Jaydev Dipakbhai Unadkat (born 18 October 1991) is an Indian professional cricketer who has played for the Indian national team. He plays for Saurashtra in domestic cricket. He represented India in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2010. In March 2020, Unadkat became the first man to captain Saurashtra to the Ranji Trophy title. In December 2022, Unadkat returned to the Test XI after 12 years.[2]
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| Full name | Jaydev Dipakbhai Unadkat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 October 1991 Porbandar, Gujarat, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side |
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| Test debut (cap 267) | 16 December 2010 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 20 July 2023 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 197) | 24 July 2013 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 1 August 2023 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 91 (formerly 77) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 64) | 18 June 2016 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 18 March 2018 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–present | Saurashtra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012, 2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Delhi Daredevils | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Rising Pune Supergiants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Rajasthan Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Mumbai Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Sunrisers Hyderabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Domestic career edit
Domestically Unadkat plays for Saurashtra. He has played for a number of teams in the Indian Premier League. When he was selected by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013 he was one of the costliest Indian players.[3] In May 2013 he achieved his best T20 career bowling figures of 5/25 playing against Delhi Daredevils and was named Player of the Match.[4]
In 2014, he was selected by Delhi in that year's IPL auction, and in February 2016 Kolkata Knight Riders made the winning bid in that auction, ₹160 lakh (US$200,000), to secure Unadkat's services.[5] In February 2017, he moved again, this time to Rising Pune Supergiants.[6] In the 10th IPL he took a hat-trick against Sunrisers Hyderabad during the final over of the match which was a wicket maiden over.[7][8]
In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Blue for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy[9] and in October 2018 was named in India B's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.[10]
In January 2019, he became the second bowler for Saurashtra to take 200 wickets in the Ranji Trophy[11] and in August 2019 was named in the India Red team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy[12][13] before being named for India A for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[14] He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy, with 67 dismissals in ten matches.[15][16]
In February 2022, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[17]
On 23 December 2022, he was bought by the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL auction for the 2023 Indian Premier League tournament.[18]
International career edit
After playing for India's under-19 side in England in 2010, taking 13 wickets on his first-class cricket debut against West Indies under-19s at Grace Road, Unadkat was used as a net bowler for the Indian national side in Sri Lanka before making his international debut for India against South Africa in December 2010 in the first Test at Centurion.[19]
In the 2nd Test against Bangladesh on 22 December 2022 at Mirpur, Unadkat was named as a replacement to Kuldeep Yadav. Jaydev Unadkat made his comeback to the Test side after 12 years.[20]
Unadkat made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club in June 2016.[21]
References edit
- ^ "Jaydev Unadkat Profile". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Harish, Kotian (24 March 2020). "'How We Won the Ranji Trophy'". Rediff.com.
- ^ "IPL player list at 2013 auction". ESPNcricinfo. 3 February 2013.
- ^ Jaydev Unadkat's five-wicket haul sees Bangalore home by four runs against Delhi
- ^ "Watson goes for whopping 9.5 cr, Negi emerges costliest Indian buy". The Hindu. 6 February 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Unadkat in the 20th over: 0 W W W 0 0". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "44th match: Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rising Pune Supergiant at Hyderabad (Deccan), May 6, 2017. Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "'Fit' Samson returns to India A squad". ESPNcricinfo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Unadkat, Jadeja peg Karnataka back". Cricket Country. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens". Cricket Country. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ Harish, Kotian (23 March 2020). "Jaydev Unadkat: 'My stars are aligned at the moment'". Rediff.com.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2019/20: Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "IPL Auction 2023. Unadkat sold at base price; here's all you need to know". India TV. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Jaydev Unadkat". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Jaydev Unadkat replaces Kuldeep Yadav to make Test comeback after 12 years". 22 December 2022.
- ^ "India tour of Zimbabwe, 1st T20I: Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jun 18, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
External links edit
- Jaidev Unadkat's profile page on Wisden
- Jaydev Unadkat Royal Challenger Archived 22 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine