Kedar Jadhav has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket at the age of 39.
The allrounder played 73 ODIs and nine T20Is for India after making his international debut in 2014. He was called up to India for the ODIs against Bangladesh in June 2014 but had to wait until November that year to get his first international cap, making his debut against Sri Lanka in Ranchi. He was then selected in the Indian squad for two tours to Zimbabwe, in 2015, when he scored an unbeaten century, and in 2016, when he did not get a chance to bat in the series.
In 2012, he scored three centuries in the Ranji Trophy, against Uttar Pradesh and also finished as Maharashtra’s second highest run-getter in the tournament. Jadhav made a name for himself in the 2013-14 Ranji edition, becoming the season’s highest run-scorer with 1223 runs including six hundreds.
Originally part of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru development team, he was drafted by the Delhi franchise [then Daredevils] in 2010, he made an immediate impact with a 29-ball 50 in his IPL debut. He has represented Kochi Tuskers, RCB, Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL over the years.
A consistent run in the ODI set-up only came in October 2016 when he played in all five matches against New Zealand at home. He became a regular in the national team over the next few years, playing in the finishing position. He was also part of the 2019 World Cup in England where India lost to New Zealand in the semi-finals.
In total in ODIs, he has 1389 runs in 52 innings at an average of 42.09 and has scored two hundreds and six fifties. With the ball, he has 27 wickets at an economy of 5.15.
In 87 first-class matches, he has 6100 runs at an average of 48.03, with 17 centuries and 23 half-centuries. Recently, in the 2023-24 edition of Ranji Trophy, he scored 182 against Jharkhand in Pune. He finished the season with 379 runs in five matches. In 93 IPL matches, he scored 1196 runs at a strike rate of 123.17.
His last international appearance was against New Zealand in Auckland in 2020.
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