Jaydev Dipakbhai Unadkat (born 18 October 1991) is an Indian professional

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er who has played for the Indian national team. He plays for Saurashtra and

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in domestic cricket. He represented India in the

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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.

Domestic career

Domestically Unadkat plays for Saurashtra. He has played for a number of teams in the

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. When he was selected by

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in 2013 he was one of the costliest Indian players. 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. 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, , to secure Unadkat's services. In February 2017, he moved again, this time to

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. 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. In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Blue for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy and in October 2018 was named in India B's squad for the

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. In January 2019, he became the second bowler for Saurashtra to take 200 wickets in the

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and in August 2019 was named in the India Red team's squad for the

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before being named for India A for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy. He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy, with 67 dismissals in ten matches. In February 2022, he was bought by the

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in the

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for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament. On 23 December 2022, he was bought by the

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in the IPL auction for the

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tournament.

International career

After playing for India's under-19 side in England in 2010, taking 13 wickets on his

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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

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in December 2010 in the first Test at

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. In the 2nd Test against Bangladesh on 22 December 2022 at Mirpur, Unadkat was named as a replacement to

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. Jaydev Unadkat made his comeback to the Test side after 12 years. Unadkat made his

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(T20I) debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club in June 2016.

References

External links

Jaidev Unadkat
s profile page on Wisden
Jaydev Unadkat Royal Challenger
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