Jaydev Unadkat

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Jaydev Unadkat

| image = 2 09 Jaydev Unadkat 1.jpg

| caption = Unadkat playing for Sussex in 2024

| country = India

| fullname = Jaydev Dipakbhai Unadkat

| height = 6 ft 3 in {{cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/1298-jaydev-unadkat-playerprofile|title=Jaydev Unadkat Profile|access-date=8 January 2022|website=NDTV Sports|language=en}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|10|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Porbandar, Gujarat, India

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Left-arm medium

| role = Bowler

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2010–2023

| testdebutdate = 16 December

| testdebutyear = 2010

| testdebutagainst = South Africa

| testcap = 267

| lasttestdate = 20 July

| lasttestyear = 2023

| lasttestagainst = West Indies

| odidebutdate = 24 July

| odidebutyear = 2013

| odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe

| odicap = 197

| lastodidate = 1 August

| lastodiyear = 2023

| lastodiagainst = West Indies

| odishirt = 91 (formerly 77)

| T20Idebutdate = 18 June

| T20Idebutyear = 2016

| T20Idebutagainst = Zimbabwe

| T20Icap = 64

| lastT20Iagainst = Bangladesh

| lastT20Idate = 18 March

| lastT20Iyear = 2018

| T20Ishirt = 77

| club1 = Saurashtra

| year1 = 2010–present

| club2 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| year2 = 2010–2012, 2016

| club3 = Royal Challengers Bangalore

| year3 = 2013

| club4 = Delhi Daredevils

| year4 = 2014–2015

| club5 = Rising Pune Supergiants

| year5 = 2017

| club6 = Rajasthan Royals

| year6 = 2018–2021

| club7 = Mumbai Indians

| year7 = 2022

| club8 = Lucknow Super Giants

| year8 = 2023

| club9 = Sussex

| year9 = 2023–present

| club10 = Sunrisers Hyderabad

| year10 = 2024–present

| columns = 4

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 4

| runs1 = 36

| bat avg1 = 12.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 14*

| deliveries1 = 474

| wickets1 = 3

| bowl avg1 = 77.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 2/42

| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 8

| runs2 = 0

| bat avg2 = –

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = –

| deliveries2 = 342

| wickets2 = 9

| bowl avg2 = 25.00

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = 4/41

| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–

| column3 = T20I

| matches3 = 10

| runs3 = 0

| bat avg3 = –

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = –

| deliveries3 = 208

| wickets3 = 14

| bowl avg3 = 21.50

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = 3/38

| catches/stumpings3 = 3/–

| column4 = FC

| matches4 = 127

| runs4 = 2,133

| bat avg4 = 16.79

| 100s/50s4 = 0/8

| top score4 = 92

| deliveries4 = 20,921

| wickets4 = 447

| bowl avg4 = 23.13

| fivefor4 = 24

| tenfor4 = 5

| best bowling4 = 8/39

| catches/stumpings4 = 53/–

|medaltemplates=

{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}

| date = 18 March

| year = 2025

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/390484.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Jaydev Dipakbhai Unadkat (born 18 October 1991) is an Indian professional cricketer who has played for the Indian national team. He plays for Saurashtra and Sussex 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/cricket/interview/exclusive-how-we-won-the-ranji-trophy/20200320.htm|title='How We Won the Ranji Trophy'|first=Kotian|last=Harish|date=24 March 2020|website=Rediff.com}}

Domestic career

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2013/content/story/603194.html|title=IPL player list at 2013 auction|date=3 February 2013|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} 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.[https://archive.today/20130615222623/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/207594-ipl-6-match-57-delhi-daredevils-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore Jaydev Unadkat's five-wicket haul sees Bangalore home by four runs against Delhi]

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, {{INRConvert|160|l}}, to secure Unadkat's services.{{Cite news|title = Watson goes for whopping 9.5 cr, Negi emerges costliest Indian buy|url = http://www.thehindu.com/sport/live-ipl-auctions/article8201714.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 6 February 2016|access-date = 6 February 2016|issn = 0971-751X|language = en-IN}} In February 2017, he moved again, this time to Rising Pune Supergiants.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2017/content/story/1083407.html |title=List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017 |access-date=20 February 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=20 February 2017 }} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2017/content/story/1096517.html|title=Unadkat in the 20th over: 0 W W W 0 0|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=29 May 2017|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1082634.html|title=44th match: Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rising Pune Supergiant at Hyderabad (Deccan), May 6, 2017. Cricket Scorecard |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=29 May 2017}}

In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Blue for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24173214/sanju-samson-picked-india-passing-yo-yo-test |title='Fit' Samson returns to India A squad|work=ESPNcricinfo |date=23 July 2018 |access-date=23 July 2018}} and in October 2018 was named in India B's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1162570.html |title=Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=19 October 2018}}

In January 2019, he became the second bowler for Saurashtra to take 200 wickets in the Ranji Trophy{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/ranji-trophy-2018-19-semi-final-2-jaydev-unadkat-dharmendrasinh-jadeja-peg-karnataka-back-795805 |title=Unadkat, Jadeja peg Karnataka back |work=Cricket Country |date=26 January 2019 |access-date=28 January 2019}} and in August 2019 was named in the India Red team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy{{cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27331972/shubman-gill-priyank-panchal-faiz-fazal-lead-duleep-trophy-sides |title=Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 August 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/duleep-trophy-2019-shubman-gill-faiz-fazal-and-priyank-panchal-to-lead-duleep-trophy-2019-squad-fixtures-schedule-876560 |title=Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens |work=Cricket Country |access-date=6 August 2019}} before being named for India A for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/deodhar-trophy-2019-squads-india-a-india-b-india-c-parthiv-patel-shubman-gill-anuma-vihari-ranchi/article29788595.ece |title=Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up |work=SportStar |date=24 October 2019 |access-date=25 October 2019}} He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy, with 67 dismissals in ten matches.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/cricket/interview/my-stars-are-aligned-at-the-moment/20200323.html|title=Jaydev Unadkat: 'My stars are aligned at the moment'|first=Kotian|last=Harish|date=23 March 2020|website=Rediff.com}}

{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=13223;type=tournament |title=Ranji Trophy, 2019/20: Most wickets |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=13 March 2020}}

In February 2022, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1300689 |title=IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=13 February 2022}}

On 23 December 2022, he was bought by the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL auction for the 2023 Indian Premier League tournament.{{cite news |last1=|first1=|last2=|first2=|title=IPL Auction 2023. Unadkat sold at base price; here's all you need to know |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/ipl-auction-2023-jaydev-unadkat-sold-at-base-price-to-lucknow-super-giants-here-s-all-you-need-to-know-2022-12-23-833532 |access-date=25 December 2022 |work=India TV |language=en}}

International career

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/390484.html|title=Jaydev Unadkat|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/india-vs-bangladesh-playing-xi-jaydev-unadkat-makes-test-comeback-after-12-years-replaces-kuldeep-yadav-11852601.html|title=Jaydev Unadkat replaces Kuldeep Yadav to make Test comeback after 12 years |date=22 December 2022 }}

Unadkat made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club in June 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1007655.html |title=India tour of Zimbabwe, 1st T20I: Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jun 18, 2016 |access-date=18 June 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

References

External links

[http://www.wisdenindia.com/player/India/Jaidev-Unadkat/4175.html Jaidev Unadkat]'s profile page on Wisden
[http://www.royalchallengers.com/jaydev-unadkat Jaydev Unadkat Royal Challenger] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822012427/http://www.royalchallengers.com/jaydev-unadkat |date=22 August 2014 }}

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