Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja

Personal information
Full name	Ravindra Anirudhsinh Jadeja
Born	6 December 1988 (1988-12-06) Saurashtra, India
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Slow left arm orthodox
Role	All rounder
International information
National side	India
ODI debut (cap 122)	8 February 2009 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	21 February 2012 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	88
T20I debut	10 February 2009 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I	3 February 2012 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006–present	Saurashtra
2008-2009	Rajasthan Royals
2011	Kochi Tuskers Kerala
2012-present	Chennai Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition	ODI	FC	LA	T20s
Matches	53	38	85	57
Runs scored	831	2372	1343	839
Batting average	30.11	45.61	30.52	23.30
100s/50s	0/5	5/10	0/9	0/0
Top score	78	314*	78	47
Balls bowled	2206	8157	3866	699
Wickets	53	120	104	23
Bowling average	33.96	28.01	28.11	36.43
5 wickets in innings	0	9	0	0
10 wickets in match	n/a	1	n/a	n/a
Best bowling	4/32	7/31	4/8	3/15
Catches/stumpings	18/–	36/–	34/–	19/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2012

Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja (born 6 December 1988) is an Indian cricketer. He represents Saurashtra in first class cricket, and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. He was also part of the victorious Indian U-19 cricket team that won the World Cup in Malaysia in 2008. He was also a part of the Indian Team in the 2009 and 2010 ICC Twenty20 World Cups. Jadeja is a left-handed middle-order batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler.

Career

International career

He caught the attention of the national selectors with his strong all-round showing in the 2008-09 Ranji Trophy - 42 wickets and 739 runs - and was promptly picked for the ODI series in Sri Lanka.His international debut came in the final match of the series on 8 February 2009 where he scored 60*, even though India lost the match. In the 2009 World Twenty20 Jadeja was criticised for not scoring at the requisite run rate in India's loss to England. Jadeja's World Twenty20 jinx continued with a dismal bowling performance against Australia in the next edition of the tournament in 2010 which cost India dearly, with India losing the match and bowing out of the tournament. After the incumbent all rounder Yusuf Pathan suffered a loss of form, Jadeja took his place at No. 7 in the ODI team in late-2009. In the third ODI against Sri Lanka in Cuttack on 21 December 2009, Jadeja was awarded the man of the match award following a haul of four wickets. His best bowling figure is 4-32. He made a comeback into the Indian ODI side in the 3rd One-Dayer against England at Kennington Oval at London and arriving at 58/5 after 19 overs, he had a 112-run partnership with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni(69 from 103 balls) and then a 59-run blitzkrieg with Ravichandran Ashwin(36 not out from 19) to help his side reach 234/7 in 50 overs. He also had 2/42 from his 9 overs castling opener-wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter(51 from 46) and Tim Bresnan(28 from 38), thus assisting fellow spinner Ravichandran Ashwin(3 for 40 from 9 overs) in a 43-over innings. England however won the rain-affected game by 3 wickets (D/L method) with 7 overs to spare, though he himself earned a Man of the Match for his gutsy all-round performance. His performance in the fourth ODI was mixed as he took a blinder in the last over at the boundary and earlier, had a mini 'brain-fade' giving away four overthrows in a keenly contested tie.

First class cricket

Jadeja made his first class debut in 2006-07 Duleep Trophy. He is a part of India-A set-up. He plays for West Zone in the Duleep Trophy and for Saurashtra in Ranji Trophy. In early November 2011 in a Ranji Trophy match against Orissa, Jadeja smashed 314 off just 375 balls hitting 29 fours and 9 sixes.

Under 19 Cricket World Cup

He played for India in Under 19 Cricket World Cup in 2006 and 2008.

Indian Premier League

Jadeja was selected to be a part of the Rajasthan Royals for the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008. His brilliant display in the IPL matches won him praises from the team’s captain and coach, Shane Warne. He was nicknamed "Rockstar" by Warney as he was so impressed with Jadeja's cricketing skills and predicted a bright future for the allrounder. He made his presence felt during the IPL campaign and played a crucial role in helping the team win the 2008 IPL defeating Chennai Super Kings in the finals played on June 1, 2008 in Mumbai. He scored 135runs from 14 matches in the IPL season, his best score being 36* versus Mohali [Kings XI Punjab], at a strike rate of 131.06.

He was banned from the 2010 tournament due to a contractual dispute. In 2011, he was selected as part of Kochi Tuskers Kerala for $950,000. As Kochi Tuskers are not a part of IPL anymore, all the team members will be up for auction. It is likely that Ravindra Jadeja will be the most sought-after player in this auction.

In 2012 IPL Players Auction, Ravindra Jadeja was bought by Chennai Super Kings for $2 million (approx. Rs. 9.8 Crore), becoming the most expensive player of the year's auction, after a tie breaker between Chennai Super Kings and Deccan Chargers as both the team bid for the same amount.

References

• Cricinfo
• IPL Auction
• IPL auction 2012: Ravindra Jadeja becomes costliest player
• Ravindra Jadeja hits $2 million jackpot