Ajay Jadeja

Ajay Jadeja

India

Player profile

Full name Ajaysingh Jadeja
Born February 1, 1971, Jamnagar, Gujarat
Current age 36 years 27 days
Major teams India, Delhi, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium

Statsguru

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	15	24	2	576	96	26.18	1463	39.37	0	4	62	3	5	0
ODIs	196	179	36	5359	119	37.47	7681	69.76	6	30	366	85	59	0
First-class	109	170	24	8046	264	55.10			20	40			73	0
List A	291	271	52	8304	119	37.91			11	48			91	1

Bowling averages

	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Tests	15	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
ODIs	196	1248	1094	20	3/3	3/3	54.70	5.25	62.40	0	0	0
First-class	109	4703	2140	54	4/37		39.62	2.73	87.09		0	0
List A	291	2680	2257	49	3/3	3/3	46.06	5.05	54.69	0	0	0

Career statistics
Test debut	South Africa v India at Durban - Nov 13-17, 1992
Last Test	India v South Africa at Mumbai - Feb 24-26, 2000
ODI debut	India v Sri Lanka at Mackay - Feb 28, 1992
Last ODI	India v Pakistan at Dhaka - Jun 3, 2000
First-class span	1988/89 - 2006/07
List A span	1988/89 - 2005/06

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Profile

Wisden overview
An exuberant batsman, and an incorrigible charmer off the field, Ajay Jadeja entered international cricket with an infectious effervescence that won hearts and matches - but left behind an eerie trail of bookmaker connections and unanswered questions. A prot�g� of Kapil Dev, Jadeja's natural athleticism, energetic running between wickets, audacious big-hitting and winning smile were made for the floodlit age. His bustling, street-smart batsmanship in the middle and closing overs swung many one-dayers India's way, none more emphatically than the 1996 World Cup quarter-final against Pakistan, when he blasted 45 off 25 balls. But his obvious vulnerability against genuine pace and swing restricted his Test appearances to 15, and his career was halted in December 2000 by a five-year ban following damaging, though inconclusive, findings in a CBI inquiry on match-fixing. Jadeja is contesting the ban, but has found an even more glamorous vocation meanwhile acting in movies.