Ravindra Jadeja, also known as Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja, is an Indian all-rounder. He plays as a left-handed batsman in the middle-order and bowls left-arm orthodox spin. He represents Saurashtra in first-class cricket and the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Saurashtra-based cricketer made his international debut under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. In the fifth and final ODI against Sri Lanka, captain Dhoni handed Jadeja his ODI cap at Colombo on February 8, 2009. Even though he proved expensive on debut as he conceded 40 runs and remained wicketless, his batting was a sight of watch in the subsequent innings. He scored an unbeaten knock of 60 runs, on the basis of which he made his T20I debut against the same opponents and at the same venue. Jadeja's Test debut came against England at Nagpur in December 2012.
Ravindra Jadeja played a valiant knock of 61 runs unbeaten in the second innings of the Lord's Test. But his efforts went in vain as India were bundled out for 170 runs, chasing 193. However, during his knock, the India all-rounder achieved a massive feat in his illustrious international career.
Ravindra Jadeja has gone past Virat Kohli in a major record list as he made a gritty half-century in the second innings of the third Test between India and England. Jadeja has also become only the third Indian player to achieve yet another major record.
Ravindra Jadeja and Brydon Carse collided on the field during the first session of Day 5 of the Lord's Test. The collision led to a heated altercation between the two players. England captain Ben Stokes came to intervene and halt the argument.
Ravindra Jadeja slammed his third consecutive fifty in the ongoing Test series between India and England. Jadeja has equalled Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, while he went past KL Rahul and Cheteshwar Pujara in a major record list.
Veteran India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was captured teasing England's Joe Root right after the star batter was just run short of completing his century against India on day 1 of the ongoing third Test at the Lord's Cricket Ground.
Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan recently came forward and lauded the marvellous 89-run knock in 137 deliveries of Ravindra Jadeja in the first innings of the second Test against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
England, for the first time, are in actual and tangible trouble in the ongoing five-match Test series against India after the visitors piled on a massive score of 587 runs on the board, riding on captain Shubman Gill's record-breaking double century.
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has created a world record in the ongoing second Test against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham. After coming in to bat at 211/5, the left-hander did well to smash a brilliant half-century and in the process, achieved a massive feat in WTC history.
India lost a couple of wickets in the morning session but Yashasvi Jaiswal first and captain Shubman Gill late on, took the visitors through to the stumps with an opportunity to post a huge first-innings score after losing the toss in the second Test in Birmingham.
India and England will lock horns at Edgbaston in Birmingham from July 2 in the second Test of the five-match series. The visitors are 0-1 down in the series after losing the first Test at Headingley. Meanwhile, let us have a look at the players who have scored a century at the venue for India.
Even though India lost the first Test against England in Leeds, their batters' rankings have improved as four of them scoring centuries. Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal remain in top 10 while Gill and Rahul have improved their rankings.
Read to find out what happened between India's Ravindra Jadeja and England's James Anderson when both stars got into an altercation at the Trent Bridge in the first Test of India's tour of England back in 2014.
Without Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, India's batting line-up will be tested in tough conditions in England. The five-match Test series between India and England is all set to commence on June 20. Ahead of the series, let us have a look at the Test rankings of Indian batters.
Ravindra Jadeja reflected on his Test career, stating that he always felt like a white-ball specialist before his mindset changed. He also talked about playing under Virat Kohli in the longest format of the game.
Ravinder Jadeja surpassed Dwayne Bravo to become Chennai Super Kings' leading wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League. With the wicket of Ajinkya Rahane, he now has 141 scalps to his name. Among active players, R Ashwin is behind them.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz won the player of the match award for his exceptional performance in the second Test against Zimbabwe. Bangladesh registered their second-biggest win in Tests, winning by an innings and 106 runs in Chattogram.
Ravindra Jadeja will be in action today for Chennai Super Kings in the clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The all-rounder has a chance to make it a memorable outing for himself. Here's how
Ravindra Jadeja achieved a historic record during the Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru clash in the Indian Premier League 2025 in Chennai. CSK lost to RCB for the first time at home since 2008, as the Bengaluru side eased past the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led team by 50 runs.
Ravindra Jadeja has played the most number of matches as non-captain in IPL history but the Indian all-rounder has led the Chennai Super Kings in a few matches in 2022. Here's a look at the list of players who have never captained in the IPL but played the most number of matches-
Ravindra Jadeja bowled superbly in the Champions Trophy final and also hit the winning runs. Moreover, Virat Kohli hugged him after the completion of his 10-over spell that sparked the rumours of his retirement from ODI cricket.