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Cricket · All-rounder
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja is an Indian left-hand batting all-rounder and slow left-arm orthodox bowler whose career spans Saurashtra, India, and the IPL.
IndiaBorn 6 December 1988
Current statusActive India international in formats other than T20Is; ICC profile displays a 2026 last match, and ESPNcricinfo/Reuters document his Rajasthan Royals IPL 2026 roster place after the 2025 trade.
The verified profile
Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja was born on 6 December 1988 in Navagam-Khed, Saurashtra. He became an India international after youth and domestic cricket, then built a distinctive all-round profile through left-hand batting, slow left-arm orthodox bowling and elite fielding. This draft separates dated format records, tournament achievements and the documented 2026 franchise status rather than combining unlike totals. For related Indian cricket context, see the Virat Kohli profile and the Cricket players desk.
Factual references: Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7How to read the player
Jadeja's value is the combination of three documented cricket skills: economical left-arm spin, lower-order left-hand batting and high-level fielding. ESPNcricinfo's career account also shows the shape of his development: early first-class triple-centuries and a difficult start were followed by major international and IPL contributions. The profile keeps his 2024 T20I retirement separate from his continuing Test/ODI status and keeps the 2026 Rajasthan Royals roster note tied to the dated trade report. Readers can continue through the Rohit Sharma profile for another India career context.
Original analysis by SportsHub4U Cricket DeskCareer, life and public work
Every section and number below is tied to the named source ledger. Sport-specific statistics retain their stated scope and verification date.
Career record at retirement
ICC report dated 30 June 2024; T20I-only record through announced retirement, not a current all-format total.
Wickets
ESPNcricinfo describes Jadeja as India's leading wicket-taker in India's title-winning campaign.
Runs in one over
36 runs from the bat plus a no-ball run against RCB; ESPNcricinfo records the over as 37.
Triple-centuries
ESPNcricinfo records three first-class triple-centuries by 2012; this is a first-class milestone, not an international total.
Match figures shown by ESPNcricinfo
A recent-match row displayed on the ESPNcricinfo profile for 11 October 2026; one match, not a season or career aggregate.
Public background
Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja was born on 6 December 1988 in Navagam-Khed, Saurashtra, India. Public cricket profiles identify him as Indian and as an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls slow left-arm orthodox. Britannica describes a route through Gujarat youth cricket, while ESPNcricinfo places his early development and domestic cricket in the Saurashtra system. This profile stays with public sporting background and does not add private family, school or residence detail.
From youth cricket to India
Jadeja's professional path began in senior domestic cricket in 2006, followed by India's 2008 Under-19 World Cup title and his India debut in 2009. ESPNcricinfo records three first-class triple-centuries by 2012, a rare early batting milestone that sat alongside a difficult international start. The route led to a Test debut in 2012 and a central role in India's 2013 Champions Trophy campaign.
International and franchise career
Jadeja has played for India across Tests, ODIs and T20Is, and for multiple IPL sides. His T20I career ended after the 2024 World Cup, when the ICC recorded 74 matches, 515 runs and 54 wickets through that retirement date. He remained active in other formats; the ICC profile retrieved for this dossier displays a 2026 last match. In the IPL, his documented teams include Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Lions, with a return to Rajasthan for 2026 documented by Reuters and ESPNcricinfo.
A three-skill all-rounder
The defining public description is a three-skill all-rounder: left-hand batting, slow left-arm orthodox bowling and outstanding fielding. ESPNcricinfo highlights fitness, strength and readiness to bowl long spells, while its career account describes lower-order batting that made him valuable against strong opponents. Those descriptions explain his role without collapsing separate batting, bowling and fielding records into one number.
Difficult starts and response
ESPNcricinfo records that Jadeja was dropped from an India squad, worked back through a serious shoulder injury and had to establish himself in a Test side where his place was not always secure. It also documents the IPL ban that followed an irregular contract discussion before his later return. These are dated career episodes, not a basis for speculation about current health or private life.
Post-playing work
Jadeja remains an active cricketer in the retrieved sources, so no post-playing career is claimed. The dated off-field record in this dossier is limited to a documented restaurant venture and does not imply retirement, a foundation role or a separate professional career.
Documented business activity
Royal Challengers Bengaluru reported in March 2020 that Jadeja opened Jaddu's Food Field, a family restaurant in Rajkot, in 2012. That is a reported restaurant business/ownership venture. It is kept distinct from brand endorsements, and this source set does not support a net-worth, salary, investment-value or foundation claim.
Career timeline
Selected verified milestones
- Senior domestic debut
Britannica records Jadeja's Deodhar Trophy debut for West Zone in February 2006 and first-class debut later that year.
Encyclopaedia Britannica - Under-19 World Cup title
He was vice-captain as India won the 2008 Under-19 World Cup.
Encyclopaedia Britannica - India international debut
Jadeja made his ODI and T20I debuts in 2009; ICC lists his international career debut as 2009.
ESPNcricinfo - Test debut
He made his Test debut in the fourth Test of India's 2012 series against England.
Encyclopaedia Britannica - Champions Trophy breakthrough
He was central to India's Champions Trophy win and led India's wicket-taking with 12 wickets.
ESPNcricinfo - Brief CSK captaincy
Jadeja took over as Chennai Super Kings captain, then stepped down during the season and returned the captaincy to MS Dhoni.
ESPNcricinfo - T20I retirement announced
After India's T20 World Cup triumph, he announced retirement from T20 internationals while continuing in other formats.
International Cricket Council - IPL trade to Rajasthan Royals
Reuters reported the IPL trade of Jadeja and Sam Curran from Chennai Super Kings to Rajasthan Royals for Sanju Samson ahead of IPL 2026.
Reuters
Achievement index
Source-linked reference points
2008 ICC Under-19 World Cup winner
Jadeja was vice-captain of India's title-winning Under-19 side.
2013 ICC Champions Trophy winner
He was India's leading wicket-taker with 12 wickets and took two wickets in the final, where he also made an unbeaten 33.
Three IPL titles with Chennai Super Kings
CSK titles in 2018, 2021 and 2023; Jadeja also won the inaugural 2008 IPL with Rajasthan Royals.
2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup winner
His final T20I campaign ended with India's 2024 T20 World Cup victory, after which he announced T20I retirement.
Arjuna Award
Britannica lists the Arjuna Award among Jadeja's honours in 2019.
Sources and method
What supports this profile
SportsHub4U writes verified facts in original language and links to the source pages used. Each link records the evidence reviewed for this dossier.
- 01ESPNcricinfo
Ravindra Jadeja player profile
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 02International Cricket Council
Ravindra Jadeja | Player Profile
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 03International Cricket Council
Ravindra Jadeja announces T20I retirement after T20 World Cup victory
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 04Reuters
Rajasthan trade captain Samson to Chennai for Jadeja and Curran ahead of IPL 2026
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 05Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ravindra Jadeja
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 06Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Five cricketers who own restaurants
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 07Wikimedia Commons / Prime Minister's Office, Government of India
File:Prime Minister Of Bharat Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi with Shri Ravindra Jadeja & Rivaba Jadeja.jpg
Accessed 2026-10-22