Jaydev Shah

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1983)}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Jaydev Shah

| image =

| country = India

| fullname = Jaydev Niranjan Shah

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|5|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rajkot, Gujarat, India

| heightft = 5

| heightinch = 6

| heightm = 1.68

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right arm offbreak

| role = Batsman

| family = Niranjan Shah (father)

| club1 = Saurashtra

| year1 = 2002/03–2018/19

| clubnumber1 =

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 120

| runs1 = 5354

| bat avg1 = 29.40

| 100s/50s1 = 10/21

| top score1 = 217

| deliveries1 = 1,723

| wickets1 = 10

| bowl avg1 = 91.75

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 2/21

| catches/stumpings1 = 24/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 54

| runs2 = 1118

| bat avg2 = 21.50

| 100s/50s2 = 2/2

| top score2 = 101

| deliveries2 = 347

| wickets2 = 2

| bowl avg2 = 177.00

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 1/34

| catches/stumpings2 = 8/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 33

| runs3 = 523

| bat avg3 = 16.34

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 49

| deliveries3 = 75

| wickets3 = 7

| bowl avg3 = 15.14

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 2/11

| catches/stumpings3 = 11/–

| date = 24 October

| year = 2010

| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/indiandomestic2010/content/current/player/34997.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Jaydev Niranjan Shah (born 4 May 1983) is an Indian former cricketer. Jaydev is the son of Niranjan Shah, former cricketer and ex-secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, and represented Saurashtra cricket team in India's domestic circuit. He has the distinction of captaining Saurashtra to victory in the 2007-08 Vijay Hazare Trophy, the team's first ever national-level title. He was recruited by the Rajasthan Royals for the Indian Premier League 2008 edition, but never played, and has also represented Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI in the past.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9797/9797.html|title=Player Profile: Jaydev Shah|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=27 January 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/34997.html|title=Player Profile: Jaydev Shah|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=27 January 2010}}

On 21 October 2016, he became the first captain of Saurashtra to score a double century, when he made 217 runs in their Ranji Trophy match against Maharashtra.{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2016-17/content/story/1062646.html |title=Karnataka 324 ahead; Nadeem helps Jharkhand snatch two-run lead |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=21 October 2016 |access-date=21 October 2016}}

In December 2018, he announced that he would retire from all cricket following the Saurashtra's match against Karnataka in round five of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25458932/saurashtra-captain-jaydev-shah-retire-all-cricket |title=Saurashtra captain Jaydev Shah to retire from all cricket |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 December 2018}} He made match winning 97 runs in his final professional game against Karnataka.{{Cite book|title=Karnataka|author=Shyam Singh Shashi |date=2003|publisher=Anmol Publ|oclc=248742796}}