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Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja
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Jadeja during the 2012 Indian Premier League
Personal information
Full name Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja
Born (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 (age 28)
NavagamGhed, Gujarat, India
Nickname Jaddu / Sir Jadeja
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style left-arm orthodox
Role All-Rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 275) 13 December 2012 v England
Last Test 20 December 2016 v England
ODI debut (cap 177) 8 February 2009 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI 22 January 2017 v England
ODI shirt no. 8 (prev. 88)
T20I debut 10 February 2009 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I 31 March 2016 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years Team
2006–present Saurashtra
2008–2009 Rajasthan Royals
2011 Kochi Tuskers Kerala
2012–2015 Chennai Super Kings
2016–present Gujarat Lions
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 25 128 74 172
Runs scored 848 1,878 4294 2,670
Batting average 26.50 32.37 43.37 31.78
100s/50s 0/4 0/10 7/19 1/14
Top score 90 87 331 134
Balls bowled 7,051 6,374 17,874 8,437
Wickets 111 151 304 209
Bowling average 24.07 34.73 23.58 31.58
5 wickets in innings 6 1 24 1
10 wickets in match 1 n/a 7 n/a
Best bowling 7/48 5/36 7/31 5/36
Catches/stumpings 23/– 43/– 69/– 61/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 January 2017

Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja (born 6 December 1988) is an Indian cricketer who represents Saurashtra in first-class cricket and the Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League. He plays as a left-handed middle-order batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler.

Jadeja was part of the Indian U-19 cricket team that won the World Cup in Malaysia in 2008. He made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka on 8 February 2009 and scored an unbeaten 60 off 77 balls in that match. However, his Test debut came almost four years later, on 13 December 2012, against England at Nagpur.

Jadeja was bought for $2 million by the Chennai Super Kings at the 2012 IPL Players Auction. He was bought by the Gujarat Lions in the 2016 IPL Players Auction for 9.5 crores, after the Chennai Super Kings were banned from the IPL for two seasons.In the 5th test match of 2016-17 India v England ....he was the best bowler taking 7 wickets by giving 48 runs only in Test cricket. On January 22, 2017, Jadeja became the first Indian left arm spinner to take 150 One Day International wickets, when he dismissed Sam Billings at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

Ravindra Jadeja was born on 6 December 1988. His father Anirudhsinh was a watchman for a private security agency. His mother Lata died in an accident in 2005 and the trauma of his mother's death almost made him quit cricket. His sister Naina is a nurse. He lives in Jamnagar.

Ravindra Jadeja got engaged to Rivaba Solanki on 5 February 2016; the couple married on 17 April 2016.

Jadeja made his first Under-19 appearance for India in 2005 at the age of 16. He was picked in the Indian squad for the 2006 U/19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. India finished runners-up with Jadeja impressing in the final against Pakistan with a haul of 3 wickets. He was the vice-captain of the victorious Indian team at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup. He played a crucial role with the ball in the tournament, taking 10 wickets in 6 games at an average of 13.


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