Jayant Yadav

Jayant Yadav

Role:

Batting Style: Right Handed Bat

Bowling Style: Right-arm offbreak

Country: India

Team: Gujarat Titans

Player profile for Jayant Yadav

๐Ÿ Jayant Yadav โ€“ Cricketer (India)

Full Name: Jayant Yadav
Date of Birth: January 22, 1990
Place of Birth: Delhi, India
Age: 35 years (as of April 2025)
Batting Style: Right-handed
Bowling Style: Right-arm off-spin
Role: Bowler
Domestic Team: Haryana
Franchise Teams: Delhi Daredevils (2015โ€“2018), Mumbai Indians (2019โ€“2021), Gujarat Titans (2022โ€“present), Middlesex (2023)
International Debut: ODI โ€“ October 29, 2016, against New Zealand
Test Debut: November 17, 2016, against England
Last ODI: January 23, 2022, against South Africa
Last Test: March 4, 2022, against Sri Lanka
Test Cap Number: 286
ODI Cap Number: 216โ€‹

๐Ÿ“ˆ Career Highlights

  • Test Career:

    • Matches: 6

    • Runs: 248

    • Batting Average: 31.00

    • Centuries: 1

    • Half-Centuries: 1

    • Wickets: 16

    • Bowling Average: 29.06

    • Best Bowling: 4/49โ€‹

  • ODI Career:

    • Matches: 2

    • Runs: 3

    • Batting Average: 3.00

    • Wickets: 1

    • Bowling Average: 8.00

    • Best Bowling: 1/8โ€‹

  • First-Class Career:

    • Matches: 90

    • Runs: 2,924

    • Batting Average: 24.77

    • Centuries: 3

    • Half-Centuries: 14

    • Wickets: 265

    • Bowling Average: 30.94

    • Best Bowling: 7/58โ€‹

  • List A Career:

    • Matches: 67

    • Runs: 961

    • Batting Average: 23.43

    • Wickets: 62

    • Bowling Average: 33.29

    • Best Bowling: 3/21โ€‹

๐ŸŒŸ Playing Style

  • Bowling: A tall right-arm off-spinner known for his accuracy and ability to extract bounce, making him effective in both domestic and international cricket.

  • Batting: A capable lower-order batsman with the ability to contribute valuable runs in challenging situations.

  • Fielding: Reliable fielder in the slips and in the deep, contributing to the team’s overall fielding strength.โ€‹

๐Ÿง  Interesting Facts

  • Early Life: Jayant lost his mother in a plane crash shortly after his birth. He originally started as a leg-spinner but switched to off-spin due to family dynamics.

  • Family: Nephew of politician and psephologist Yogendra Yadav.

  • Personal Life: Married Disha Chawla on November 19, 2019.

  • Notable Achievements: Scored a maiden Test century against England in December 2016, becoming the first Indian to do so at No. 9 in the batting order.