Jadeja returns from America trip

Ajay Jadeja, who pulled out of the American Pro League after the Board of Control for Cricket in India told players to distance themselves from the event, has returned to India.

Jadeja cited the confusion over whether the ICC and the BCCI had sanctioned the American cricket league as his reason for returning home so soon. "Some reports said the ICC does not recognise the event," he explained. "Nobody was sure what to do so we came back."

Jadeja, 33, also hinted that he has some lingering hopes for an international comeback, though he was realistic about his chances. "A comeback is always hard," he said. "It's easy to get in when you are fresh. But a new season is around the corner and I will train myself for it. I have enjoyed cricket since childhood, I still enjoy the game and would continue to play. Who knows, I might get a chance."

Jadeja played 196 one-dayers and 15 Tests for India before his international career came to an end in December 2000, when he was handed a five-year ban following damaging findings in India's Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into match-fixing. Jadeja contested the ban, and after three years of exclusion played for his club, Delhi, in the last Indian domestic season.