Kedar Jadhav
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Full name | Kedar Mahadev Jadhav | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India | 26 March 1985|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batting All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 205) | 16 November 2014 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 28 September 2018 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 51) | 17 July 2015 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 7 October 2017 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–present | Maharashtra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala (squad no. 45) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 81 (previously 99)) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018-present | Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 81) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2018 |
Kedar Mahadev Jadhav (born 26 March 1985) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Maharashtra in domestic cricket. He is an All-rounder Wicket-keeper who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off-break and keeps as well. In the Indian Premier League, he plays for the Chennai Super Kings, having previously played for Delhi Daredevils , Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kochi Tuskers Kerala.
He made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka on 16 November 2014 and his T20I debut for India against Zimbabwe on 17 July 2015.[1]
Early life
Kedar Mahadev Jadhav was born on 26 March 1985 in Pune into a middle-class family which originally hails from Jadhavwadi in Madha, Solapur district.[2] He is the youngest of four children; his three elder sisters excelled in studies becoming a PhD in English literature, an engineer and an MBA in finance, while Jadhav switched to cricket after ninth grade.[3][2] His father Mahadev Jadhav was employed as a clerk with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board until his retirement in 2003.[3][4]
Jadhav lives in the western Pune locality of Kothrud[5] and started playing cricket at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana.[4][6] He initially represented Rainbow Cricket Club in tennis ball cricket tournaments, before getting selected for the Maharashtra under-19 team in 2004.[7]
Domestic career
In 2012, Jadhav made his first triple ton by scoring 327, the second-highest by a Maharashtra batsman ever in the Ranji Trophy, against Uttar Pradesh at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
He was a star in 2013–14 Ranji Trophy season where he scored 1,223 runs including six centuries and was highest run-getter and the fourth-highest in a season in the tournament's history, to help Maharashtra make their first Ranji final since 1992–93. Jadhav also represented India A and West Zone cricket team.
International career
He was named in Indian squad for Bangladesh tour in June 2014 but did not get a game.
He played his first international match in November 2014 against Sri Lanka in the fifth match of Sri Lanka tour of India at Ranchi and scored 20 off 24 balls before he was out stumped. India went on inflict a first time 5-0 whitewash on Sri Lanka.
Jadhav played in all three ODIs against Zimbabwe in July 2015. In the third match at Harare, he scored 105 not out off 87 balls, his maiden ODI hundred. India won the series by a 3-0 margin. During the tour, he also made his T20I debut.
In January 2017 Jadhav scored 120 off 76 balls and shared 200 run partnership with Virat Kohli to help India to register a win against England in MCA Stadium, Pune.In the third match of the same series, he made 90(76) balls and almost guided India home in pursuit of 320. He was dismissed in the second last ball of the innings and although India lost the match Jadhav had by then firmly established his place in the middle order.
He was awarded the Man Of the Series award for scoring 332 runs in that series. Jadhav has since represented India in the ICC Champions Trophy in England,2017 and has been an integral part of the Indian team since then.
IPL career
Jadhav, who was initially in the Royal Challengers Bangalore development squad, was signed by Delhi Daredevils in 2010. He made an immediate impact as he scored a 29-ball 50 (5 fours and 2 sixes) for Delhi Daredevils against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in his debut IPL match. He won the Man of the match award for this innings. For the next season, he was signed by the new franchise Kochi Tuskers Kerala, for whom he played only 6 matches that year. In 2013, he was signed up by the Delhi Daredevils and played a few matches that season but was not successful. He was not retained by Delhi in the 2014 IPL auction but was bought back by Delhi for ₹ 20 million.
He also scored 149 runs in 10 innings for Delhi Daredevils in their poor IPL campaign in 2014. Ahead of the 2016 IPL, he was traded to Royal Challengers Bangalore for an undisclosed amount. In 2018, he was picked by Chennai Super Kings for 7.8 crore rupees. However, he was ruled out of the tournament after tearing his hamstring in the opening match.[8]
References
- ↑ "India tour of Zimbabwe, 1st T20I: Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jul 17, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- 1 2 Dighe, Sandip (17 November 2014). "Jadhav makes Pune proud with India cap". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- 1 2 Naik, Shivani (17 January 2017). "Kedar Jadhav: A Salman fan with penchant for sunglasses, clothes and belts". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- 1 2 Karhadkar, Amol (17 January 2017). "Jadhav's rags-to-riches story". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ↑ Mandani, Rasesh (16 January 2017). "Kedar Jadhav sends man-of-the-match trophy home for family to savour". India Today. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ↑ "Selected for India... but Kedar Jadhav has to pay to practice!". Rediff. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ↑ Sundaresan, Bharat (17 January 2017). "Kedar Jadhav: Tennis ball legend who hit an ace". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ↑ "Kedar Jadhav ruled out of IPL 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. 2018-04-09. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
External links
- Kedar Jadhav at ESPNcricinfo
- Kedar Jadhav at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Kedar Jadhav's profile page on Wisden