Jhye Richardson is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League and the Australian National Cricket Team. He was born on September 20 , 1996 in Murdoch, Australia. He made his debut in domestic cricket in October 2015, and made his international debut for the Australia national cricket team in February 2017. Richardson made his List A debut for Western Australia on 21 October 2015 in the Matador BBQs One-Day Cup 2015–16. In December 2015 he was named in Australia’s squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. On 16 January 2016 he made his debut for the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League 2015–16. He made his first-class debut for Western Australia on 15 March 2016 in the Sheffield Shield 2015–16. In the Big Bash League 2016–17, Richardson claimed 11 wickets for the Scorchers and was named player of the match in the final after taking 3-30 as the Scorchers defeated the Sydney Sixers. In November 2018, Richardson took a career best 8/47 in the first innings against New South Wales at Optus Stadium. In February 2021, Richardson was bought by the Punjab Kings in the IPL auction ahead of the Indian Premier League 2021, and also the Welsh Fire for the inaugural 2021 season of The Hundred tournament. Richardson was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2023 auction. In March 2023, Richardson underwent surgery to address hamstring issues, and will miss the 2023 IPL season as a result. In February 2017 Richardson was named in Australia’s T20I squad for their series against Sri Lanka. He made his T20I debut for Australia against Sri Lanka at Kardinia Park, Geelong on 19 February 2017. In January 2018, he was named in Australia’s ODI squad for their series against England. Richardson made his ODI debut for Australia against England on 19 January 2018. Later in the same month, he was named in Australia’s Test squad for their series against South Africa in March 2018, however, he did not play. In April 2018, he was awarded a national contract by Cricket Australia for the 2018–19 season. In January 2019, Richardson was named in the squad for the ODI series against India. He played the first game at the Sydney Cricket Ground and returned with his career-best figures the wicket of the Indian captain Virat Kohli, to help Australia to its 1,000th international win across all formats. Later that month, Richardson was added to Australia’s Test squad for the series against Sri Lanka, replacing the injured Josh Hazlewood. He made his Test debut for Australia against Sri Lanka on 24 January 2019, taking three wickets in the first innings. He was awarded the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year at the Allan Border Medal ceremony by Cricket Australia in 2018. Richardson played in the final three matches of the Australia’s ODI series against India in March 2019, claiming 8 wickets as Australia came back from an 0–2 series deficit to eventually win the series 3–2. In the subsequent series against Pakistan in the UAE in March 2019, Richardson dislocated his shoulder in the second match diving in the outfield. Despite this, in April 2019 he was named in Australia’s squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. The International Cricket Council named Richardson as one of the five exciting talents making their Cricket World Cup debut. However, he was later ruled out of the tournament and was replaced in the squad by Kane Richardson. In December 2021, in the second Ashes match against England, Richardson took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket. In the subsequent series against Pakistan in the UAE in March 2019, Richardson dislocated his shoulder in the second match diving in the outfield. Despite this, in April 2019 he was named in Australia’s squad for the 2019 World Cup. The International Cricket Council named him as one of the five exciting talents making their Cricket World Cup debut. However, he was later ruled out of the tournament and was replaced in the squad by Kane Richardson.
Jhye Richardson Biography
Jhye Richardson Physical Statistics
| Height | in centimeters– 178 cm in meters– 1. 78 m in feet & inches– 5’ 10” |
| Weight | in kilograms-70 kg in pounds– 154 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Hair Color | Light Brown |
Jhye Richardson Profile
A developing fast bowler who made his First-class debut at the age of 19 in 2016, Richardson’s claim to fame was his successful outing in the BBL that season. He was consistently among the wickets and capped it off with a Man of the Match performance in the final to help Perth Scorchers clinch the title. His exploits earned him a national call-up for the T20I series at home in Sri Lanka as the selectors named a very inexperienced squad because the big boys were preparing for the tour of India.
Richardson featured in two T20Is and didn’t do anything of note. He had played just a solitary First-class game at the time of his international debut and is still very raw in his career. Since then, he has played a few more Sheffield Shield games and has been among the wickets. Richardson started the 2017-18 season nicely and followed it up with an impressive BBL season which saw him get a call-up for the ODI series against England at home. He was handed a debut and looked fairly impressive, working up a good pace and hitting the bat hard.
For a lot of people including the national selectors, Richardson’s improvement has been drastic. That has seen him get his first ever Test call up, via the selection for the tour to South Africa. Realistically speaking, he is still a work in progress but has the talent and importantly, manages to keep his cool in crunch situations. If nurtured well, he could be another of Australia’s fast bowling assets.
Jhye Richardson Career Stats
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 3 | 6 | 535 | 243 | 11 | 5/42 | 5/45 | 22.09 | 2.72 | 48.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 15 | 15 | 810 | 793 | 27 | 4/26 | 4/26 | 29.37 | 5.87 | 30.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 18 | 18 | 396 | 556 | 19 | 3/26 | 3/26 | 29.26 | 8.42 | 20.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 25 | 46 | 5065 | 2220 | 106 | 8/47 | 11/105 | 20.94 | 2.62 | 47.7 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| List A | 44 | 44 | 2292 | 2043 | 73 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 27.98 | 5.34 | 31.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 87 | 86 | 1899 | 2488 | 113 | 4/9 | 4/9 | 22.01 | 7.86 | 16.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Batting & Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 6.00 | 14 | 128.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 15 | 9 | 4 | 93 | 29 | 18.60 | 107 | 86.91 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| T20Is | 18 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 11 | 15.00 | 51 | 88.23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| FC | 25 | 33 | 3 | 646 | 71 | 21.53 | 989 | 65.31 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| List A | 44 | 23 | 9 | 294 | 44 | 21.00 | 343 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| T20s | 87 | 44 | 22 | 328 | 33* | 14.90 | 299 | 109.69 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 28 | 0 |
Jhye Richardson IPL Auction Price History
| Year | Price | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ||
| 2019 | ||
| 2020 | ||
| 2021 | 14 Cr | Punjab |
| 2022 | ||
| 2023 | 1.5 Cr | Mumbai |
| 2024 | 5 Cr | Delhi |
Jhye Richardson’s Social Media Accounts
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Some Lesser-Known Facts About Jhye Richardson
- Jhye Richardson is an Australian cricketer, who plays as a fast bowler for the Australia national cricket team and also active in domestic and franchise cricket with teams like Western Australia, Perth Scorchers, and Punjab Kings.
- He was often discouraged by his coaches to become a pace bowler, as he would not fit the traditional body frame of orthodox Australian pace bowlers, who naturally tend to be taller and weightier for the role.
- In 2015-16, Jhye Richardson made a first-class debut for Western Australia at the age of 19. In the same year, he had a great Big Bash League season, in which he collected 11 wickets and produced a Player of the match performance in the final against Sydney Sixers, helping Perth Scorchers clinch the title.
- This helped him to get a national call-up for the T20I series at home against Sri Lanka and at that time he had played only one first-class cricket game at the domestic level.
- In 2018, he put on an impressive performance in the first innings against New South Wales, where he took 8 wickets and gave 47 runs at Optus Stadium.
- In 2019, Jhye Richardson was part of the Australian squad that defeated the Indian team after being down by a 0-2 deficit and eventually winning the series by 3-2 in India.
- In February 2019, he made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Gabba, where he picked up five wickets against them.
- Jhye Richardson was kept out of the 2019 World Cup and Ashes squad due to a shoulder injury sustained in an ODI against Pakistan.
- Jhye Richardson became the second most expensive bowler in IPL history after getting bought for a staggering amount of Rs 14 crore by Punjab Kings in the 2021 IPL auction in Chennai.
- Jhye Richardson has picked up 72 wickets at an average of 22.85 and a strike rate of 17.4 in 62 T20 matches. He is also a decent lower-order batsman.
- Jhye Richardson delivered his fastest delivery in the Big Bash League which was clocked at 149 kph.
- Jhye Richardson is often spotted wearing an Adidas cricket shoe with the words “stand tall” or “KISS” written on it.
- Jhye Richardson is a dog-lover and pets a golden retriever named Nala and he doesn’t seem to hide his affection for his dog on his Instagram account.
- Jhye was acquired by Delhi Capitals in the 2024 IPL auction for a fee of Rs. 5 crore against the base price of Rs. 1.50 crore; the auction was held at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on 19 December 2023.
