Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja is an Indian professional cricketer. He is an all-rounder who plays as a left-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox bowler.
Wiki/Biography
Ravindra Jadeja was born on Tuesday, December 6, 1988 in Navagam Ghed, Gujarat (35 years old as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He grew up in a middle-class family in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
Ravindra Jadeja childhood photos
His father wanted him to become an army officer, but he was more inclined towards cricket. He started training for games while still in school. At just 16 years old, he was selected for the Indian U-19 national team.
appearance
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 60kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body Measurements: Chest 40″, Waist 32″, Biceps 12″
family, caste and wife
Ravindra Jadeja was born into a Hindu family. His father Anirudhsinh Jadeja is a caretaker at a private security agency. His mother, late Lata Jadeja, was a nurse. He has two sisters. His sister Naina is a nurse.
Anirudhsinh Jadeja, father of Ravindra Jadeja
Lata Jadeja, mother of Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja and his sisters
Jadeja married Rivaba Solanki on April 17, 2016. The couple has a daughter, Nidhyana, who was born in 2017.
Ravindra Jadeja and wife Rivaba Solanki
Ravindra Jadeja and his daughter Nidhyana
Ravindra Jadeja with wife and daughter
Profession
Jadeja started his cricket career in 2005 by participating in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. India finished second but Jadeja impressed everyone by taking 3 wickets against Pakistan in the final. He was the vice-captain of the 2008 World Cup winning Indian U-19 cricket team in Malaysia. Ravindra made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka on February 8, 2009, scoring an unbeaten 60 off 77 balls. In the third ODI against Sri Lanka in Cuttack, he was awarded the Man of the Match for taking 4 wickets. He made his Test debut in December 2012 against England in Nagpur. On July 20, 2015, he scored his first 50-run game against England. On January 22, 2017, Ravindra became the first to take 150 wickets in one-day internationals after dismissing Sam Billings at Eden Gardens in Kolkata Indian left-arm spinner of the wicket. In the same year, Jadeja became the number one bowler, overtaking Ravichandran Ashwin who had previously held the position. His first Test century came against West Indies at Rajkot in 2018. In March 2019, he became the third Indian cricketer to score 2,000 runs and take 150 wickets in ODIs.
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Jadeja has also played in First-Class Cricket and IPL. He was auctioned by the Chennai Super Kings for $2 million in the 2012 IPL auction. In 2016, when Chennai Super Kings were banned from the IPL for two seasons, Jadeja was bought by the Gujarat Lions for Rs 95 crore in the 2016 IPL player auction. He plays for Saurashtra cricket team in first-class cricket.
Ravindra Jadeja plays for Gujarat Lions in IPL
Record
- Jadeja became the first Indian bowler to top the ICC ODI Bowlers rankings after former captain Anil Kumble achieved pole position in 1996.
- Ravinder is the only Indian cricketer to score three triple centuries in first-class cricket.
dispute
- In July 2013, during a match against West Indies, Jadeja got into an altercation with teammate Suresh Raina after Raina failed to catch two catches while bowling .
- He also had a verbal altercation with England cricketer James Anderson during the Indian team’s tour of England in 2014.
Salary/Net Worth
His net worth is estimated at $3 million. Jadeja gets an annual retainer of Rs 25 lakh, Rs 7 lakh per Test match, Rs 4 lakh per one-day match and Rs 2 lakh per T20 match.
Car/Bicycle Series
Jadeja’s car collection includes a Hyundai Accent and an Audi A4. He also owns a black Hayabusa bicycle.
Ravindra Jadeja’s Audi
favorite thing
- Opponent Cricket Team: Pakistan
fact
- His hobbies include cycling, driving, relaxing at the farmhouse and horseback riding.
Ravindra Jadeja and his horse
- Jadeja’s mother died in an accident in 2006, when he was just 17 years old. The incident left him so debilitated that at one point he decided to quit cricket.
- He wore jersey number 8 when playing for India and jersey number 12 when playing for Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Ravindra Jadeja jersey number
- Ravindra owns a postal restaurant “Jaddu’s Food Field” in Rajkot, Gujarat.
Ravindra Jadeja’s Restaurant
- Jadeja is a very religious person.
- He can swing a sword as well as a cricket bat.
- He is affectionately known as “Jadu”, “RJ”, “Rockstar” and “Ravindra Jadeja Sir”.
- Jadja has a flower tattooed on his back, a horse on his left forearm, “Jaddu” on his right forearm and a dragon tattoo on his left bicep .
Ravindra Jadeja’s tattoos
- On April 15, 2019, Jadeja announced his support for the BJP through his Twitter account, in which he tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his wife Revaba Jadeja; Joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2018. Interestingly, a day before he announced his support to the BJP, his father and sister joined the Congress from Jamnagar district.
Ravindra Jadeja’s tweets
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education