Ravindra Jadeja Biography
Ravindra Jadeja Indian All-rounder who made his debut for the Indian cricket team on 8 February 2009 against Sri Lanka. He is a left-handed middle-order batsman and slow left-arm orthodox. He plays for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.
Jadeja was selected for the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand despite not being fully fit due to a shoulder injury. He took 9 wickets in 8 games. His returns with the bat were modest, scoring just 57 runs from 5 innings. India went on to lose against Australia in the semi-final. After his poor performance in the next ODI series in Bangladesh, he was dropped from the Indian team.
- Name: Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja
- Nickname: Ravindra Jadeja, Jaddu, Rockstar
- Role: All-rounder
- Batting Style: Left-Handed
- Bowling Style: Slow left-arm orthodox
Ravindra Jadeja Physical Appearance
- Height (approx.): 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
- Weight (approx.): 60 Kg.
- Eye Colour: Black
- Hair Colour: Black
Personal Life Of Ravindra Jadeja
- Date of Birth: 6 December 1988
- Age: 30 Years
- Birth Place: NavagamGhed, Gujarat, India
- Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
- Nationality: Indian
- School: Not Known
- College: Not Known
- Educational Qualifications: Not Known
Ravindra Jadeja Family
- Father: Anirudhsinh Jadeja (watchman)
- Mother: Late Lata Jadeja (Nurse)
- Brother: None
- Sister: Naina (eldest), Naynaba Jadeja
- Coach/Mentor: Debu Mitra (Saurashtra coach), Mahendra Singh Chauhan
- Religion: Hinduism
- Address: Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
Cricket Career Of Ravindra Jadeja
- Test: 13-17 December 2012 against England at Nagpur
- ODI: 8 February 2009 against Sri Lanka at Colombo
- T20: 10 February 2009 against Sri Lanka at Colombo
- Jersey Number: #8- India, #12- Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- Domestic/State Teams: Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Rajasthan Royals, Saurashtra, West Zone
- Nature on the field: Friendly
Ravindra Jadeja Records
1. He became the first Indian bowler after Anil Kumble to top ICC ODI Bowlers Rankings
2. He is the only Indian to score 3 triple centuries in First-Class Cricket
Ravindra Jadeja Preferences
- Hobbies: Horse Riding, Driving fast cars
- Favorite Cricketers: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- Favorite Sportspersons: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- Favorite Food: NA
- Favorite Color: Black, Blue
Ravindra Jadeja Wife and Children
- Marital Status: Married
- Wife: Reeva Solanki (aka Rivaba Solanki)
- Marriage Date: 17 April 2016
- Children: Nidhyana (born in 2017)
Awards and Recognitions
He caught the attention of the national selectors with his strong all-round performance shown in 2008–09 Ranji Trophy (42 wickets, 739 runs).
Ravindra Jadeja Controversies
He got into a fight with his teammate Suresh Raina dropped two catches against West Indies in July 2013. He Had a verbal spat with James Anderson in the 2014 India’s tour of England. While doing commentary in World Cup Match 2019, Sanjay Manjrekar Called Ravindra Jadeja a bits and pieces cricketers. To this, Jadeja said he has enough of Manjrekar’s verbal diarrhea.
Section: Cricketer Biography