Tale of 2 'goonda' Ravindras -- one's grounded, the other's taking off

Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja and politician Ravindra Gaikwad have been in the news lately for completely contrasting reasons While Jadeja has been making waves with his performance on the field Gaikwad has been making headlines for his performance in the air Both are known for their goondaism But while Jadeja is being rewarded for his MP Gaikwad has been banned by all airlines for his We take a closer look at them and their recent behaviourRAVINDRA GAIKWADRavindra GaikwadShiv Senas Ravindra Vishwanath Gaikwad is the Lok Sabha MP of Osmanabad in Maharashtra He was a twotime MLA from Osmanabad constituencyCommitting offences and controversies arent new for Gaikwad His affidavit to the Election Commission for the 2014 parliamentary polls reveals he has eight criminal cases against him including one for culpable homicide In 2014 after being elected MP Gaikwad was among a group of Sena members who tried to forcefeed a Muslim employee of Maharashtra Sadan observing Ramzan fast in New Delhi since they were unhappy with the quality of food served thereRavindra GaikwadIn a brazen case of goondaism Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad assaulted an Air India official with a slipper an incident which drew massive criticism Gaikwad assaulted the official in New Delhi after being forced to travel economy class though he had an open business class ticket A defiant Gaikwad admitting to beating the unnamed airline staffer 25 times with his slipper after accusing the latter of misbehaving with him after the flight landed in Delhi Nearly all domestic airlines have now banned him in an unprecedented step in Indian aviation historySince then he has had to take the train and travel by road Lets see what happens next in this caseRAVINDRA JADEJARavindra JadejaSince making his Test debut in December 2012 Ravindra Jadejas cricketing career has seen a lot of ups and downsAfter an early promise there was a dip in form and then a shoulder injury affected his performances and resulted in his being dropped from the Indian squad But from being known as a good badwicket bowler and goodwicket batsman Jadeja has emerged as an important cog in the Test side thanks to his performance this seasonIt all started in the 201516 domestic Ranji season where the Saurashtra lad claimed six consecutive 5wicket hauls and scored a couple of 50s in the first three matches itself Picked on the basis of these superb performances he didnt disappointRavindra JadejaEarlier Jadeja was a support bowler to Ravichandran Ashwin but now hes emerged as an allrounder option on his own Hes actually pushed Ashwin to the No2 slot in the ICC Test bowling position His wickettowicket bowling saw him take 26 wickets against England and then 25 wickets at an average of 1856 against Australia He has picked up 68 wickets from 13 Tests Add to that he scored 556 runs this season at a very respectable average of 4276 over the seasonHowever Indias recent test series against Australia saw major heated arguments between the Aussies and Indians During one instance an onfield banter between Jadeja and Oz took place A video surfaced online that showed Ravindra Jadeja using the M word when he was in the middle of his sword style celebration This came to Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wades ears after which he asked the allrounder the meaning Ravindra Jadeja simply told Wade he does not know and that he did not use it on him Matthew Wade was persistent and asked What does md mean There was no reply from Jadeja