Jaydev Shah
Jaydev Niranjan Shah (born 4 May 1983) is an Indian former cricketer. Jaydev is the son of Niranjan Shah, 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.[1][2]
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| Full name | Jaydev Niranjan Shah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 May 1983 Rajkot, Gujarat, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm offbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Niranjan Shah (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2018 | Saurashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Gujarat Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 24 October 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.[3]
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.[4] He made match winning 97 runs in his final professional game against Karnataka.[5] He is now the president of the Saurashtra Cricket Association.
References
- "Player Profile: Jaydev Shah". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- "Player Profile: Jaydev Shah". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- "Karnataka 324 ahead; Nadeem helps Jharkhand snatch two-run lead". ESPN Cricinfo. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- "Saurashtra captain Jaydev Shah to retire from all cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- Shyam Singh Shashi (2003). Karnataka. Anmol Publ. OCLC 248742796.