Bimal Jadeja
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| Full name | Bimal Mulubha Jadeja | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 1964 Ribda, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Bapu[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Mulubha Jadeja (father) . Shashirajsinh B Jadeja (Son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980/81–1999/2000 | Saurashtra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 March 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bimal Mulubha Jadeja (born 22 August 1964) is an Indian former first-class cricketer and Former Captain of Saurashtra cricket team. He became a cricket coach after his playing career.
Career[edit]
A left-handed batsman and occasional leg break bowler, Jadeja played first-class cricket for Saurashtra and West Zone. He appeared in a total of 81 first-class and 18 List A matches in his career that lasted between 1980/81 and 1999/00 seasons. He made more than 4800 runs at an average of over 41, along with 14 centuries, in first-class cricket.[2] He also captained the Saurashtra team during his career.[1]
Jadeja worked as a cricket coach after retirement. After having coached the Gujarat team in Ranji Trophy,[3] he was appointed as the coach of the Central Board of Cricket Ahmedabad in 2014.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Jadeja's father Mulubha Jadeja had played first-class cricket for Saurashtra and Railways as a right-handed batsman between 1945/46 and 1964/65.He has one son named Bimal Jadeja who is former Ranji player and Coach.[4] Jadeja is also a distant relative of Ranjitsinhji (Jamranjitsinhji) who played Test cricket for England.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Pathak, Nikhilesh (10 February 2014). "Back to basics to meet future challenges". DNA India. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Bimal Jadeja". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Whatmore to assess Parmar's action". The Hindu. 5 April 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Mulabha Jadeja". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
External links[edit]
- Bimal Jadeja at ESPNcricinfo
- Bimal Jadeja at CricketArchive (subscription required)
cotegory: Highest Ranjitropy matches played by a player for saurashtra before 2003