Interesting Facts About Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja, India all-rounder, made his international debut against Sri Lanka in 2009. He’s represented India across all formats and was a part of the team that won the ICC Champions Trophy 2013. Jadeja an extremely fit player and has the best throwing arm among the current crop of cricketers. Here are some interesting facts about Ravindra Jadeja:

Ravindra Jadeja’s father Anirudhsinh was a security guard whereas his mother Lata was a nurse.

Ravindra Jadeja’s father wanted him to study at the Army School and become an army man. But, it was their mother who supported him to pursue his cricketing ambitions.

Unfortunately, Ravindra Jadeja lost his mother when he was still in his teens. Jadeja even considered giving up on his dream of playing cricket because of that pain.

Ravindra Jadeja is one of the very few Indian players to have played in two Under-19 World Cups. He was a part of 2006 Indian team that finished runners up and was also a member of the 2008 Under-19 World Cup winning Indian team.

Though Ravindra Jadeja hails from Jamnagar, he has a special attachment for Rajkot.

Ravindra Jadeja has three nicknames: The Rockstar, Jaddu and Sir.

Ravindra Jadeja is passionate about fast lane and owns an Audi and a Suzuki Hayabusa.

Ravindra Jadeja owns two horses named Ganga and Kesar. Those horses are in his farmhouse near Jamnagar.

Ravindra Jadeja owns a restaurant in Rajkot called Jaddu’s Food Field.

Ravindra Jadeja’s lucky number is 12. He wore it for his IPL team Chennai Super Kings but for Indian team, he wears 8 because Yuvraj Singh currently holds the number 12 jersey.

Ravindra Jadeja is one of the very few to have scored three First-Class Triple Centuries.