Ravindra Jadeja is an Indian international cricketer. He is best known for being an all-rounder, who serves as a left-handed batsman and slow left-arm bowler for the Indian international team. Besides international cricket, he is also a member of the team Saurashtra in first-class cricket and represents the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.
Sun Sign
Sagittarius
Residence
Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
Nationality
Manager
Unknown
Bowling Style
Slow Left-Arm Orthodox
Batting style
Left-Handed
Role
All-Rounder
Shirt Number
8
Girlfriend / Spouse
Ravindra has dated –
- Reeva Solanki (2016-Present) – Ravindra Jadeja got married to Reeva Solanki on April 17, 2016. She joined the Indian political party BJP in April 2019. Together, they are proud parents to a daughter born in June 2017.
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Heavy beard
- Wears a cap most of the time
Brand Endorsements
Ravindra has done endorsement work for brands like –
- Gujarat Tourism
- Incredible India
- Zeven
- Life OK
Best Known For
Being an Indian international cricketer and representing Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League
First ODI
Ravinder played his first ODI match on February 8, 2009, against Sri Lanka.
First T20
Ravinder made his appearance in T20 on February 10, 2009, against Sri Lanka.
First Test
Ravinder made his Test match debut on December 13, 2012, against England.
Personal Trainer
Ravindra keeps himself in shape by training hard. As he is part of the Indian International team, he has to maintain a fitness regimen. Some of the workouts that he carries out include speed development training, box jumps, side touches, maximizing aerobic velocity, and wide to narrow squat jumps.
Ravindra Jadeja Facts
- When he was younger, his father wanted him to be an army person.
- He was interested in cricket but was scared of his father.
- In 2005, his mother passed away in an accident that traumatized him so much that he wanted to quit cricket.
- In 2005, he made his Under-19 debut for India at the age of 16 and was again picked in the Indian squad for the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.
- He impressed everyone in the final of the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup against Pakistan where he took 3 wickets and India ended up being the runners-up.
- Ravindra was made the vice-captain of the Indian team in the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup where he took a total of 10 wickets in 6 games at an average of 13 and India emerged victoriously.
- In 2008, he was part of the Indian U-19 cricket team that went on to win the World Cup in Malaysia and the team was led by the Indian Captain .
- On February 8, 2009, Ravindra played his first ODI match against Sri Lanka and made 60 runs on 77 balls in that match.
- It took him 4 years after his ODI debut to make his test debut which was on December 13, 2012, against England at Nagpur.
- In 2012, Chennai Super Kings bought him for $2 million at the IPL Players Auction.
- Later in 2016, when Chennai Super Kings got banned from the IPL for 2 seasons, Gujarat Lions paid ₹9.5 crores for him in the IPL Players Auction.
- On January 22, 2017, he set a record when he became the first-ever Indian left-arm spinner to take 150 wickets in One Day International. To set this record, he took the wicket of Sam Billings at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
- In March 2017, Ravindra was named the top-ranked bowler in the world, beating who had been in that position for so long.
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Facts of Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja
- Gender Male
- full nameRavindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja
- nicknamesJaddu, Rockstar
- birthplaceJamnagar, Gujarat, India
- Date of Birth December 06, 1988
- Age 36 years 0 months
- Horoscope Sagittarius
- Lucky Number 8
- Lucky Stone Turquoise
- Lucky Color Orange
- Best Match for Marriage Leo, Aquarius
- nationalityIndian
- religionHinduism
- net worth$7 million
- professionIndian International Cricketer
- weight65 kg or 143.5 lbs
- height5 ft 7 in or 170 cm
- hair colorBlack
- eye colorDark Brown
- body type / buildSlim
- motherLata Jadeja
- fatherAnirudhsinh Jadeja
- sistersNaina Jadeja, Padmini Jadeja