Today India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is celebrating his 34th birthday. He is the fifth fastest cricketer to achieve a test double as he scored 2000 runs and 200 wickets in a test. He also has taken 100 wickets, 1000 runs and 50 catches in ODI matches. First Indian to score three first-class triple centuries. On 22nd January 2017, he also became the first Indian left-arm spinner to take 150 one-day international wickets.
Current status:
In IPL (Indian Premium League) All-rounder of Indian National Cricket Team is playing in Chennai Super Kings Team. Jadeja now recovering from knee surgery as he was rejected in the process of the ODI test series against Bangladesh.
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Know some facts
- Ravindra Jadeja is known as an all-rounder with and left-hand batting style.
- He was awarded by Madhavrao Scandia Award for the most wickets Ranji Trophy in 2008-09 and the Arjuna Award for cricket in 2019.
- Ravindra Jadeja is a brand ambassador of SWOOT (Smart Electronic Brand).
- Jadeja is known as “SIR” because of Mahindra Singh Dhoni as dhoni once tweeted “If you give SIR Jadeja 2 runs to score from 1 ball he will win it with the left hand. Since that day this name is considered as Sir. Fans also loved his nicknamed as “Sir Jadeja”.
Jadeja across years:
| 2006 | 18 | First Class debut for Saurashtra |
| 2008 | 20 | IPL Debut – Rajasthan Royals |
| 2009 | 21 | T20I Debut |
| 2009 | 21 | ODI Debut |
| 2012 | 24 | Test Debut |
Awards
- ICC World ODI XI: 2013, 2016.
- Madhavrao Scindia Award for most wickets in Ranji Trophy: 2008–09.
- Ranked 2nd in ICC Top 10 Test all-rounders (2018).
- Named in Test XI of the year by Cricbuzz in 2013.
- Ranked No.1 bowler in ODI Cricket by the ICC in August 2013
