Jadeja lashed out at Sanjay Manjrekar for his criticism earlier this week, and has been impressive so far in his first game of the 2019 World Cup against Sri Lanka.
The Indian all-rounder took to Twitter to lash out at Indian commentator Sanjay Manjrekar.
The dangerous partnership between Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow came to end in the 23rd over with a stunning catch from Ravindra Jadeja.
Hardik Pandya was cruising at 76 in just 43 deliveries, before a miscommunication with Ravindra Jadeja led to him being run-out, and ending India's hopes in the final.
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