Quick Info
| Profession | Former Indian Cricketer |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of Birth | 01/02/1971 |
| Age | 55 years |
| Birthplace | Jamnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Hometown | Jamnagar, Gujarat, India |
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Bio/Wiki
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Aquarius |
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| Religion | Hinduism |
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| Controversies | He was banned for five years to play any format of official cricket for match-fixing allegations. |
| Royal Lineage | Descendant of the Jamnagar royal family |
Physical Stats & More
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| Eye Color | Black | ||||||
| Hair Color | Grey |
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| College | Not Known |
| Educational Qualifications | Not Known |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Affair/Girlfriend | Madhuri Dixit (Actress) |
Family
| Father | Daulatsinhji Jadeja | ||||
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| Mother | Gyanba Jadeja (a Malayalee from the Allepey district of Kerala) | ||||
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| Spouse | Aditi Jaitly (married 2000) - Daughter of the former Samata Party President Jaya Jaitly | ||||
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Career
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| Nature on field | Aggressive | ||||
| Likes to play against | Pakistan | ||||
| Favourite Shot/ball | Pull and Hook | ||||
| Records | For the 4th and 5th wicket, Jadeja along-with Mohammed Azharuddin, holds the record for the highest ODI partnership. | ||||
| Career Turning Point | When he knocked 45 runs off 25 balls in the 1996 Cricket World Cup against Pakistan. |
Favourites
| Favourite Ground | Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore |
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| Favourite Cricketer | Kapil Dev |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Ajay Jadeja does not smoke. | |
| 2. Ajay Jadeja used to drink alcohol but left it in the year 2000. | |
| 3. Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy are named after his relatives, K. S. Ranjitsinhji and K. S. Duleepsinhji respectively. | |
| 4. During his time in the Indian Cricket Team, he was known as one of the best fielders of his era. | |
| 5. One of Ajay Jadeja's most memorable matches was when he scored 45 runs off 25 balls in a crucial quarter-final match against Pakistan in the 1996 Cricket World Cup. | |
| 6. In a match against England in Sharjah, he took 3 wickets for 3 runs in a single over. | |
| 7. Ajay Jadeja captained India in 13 ODI matches. | |
| 8. He acted in the movie "Khel" in 2003 and appeared in "Pal Pal Dil Ke Saath" in 2009. | |
| 9. During the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup, Jadeja worked as a cricket anchor for Zee News and later as a cricket analyst for NDTV India and NDTV 24*7. | |
| 10. Ajay Jadeja participated as a contestant in the first season of the celebrity dance show, "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa." | |
| 11. In the film "Kai Po Che," Jadeja had a cameo appearance as himself. | |
| 12. He became the coach of Delhi Cricket Team in 2015. | |
| 13. Ajay Jadeja was appointed as the mentor of Afghanistan’s men’s team for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on 2 October 2023. |