Jalaj Saxena

Jalaj Sahai Saxena (born 15 December 1986) is an Indian cricketer who plays as an all-rounder for Kerala. A right-hand batsman and off break bowler, he has also represented the India A and Central Zone cricket team.

Jalaj Saxena
Personal information
Full nameJalaj Sahay Saxena
Born (1986-12-15) 15 December 1986
Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsJatin Saxena (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–2016Madhya Pradesh
2016–presentKerala
2013–2014Mumbai Indians
2015Royal Challengers Bangalore
2019Delhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 119 93 54
Runs scored 6,256 1884 633
Batting average 37.01 25.80 16.23
100s/50s 14/31 3/7 0/1
Top score 194 133 55*
Balls bowled 19675 4144 827
Wickets 326 108 49
Bowling average 27.82 28.61 19.48
5 wickets in innings 19 1 1
10 wickets in match 5 0 0
Best bowling 8/45 7/41 5/16
Catches/stumpings 43/- 9/- 13/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 January 2020

Saxena has batted at various positions but usually opens the batting. In 2015 he registered the second-best bowling figures in the history of Ranji Trophy. The Madhya Pradesh and India A allrounder, has signed one-year contract with Kerala as a professional player for the 2016–17 season. He has emerged as one of the best all-rounders in domestic cricket and was awarded the Lala Amarnath Award for best all-rounder by BCCI in January 2016.[1] His brother Jatin Saxena is also a first-class cricketer who plays for Madhya Pradesh.

Domestic career

Saxena scored 769 runs at an average of 69.90 in the 2012–13 Ranji Trophy including two centuries.[2] He was included in the India A team that played against the touring Australian team in February 2013, and scored 30 not out and took five wickets including the wickets of Test batsmen Phillip Hughes, Usman Khawaja and Ed Cowan.[3] Against New Zealand A in August 2013, he had figures of 6/103.[4]

In the 2013–14 Ranji Trophy, Saxena scored 545 runs at an average of 41.92 with a top-score of 194, and took 35 wickets at an average of 19 including three five-wicket hauls and two ten-wicket hauls to finish among the top wicket-takers of the season.[5][6]

In the 2014–15 season, Saxena hit three centuries and amassed 768 runs at an average of 45.17.[7] In a match against Tamil Nadu, he scored 144 and then took 4/74 and 3/109 to win the man of the match.[8] He was part of the Central Zone team that won the 2014–15 Duleep Trophy in which he scored 110 in the semifinal against North Zone and 71 in the final against South Zone, and also picked wickets.

Saxena continued his impressive all-round performance in 2015–16 Ranji Trophy, scoring 530 runs at an average of 44.16 with a top-score of 124 and taking 46 wickets at an average of 20 including four five-wicket hauls and one ten-wicket haul.[9]

In November 2015, Saxena recorded match figures of 16 for 154 in against Railways. He took eight wickets for 96 runs in the first innings and eight wickets for 58 runs in the second innings. These are the second-best figures in the history of the Ranji Trophy.[10]

In the first match of the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy, opening the innings, Saxena scored a run-a-ball 133 against Saurashtra in a 300-plus runchase.

He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 44 dismissals.[11] In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.[12] He was the leading run-scorer for Kerala in the group-stage of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 479 runs in seven matches.[13]

In August 2019, he was named in the India Blue team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[14][15] In the second match of the tournament, he completed the double of scoring 6,000 runs and taking 300 wickets in first-class cricket.[16] In October 2019, he was named in India C's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[17]

IPL career

Saxena was signed up by the IPL franchise Mumbai Indians in 2013. He remained with the Mumbai Indians until IPL 2014. At the 2015 IPL auction, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹ 10 lakh.

In December 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[18][19] He was released by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[20]

References
  1. "BCCI's top award for Kohli". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. "Ranji Trophy, 2012/13 / Records / Most runs". Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  3. "India A v Australians in 2012/13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  4. "India A v New Zealand A in 2013/14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  5. "Ranji Trophy, 2013/14 / Records / Most runs". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  6. "Ranji Trophy, 2013/14 / Records / Most wickets". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  7. "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Jalaj Saxena". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  8. "Tamil Nadu v Madhya Pradesh in 2014/15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  9. "Bowling in Ranji Trophy 2015/16 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  10. "Jalaj Saxena takes 16 as MP crush Railways". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  11. "Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  12. "Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test". ESPN Cricinfo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  13. "From irresistible Rajasthan to inconsistent Karnataka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  14. "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  15. "Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens". Cricket Country. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  16. "Karun Nair's 166 and 99 puts India Red in Duleep Trophy day-night final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  17. "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  18. "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  19. "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  20. "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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