Happy Birthday Ravindra Jadeja: Born in Saurashtra on December 6, 1988, one of the world’s premier all-rounders, Ravindra Jadeja, celebrates his birthday today. Among India’s finest-ever Test cricketers and a key figure in the white-ball set-up, Jadeja turns 37.
Identified early for his promising all-round talent for Saurashtra in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, Jadeja made his international debut at the age of just 20 in February 2009. He has since gone on to represent the country across 89 Tests, 206 ODIs and 74 T20Is.
Overcoming his initial struggles and heavy criticism, Jadeja has struck close to 8,000 runs on the international stage for India, while also taking over 700 wickets. Jadeja, who played his first
Test for India three and a half years after making his limited-overs debut, stands tall today as one of the stalwarts of Indian cricket in the traditional format.
He has bagged 348 wickets at an average of 25.11 and scored 4,095 runs at an average of almost 40. He is arguably the world’s finest contemporary all-rounder in the format.
Ravindra Jadeja’s Net Worth
The immense value that Jadeja brings to the table is reflected in his standing in BCCI’s annual contracts list, where he holds the highest A+ retainership agreement with the board and earns Rs 7 crore annually apart from the match fees.
Jadeja, who represented the five-time champions Chennai Super Kings over 12 seasons of the IPL, was retained by the franchise for Rs 18 crore for the 2025 edition. He will be going back to the Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2026 after signing a contract of Rs 14 crore in a trade.
Due to his huge popularity, Jadeja is also a sought-after figure among brands and has partnered with Dream11, Myntra, Zeven, Ambrane, Oppo, Asics India, BharatPe, Sareen Sports and MRF.
Over time, the 37-year-old has grown smart with his investments and put his wealth in multiple real estate. He also boasts luxury automobiles like Rolls-Royce Wraith, Audi Q7, Audi A4 and a BMW X1. Overall, Jadeja has an estimated net worth of approximately Rs 120 crore.
Ravindra Jadeja’s Career Milestones
Jadeja has been part of three of India’s most famous ICC victories, including the 2013 and 2025 editions of the Champions Trophy as well as the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup, where he bid farewell to his T20I career.
With 348 scalps in Tests, he is behind only legends like Anil Kumble (619), Ravichandran Ashwin (537), Kapil Dev (434) and Harbhajan Singh (417) as the fifth highest wicket-taker ever for India.
Along with greats Ashwin and Kapil, he is one of the only three Indians to collect over 3,000 Test match runs while also taking 300+ wickets. Globally, he is one of the 11 members of the exclusive club.
In ODIs, where Jadeja has taken 231 scalps, he is one of the only eight bowlers ever for India to bag home 200 or more wickets.
A prolific run-getter for Saurashtra domestically, Jadeja has scored three triple centuries in first-class cricket.
Ravindra Jadeja Birthday: Top 5 Innings In Int’l Cricket And IPL
86* vs England, 2018 Oval Test
While Jadeja always had the batting ability, he showed first glimpses of his technical expertise during an extremely difficult knock at the Oval, facing James Anderson and Stuart Broad.
63 vs Australia, 2017 Dharamshala Test
A year earlier, Jadeja turned the series-deciding Dharamshala Test of the 2017 Border-Gavaskar Trophy on its head by playing a crucial knock in the first innings. He helped India gain a slender lead when the hosts seemed vulnerable to conceding the advantage to the visitors. India eventually won the Test and the series 2-1.
104 vs England, Birmingham Test 2022
Of his six Test tons, Jadeja struck perhaps his finest at Edgbaston after walking in at 5 down for 98 and helping India ultimately reach 416 along with fellow centurion Rishabh Pant.
77 vs New Zealand, 2019 World Cup Semi-Final
It was Jadeja who kept India in the hunt after the team looked gone for all money following a new-ball collapse, taking the fight back to the Kiwis in a terrific display of his natural strokemaking ability.
77* vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, IPL 2025
Jadeja scored his highest score in IPL against RCB during a stiff run chase of a league stage encounter for CSK. His knock featuring eight fours and two sixes took CSK to the brink before they lost the cliff-hanger by just 2 runs.
