Jai Yadav
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Jai Prakash Yadav is an India
n cricketer
. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
Playing for Railways cricket team
in the Ranji Trophy
, he batted primarily as an opener. His highest first class score of 265 is the best ever by a Madhya Pradesh batsman.
Yadav's ability to bat and bowl well got him drafted for the team in November 2002. But he did not perform well in the ODIs against West Indies and was dropped.
He topped the wicket
takers' list in 2004/05 domestic season, with an allround performance which helped Railways
and Central zone
win the Ranji Trophy
and the Duleep Trophy
respectively. He was again called into the ODI team, for the 2005 Indian Oil Cup, before again being discarded at the end of the year. He is now one of the renegade cricketers who have joined the ESSEL Group
's Indian Cricket League
.
India
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n cricketer
Cricketer
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. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
Playing for Railways cricket team
Railways cricket team
The Railways Cricket Team has been very successful in the Ranji Trophy in recent years, although much of their history has been spent in unsuccessful endeavours to win the tournament.-Competition History:...
in 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...
, he batted primarily as an opener. His highest first class score of 265 is the best ever by a Madhya Pradesh batsman.
Yadav's ability to bat and bowl well got him drafted for the team in November 2002. But he did not perform well in the ODIs against West Indies and was dropped.
He topped the wicket
Wicket
In the sport of cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings:-Definitions of wicket:Most of the time, the wicket is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch...
takers' list in 2004/05 domestic season, with an allround performance which helped Railways
Railways cricket team
The Railways Cricket Team has been very successful in the Ranji Trophy in recent years, although much of their history has been spent in unsuccessful endeavours to win the tournament.-Competition History:...
and Central zone
Central Zone cricket team
The Central Zone cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents central India in the Duleep Trophy. It is a composite team of players from five first-class Indian teams from central India competing in the Ranji Trophy: Madhya Pradesh, Railways, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Vidarbha...
win 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...
and the 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:...
respectively. He was again called into the ODI team, for the 2005 Indian Oil Cup, before again being discarded at the end of the year. He is now one of the renegade cricketers who have joined the ESSEL Group
Essel Group
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's Indian Cricket League
Indian Cricket League
The Indian Cricket League was a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operated between 2007 and 2009 in India...
.