Ajay Jadeja
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Ajaysinhji Daulatsinhji Jadeja was born on 1 February 1971 in royal rajput family of Jamnagar
, Gujarat. He was a regular in the Indian cricket team
between 1992 and 2000, playing in 15 Test matches
and 196 One Day Internationals. His cricketing achievements were overshadowed by a 5 year ban for match-fixing. The ban was later quashed by the Delhi High Court on 27 January 2003, making Jadeja eligible to play domestic and international cricket.
family, which has a cricketing pedigree, producing the likes of K. S. Ranjitsinhji-after whom the Ranji Trophy
is named and K. S. Duleepsinhji- Duleep Trophy
is named in his honour.His royal background comes from his father side Mr. Daulatsinghji P Jadeja ,while his mother is a Malyalee from Allepey District in Kerala
. One of his cousin's son was famous cricket player Ravindra Jadeja
between 1992 and 2000, playing in 15 Test matches
and 196 One Day Internationals. He was regarded as one of the best fielders in the Indian team in his time. One of his most remembered innings was his cameo innings in 1996 Cricket World Cup
quarter-final against arch rivals Pakistan
when he blasted 45 off 25 balls, including 40 from the final two overs by Waqar Younis
. Jadeja along with Mohammed Azharuddin holds the record for the highest one day partnership record for the 4th and 5th wicket, set against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka
respectively. Jadeja is also renowned for remarkable fielding and considered one of the safest pairs of hands in the Indian team during his tenure.
Another memorable occasion of his career was taking 3 wickets for 3 runs in 1 over against England in Sharjah to win the match for India. Jadeja has captained India in 13 One-day matches. One of Jadeja's favourite hunting grounds was the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, the venue of the quarter-final against Pakistan in the 1996 World Cup. The last time Jadeja played in a One Day International was against Pakistan in the Pepsi Asia Cup on 3 June 2000. He scored 93 in a game that India eventually lost. Jadeja was the top scorer hitting 8 fours and 4 sixes.
Jadeja's cricketing achievements were later overshadowed by a 5 year ban for match-fixing. The ban was later quashed by the Delhi High Court on 27 January 2003, making Jadeja eligible to play domestic and international cricket. Jadeja had approached the Delhi High Court on 2 February 2001, challenging the BCCI
order imposing the five-year ban on the basis of the K. Madhavan Committee recommendations.
Jadeja is currently the coach of Rajasthan
and a cricket commentator.
, along with Sunny Deol
& Sunil Shetty. He acted in the 2009 movie, Pal Pal Dil Ke Saath, directed by V Krishna Kumar.
Jadeja worked as Cricket Anchor along with Former Pakistan cricket Captain Zaheer Abbas for 2003 ICC Cricket world cup in Zee News channel. He continued his role even for 2007 ICC cricket world cup, before making agreement with NDTV India
and NDTV 24*7.
Jadeja on March 2007 before the begin of 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup hinted that India will win the world cup. He also roasted Indian Players Like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Robin Uthappa and M S Dhoni. But his expectation went wrong as India failed to make at least to the quarter Finals, it was eliminated at the knock out stage of the tournament.
Ajay Jadeja was a contestant on the celebrity dance show Jhalak Dikhla Ja in its first season. He also appeared on the TV show Comedy Circus
.
Over the last few years, Jadeja has been working with NDTV
as their cricket analyst. Until 2007-08, Jadeja shared this position with his former teammate Navjot Singh Sidhu
. However, following Sidhu's departure from the channel, Jadeja has become one of the pillars of sports journalism on both NDTV India
and NDTV 24*7. On march 2010 Jadeja said he is supporting Kings XI Punjab team in IPL and it has chances of winning the tournament.
On April 3 2011 Jadeja congratulated Indian Cricket Team for becoming the 2011 ICC Cricket world cup champions. He also commented on Indian cricket Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni new hair style in NDTV 24*7.
Jamnagar
Jamnagar is a city and a municipal corporation in Jamnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city was built up substantially by Maharaja Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji in the 1920s, when the district was known as Nawanagar. The district lies just to the south of the Gulf of Kutch and is...
, Gujarat. He was a regular in the Indian cricket team
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
between 1992 and 2000, playing in 15 Test matches
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and 196 One Day Internationals. His cricketing achievements were overshadowed by a 5 year ban for match-fixing. The ban was later quashed by the Delhi High Court on 27 January 2003, making Jadeja eligible to play domestic and international cricket.
Early life
Jadeja was born into a royal rajputRajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
family, which has a cricketing pedigree, producing the likes of K. S. Ranjitsinhji-after whom the Ranji Trophy
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...
is named and K. S. Duleepsinhji- Duleep Trophy
Duleep Trophy
The Duleep Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India between teams representing geographical zones of India. The competition is named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji .-History:...
is named in his honour.His royal background comes from his father side Mr. Daulatsinghji P Jadeja ,while his mother is a Malyalee from Allepey District in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. One of his cousin's son was famous cricket player Ravindra Jadeja
Career
Jadeja was a regular in the Indian cricket teamIndian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
between 1992 and 2000, playing in 15 Test matches
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and 196 One Day Internationals. He was regarded as one of the best fielders in the Indian team in his time. One of his most remembered innings was his cameo innings in 1996 Cricket World Cup
1996 Cricket World Cup
The 1996 Cricket World Cup, also called the Wills World Cup after its official sponsors, was the sixth edition of the tournament organized by the International Cricket Council . It was the second World Cup to be hosted by Pakistan and India, and for the first time by Sri Lanka...
quarter-final against arch rivals Pakistan
Pakistani cricket team
The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches....
when he blasted 45 off 25 balls, including 40 from the final two overs by Waqar Younis
Waqar Younis
Waqar Younis Maitla is a former Pakistani right arm fast bowler in cricket and widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time...
. Jadeja along with Mohammed Azharuddin holds the record for the highest one day partnership record for the 4th and 5th wicket, set against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricket team
The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
respectively. Jadeja is also renowned for remarkable fielding and considered one of the safest pairs of hands in the Indian team during his tenure.
Another memorable occasion of his career was taking 3 wickets for 3 runs in 1 over against England in Sharjah to win the match for India. Jadeja has captained India in 13 One-day matches. One of Jadeja's favourite hunting grounds was the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, the venue of the quarter-final against Pakistan in the 1996 World Cup. The last time Jadeja played in a One Day International was against Pakistan in the Pepsi Asia Cup on 3 June 2000. He scored 93 in a game that India eventually lost. Jadeja was the top scorer hitting 8 fours and 4 sixes.
Jadeja's cricketing achievements were later overshadowed by a 5 year ban for match-fixing. The ban was later quashed by the Delhi High Court on 27 January 2003, making Jadeja eligible to play domestic and international cricket. Jadeja had approached the Delhi High Court on 2 February 2001, challenging the BCCI
Board of Control for Cricket in India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered at Mumbai, is the national governing body for all cricket in India. It's not the apex governing body in India. The board was formed in December 1928 as BCCI replaced Calcutta Cricket Club. BCCI is a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu...
order imposing the five-year ban on the basis of the K. Madhavan Committee recommendations.
Jadeja is currently the coach of Rajasthan
Rajasthan cricket team
The Rajasthan cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Team emerged as the champion of the Ranji Trophy in 2011, after finishing runners-up eight times . It is currently in the Ranji Trophy elite group."Rajasthan cricket team" is also popularly known as...
and a cricket commentator.
Television and film appearances
Jadeja has acted in the 2003 movie, KhelKhel
Khel is a Hindi and Urdu word meaning "game" or "sport"; as well as a Pashtu word meaning "followers of". It may refer to:* Khel , a Pashtun tribal division, see Pashtun tribal structure...
, along with Sunny Deol
Sunny Deol
Sunny Deol often credited as "Action King of Bollywood" is an Indian film actor, producer and director. Deol was born to Bollywood actor Dharmendra. He has won two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He went to England to study acting...
& Sunil Shetty. He acted in the 2009 movie, Pal Pal Dil Ke Saath, directed by V Krishna Kumar.
Jadeja worked as Cricket Anchor along with Former Pakistan cricket Captain Zaheer Abbas for 2003 ICC Cricket world cup in Zee News channel. He continued his role even for 2007 ICC cricket world cup, before making agreement with NDTV India
NDTV India
NDTV India is a premier Hindi language news channel in India that is owned by New Delhi Television Ltd. Noted journalist Vinod Dua has been associated with this channel.-History:...
and NDTV 24*7.
Jadeja on March 2007 before the begin of 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup hinted that India will win the world cup. He also roasted Indian Players Like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Robin Uthappa and M S Dhoni. But his expectation went wrong as India failed to make at least to the quarter Finals, it was eliminated at the knock out stage of the tournament.
Ajay Jadeja was a contestant on the celebrity dance show Jhalak Dikhla Ja in its first season. He also appeared on the TV show Comedy Circus
Comedy Circus
Comedy Circus is a reality-based stand up comedy show that brings India's TV celebrities to perform with professional comedian partners on a highly competitive and challenging stage. It is judged by Archana Puran Singh. Satish Shah and Johny Lever had judged this show...
.
Over the last few years, Jadeja has been working with NDTV
NDTV
NDTV is an Indian commercial broadcasting television network founded in 1988. It was founded by Prannoy Roy, an eminent journalist and current chairman and director of NDTV Group. NDTV currently has more than 1,000 employees producing news from over twenty locations in India...
as their cricket analyst. Until 2007-08, Jadeja shared this position with his former teammate Navjot Singh Sidhu
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Navjot Singh Sidhu is former Indian cricket star . After retirement from cricket Navjot Singh Sidhu took up television commentary, and politics. He was later forced to resign from his political position because he was convicted of homicide.-Biography:...
. However, following Sidhu's departure from the channel, Jadeja has become one of the pillars of sports journalism on both NDTV India
NDTV India
NDTV India is a premier Hindi language news channel in India that is owned by New Delhi Television Ltd. Noted journalist Vinod Dua has been associated with this channel.-History:...
and NDTV 24*7. On march 2010 Jadeja said he is supporting Kings XI Punjab team in IPL and it has chances of winning the tournament.
On April 3 2011 Jadeja congratulated Indian Cricket Team for becoming the 2011 ICC Cricket world cup champions. He also commented on Indian cricket Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni new hair style in NDTV 24*7.
External links
| Ajay Jadeja at the Cricket World Cup Cricket World Cup The ICC Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council , with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament which is held every four years... |
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