Jaydev Unadkat is an Indian cricketer who plays for the team India. Jaydev Unadkat was born on Oct 18, 1991; and as of 2024, he is 33 years old. Jaydev Unadkat is a bowler from Porbandar and bowls fast seam.
In his Test career to date, Jaydev Unadkat has played 4 matches to date in his Test career and he took 3 wickets, with an average of 77.00, conceding nearly 2.92 runs per over with a best individual figure of 2 for 50.
In Jaydev Unadkat’s Odi career, has played 8 matches to date in his Odi career and he took 9 wickets, with an average of 25.00, conceding nearly 3.95 runs per over with a best individual figure of 4 for 41.
Jaydev Unadkat has played 10 matches to date in his T20 career and he took 14 wickets, with an average of 21.50, conceding nearly 8.68 runs per over with a best individual figure of 3 for 38.
He made his IPL debut in 2010. Jaydev Unadkat has played 99 matches to date in his IPL career and he took 95 wickets, with an average of 32.26, conceding nearly 8.98 runs per over with a best individual figure of 5/25.
In the IPL Auction 2024, the Hyderabad franchise acquired the services of Jaydev Unadkat for Rs 1.60 Cr. On Apr 2024, he played his last IPL match against Bangalore at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India, and had bowling figures of 37/0.
Jaydev Unadkat Biography
| Full name | Jaydev Dipakbhai Unadkat |
| Nick Name | |
| Date of Birth/DOB/ age | Oct 18, 1991 (32 years) |
| Birth Place | Porbandar, Gujarat, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | |
| Profession | Indian Cricketer (Bowler) |
| Country | |
| Cricket Role | |
| Father name | Deepak Unadkat |
| Mother name | Name Not Known |
| Siblings | Sister– Dheera Unadkat |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse or Girlfriend | Rinny |
| Children | |
| Education Qualification | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Current Residence | Porbandar, Gujarat, India |
| Nationality | |
| Batting Style | Right hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | Left arm Medium |
| Domestic Cricket debut | |
| International Debut | Test– 16 December 2010 vs South Africa in Centurion ODI– 24 July 2013 vs Zimbabwe in Harare T20– 18 June 2016 vs Zimbabwe in Harare |
| Teams | Kolkata Knight Riders, India, Board Presidents XI, India Red, India A, Saurashtra, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, West Zone, Delhi Capitals, Rest of India, Rising Pune Supergiant, India Blue, Indian Board Presidents XI, Rajasthan Royals, India B, Mumbai Indians, Kutch Warriors, Mumbai Indians, Lucknow Super Giants, Sussex, Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Jaydev Unadkat Physical Statistics
| Height | in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 9” |
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| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Jaydev Unadkat Profile
Jaydev Unadkat led India Under-19s’ attack in the 2010 World Cup in New Zealand. He was first spotted at the Duleep Sinh School of Cricket in Porbandar, where he impressed his coach Ram Odedra with his bowling action and ability to land the ball on the seam.
After the World Cup, Unadkat was handed an IPL contract with Kolkata Knight Riders and he impressed the bowling coach Wasim Akram, who identified him as one for the future. He was picked for India A’s tour of England in June 2010 and had a dream first-class debut, taking a match-winning 13 for 103 against West Indies A at Grace Road. A month later, he joined the Indian Test squad in Sri Lanka as a nets bowler and was included in the squad for the year-end tour of South Africa, where he made his Test debut at Centurion. However, it was a forgettable one, as he went wicketless in 26 overs for 101 runs. He was duly dropped from the Test team, and made a return to the domestic circuit. A significant breakthrough came during India’s A tour of New Zealand in 2012-13, where he picked up nine List-A wickets at an average of 15.77 with two four-wicket hauls. He then enjoyed a largely successful campaign with Royal Challengers Bangalore, finishing joint-second on the team’s wicket-takers list. His consistent performances helped him gain selection for India’s tour of Zimbabwe in July 2013, where he made his ODI debut. It proved a largely successful trip, as he picked up eight wickets in five matches. He later played two more ODIs in the upcoming home season – against Australia and West Indies – but went wicketless in both.
He spent a considerable time off the field due to a stress fracture he picked up in 2014 and came back in the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy season with as many as 40 wickets that included four five-wicket hauls to charge Saurashtra to the finals. He reveled in the semi-finals with 11 wickets against Assam, days after he was picked by Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 1.6 crore in the IPL auction in February 2016.
Jaydev Unadkat has bloomed late with a strong 2017 IPL season making people to take notice of his improvement. He burst into the scene as a nippy left-arm pacer who could make the ball move both ways off the seam. Such was his talent that he spearheaded the Indian U19 bowling attack at the World Cup in 2010, following which the lucrative IPL contract came to him. Life was moving at terrific pace for young Unadkat who was even surprisingly blooded into India’s Test squad for the tour of South Africa. The much anticipated debut happened subsequently but it was baptism by fire for him as he was sent on a leather hunt by the Protea batsmen.
There was a talk at that point that Unadkat was too raw for international cricket. He had the skills and also had started to develop plenty of variations for white-ball cricket. While he held his own in domestic cricket across formats, the left-armer struggled to click on the biggest stages. Unadkat didn’t let this affect him though and continued to work hard on his game. His domestic game continued to improve, even as he switched teams in the IPL without really making any impact. The latest of the switches came for the temporary franchise Rising Pune Supergiant and he struck gold in the 2017 season. Unadkat was constantly picking wickets, both with the new ball and at the death.
The thing about Unadkat is that he seems to have finally gotten a grasp of his abilities and is honest enough to work on his weaknesses. His IPL exploits saw him featuring in India’s T20I sides and has been a regular since his debut in the shortest format. Meanwhile, Unadkat has risen through the ranks as a red-ball bowler, having phenomenal Ranji Trophy seasons in 2018-19 and 2019-20, captaining Saurashtra with aplomb and also leading from the front. He has matured into a complete long-format bowler and perhaps, it’s in Test cricket that Unadkat might finally realize his potential. He is still a very useful limited-overs bowler due to his ability to vary pace but he also has the tendency to overdo that, thereby making him predictable.
IPL through the years
The spearhead of India’s U19 team during the 2010 World Cup, Jaydev Unadkat’s journey in the IPL has been a mixed bag, spread across several franchises. Initially a wiry left-arm pacer who could swing the ball both ways, he learned very quickly that genuine pace isn’t enough to succeed in T20 cricket. Fresh from his success at the U19 level, he got picked by Kolkata Knight Riders whose bowling coach at that time, the legendary Wasim Akram, spoke highly about Unadkat’s skill set. His ability soon saw him getting a move to Royal Challengers Bangalore that lasted just a solitary season before moving to the Delhi franchise.
KKR then got Unadkat back in 2016 and all this while, he had never really got the long rope to showcase his skills. Inconsistency also dogged him but the sample size was really small to judge the young man from. With RR and CSK suspended, two temporary franchises, Gujarat Lions and Rising Pune Supergiant were formed, the second of which became Unadkat’s newest IPL home. After many years of being under the radar, the man from Gujarat had a standout IPL season in 2017, as he bowled RPS into the IPL final. Not only was he swinging the new ball but also seemed to have added a dimension to his game in the death overs.
Fueled by Unadkat’s 2017 heroics, he fetched a jaw-dropping price at the 2018 player auctions, making him the costliest buy of the season after RR pocketed him. It was an unbelievable turnaround and as he admitted later, the massive pressure of his price did affect Unadkat’s mental space during that season. RR chose to release him, in a bid to buy the pacer back at the auctions and they did manage to succeed but again, at a high price albeit lower than the 2018 costs. In recent years, captaincy of the domestic side has matured Unadkat considerably and with there being a dearth of quality left-arm pacers in India, Unadkat will be in the selectors’ radar as long as he can keep performing in domestic cricket.
Jaydev Unadkat Career Stats
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 4 | 7 | 474 | 231 | 3 | 2/50 | 3/67 | 77.00 | 2.92 | 158.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 8 | 8 | 342 | 225 | 9 | 4/41 | 4/41 | 25.00 | 3.94 | 38.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 10 | 10 | 208 | 301 | 14 | 3/38 | 3/38 | 21.50 | 8.68 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 114 | 197 | 19137 | 9410 | 403 | 8/39 | 13/103 | 23.34 | 2.95 | 47.4 | 18 | 23 | 5 |
| List A | 124 | 124 | 6500 | 5045 | 179 | 5/23 | 5/23 | 28.18 | 4.65 | 36.3 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| T20s | 185 | 184 | 3968 | 5321 | 222 | 5/25 | 5/25 | 23.96 | 8.04 | 17.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Batting & Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 4 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 14* | 12.00 | 89 | 40.44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| ODIs | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| FC | 114 | 148 | 35 | 2010 | 92 | 17.78 | 3931 | 51.13 | 0 | 8 | 201 | 42 | 49 | 0 |
| List A | 124 | 64 | 14 | 563 | 57 | 11.26 | 748 | 75.26 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 19 | 30 | 0 |
| T20s | 185 | 70 | 38 | 527 | 58* | 16.46 | 389 | 135.47 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 27 | 50 | 0 |
Jaydev Unadkat IPL Auction Price History
Year | Price | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11.50 Cr | Rajasthan |
| 2019 | 8.40 Cr | Rajasthan |
| 2020 | 3.00 Cr | Rajasthan |
| 2021 | 3.00 Cr | Rajasthan |
| 2022 | 1.30 Cr | Mumbai |
| 2023 | 50.00 Lac | Lucknow |
| 2024 | 1.60 Cr | Hyderabad |
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Some Lesser-Known Facts About Jaydev Unadkat
- Unadkat was named in the Indian U-19 World Cup squad for the 2010 WC held in New Zealand as a pace option. He performed well with the ball with 7 wickets in 4 matches which earned him the call-up from Indian Primer League team Kolkata Knight Riders.
- In June 2010, he was picked for India A’s tour of England and had a dream first-class debut, taking a match-winning 13 for 103 against West Indies A.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore signed Unadkat in the player auctions of IPL-6 for $575,000.
- he was again picked up by the Kolkata Knight Riders with their highest bid that auction, INR 1.6 Crore for the IPL Season 9.
- In February 2017, he was bought by the Rising Pune Supergiants team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 30 lakhs.
- On 19 December 2023, Unadkat was acquired by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 1.60 crore against the base price of Rs. 50 lakh in the 2024 IPL Auction, held at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.
