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Ajay Jadeja (Ajaysinhji Daulatsinhji Jadeja) was born on 1 February, 1971 in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India, is an Indian former cricketer. Discover Ajay Jadeja's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?

Popular As Ajaysinhji Daulatsinhji Jadeja
Occupation N/A
Age 53 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 1 February, 1971
Birthday 1 February
Birthplace Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
Nationality India

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Ajay Jadeja Height, Weight & Measurements

At 53 years old, Ajay Jadeja height is 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) .

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Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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Who Is Ajay Jadeja's Wife?

His wife is Aditi Jaitley (m. 2000)

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Ajay Jadeja Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ajay Jadeja worth at the age of 53 years old? Ajay Jadeja’s income source is mostly from being a successful former. He is from India. We have estimated Ajay Jadeja's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1971

Ajaysinhji Jadeja ( born 1 February 1971), known as Ajay Jadeja, is an Indian former professional cricketer, who was a regular member of the Indian cricket team in the One Day International (ODI) format between 1992 and 2000.

He played 15 Test matches and 196 ODIs for India.

He also occasionally captained the India national cricket team.

Presently, Jadeja is working with the Afghanistan cricket team as the team mentor.

1992

Jadeja was a regular in the Indian cricket team between 1992 and 2000, playing 15 Test matches and 196 One Day Internationals.

He was regarded as one of the best fielders in the Indian team in his time.

1996

One of his most memorable innings was his cameo in the 1996 Cricket World Cup quarter-final In Bengaluru against arch rivals Pakistan when he scored 45 off 25 balls, including 40 from the final two overs by Waqar Younis.

Jadeja, along with Mohammed Azharuddin, holds the record for the highest one-day partnership 4th and 5th wicket, set against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka respectively.

Jadeja was also renowned for his remarkable fielding and was considered one of the safest pair of hands in the Indian team during his tenure.

Another memorable occasion of his career was taking 3 wickets for 3 runs in 1 over against England in Sharjah to win the match for India.

Jadeja has captained India in 13 One-day matches.

One of favorite hunting grounds was the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, the venue of the quarter-final against Pakistan in the 1996 World Cup.

2000

Due to his alleged involvement in match fixing, on 3 June 2000 Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) life banned him from cricket, later they reduced it to 5 years.

The last time Jadeja played in a One Day International was against Pakistan in the Pepsi Asia Cup on 3 June 2000.

He scored 93 in a game that India eventually lost.

Jadeja was the top scorer hitting 8 fours and 4 sixes.

Jadeja's cricketing achievements were later overshadowed by a 5-year ban for match-fixing.

2001

Jadeja had approached the Delhi High Court on 2 February 2001, challenging the BCCI order imposing the five-year ban on the basis of the K. Madhavan Committee recommendations.

2003

On 27 January 2003, Delhi court lifted his ban.

However he was never able to play again for Indian cricket team.

The ban was later quashed by the Delhi High Court on 27 January 2003, making Jadeja eligible to play domestic and international cricket.

He was back playing Ranji in 2003.

2015

After he quit playing cricket, he worked as coach of Delhi cricket team around 2015, in 2000s he acted in few Bollywood movies, appeared as contestant in dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and worked as pundit for SET Max, AajTak, NDTV India etc. various times.

Jadeja was born into an erstwhile Nawanagar royal family.

which has a cricketing pedigree.

His relatives include K. S. Ranjitsinhji, after whom the Ranji Trophy is named, and K. S. Duleepsinhji, for whom the Duleep Trophy is named.

Jadeja's Father Daulatsinhji Jadeja was a 3 time Member of Parliament from Jamnagar Loksabha.

His mother is a native of Alappuzha in Kerala.

Jadeja is married to Aditi Jaitly, the daughter of Jaya Jaitly and the couple have two children, and Ameera.

He began his schooling at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, New Delhi. He was subsequently sent to a Rajkumar College in Rajkot.

He did not like boarding school, and in a particular year he ran away from there 13 times.

He finally settled down at the Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi, from where he completed his schooling.

He met Aditi Jaitly here.

He later went for higher studies to Hindu College, Delhi.

In 2015, Jadeja was appointed as the main coach for Delhi cricket team but he resigned from the post.

He worked as a cricket commentator and pundit for SET Max during number of Indian Premier League seasons.

He worked as cricket expert- analyst for news channels such as NDTV, Aajtak etc.

In September 2023, ACB Appointed Ajay Jadeja as Afghanistan's assistant coach/mentor for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.

2019

Afghanistan went on to win four matches in the tournament, including wins against giants like England and Pakistan as well as a shockingly narrow game against the year's winners, Australia, a stark difference from their winless campaign in 2019.

Numerous ex-cricketers have suggested that their newfound victories were largely credited to Jadeja's influence and the Afghanistan team also expressed gratitude for the impact he had on them.