Bimal Jadeja
Personal information
Full name
Bimal Mulubha Jadeja
Born (1964-08-22) 22 August 1964
Ribda, India
NicknameBapu[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeg break
RoleBatsman
RelationsMulubha Jadeja (father) . Shashirajsinh B Jadeja (Son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1980/81–1999/2000Saurashtra
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 81 18
Runs scored 4,822 598
Batting average 41.56 42.71
100s/50s 14/20 1/4
Top score 203 104
Balls bowled 400 6
Wickets 3 0
Bowling average 92.66
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 2/30
Catches/stumpings 50/– 8/–
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

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

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 Pathak, Nikhilesh (10 February 2014). "Back to basics to meet future challenges". DNA India. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  2. "Bimal Jadeja". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. "Whatmore to assess Parmar's action". The Hindu. 5 April 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  4. "Mulabha Jadeja". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

cotegory: Highest Ranjitropy matches played by a player for saurashtra before 2003

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