Jayant Yadav Signs With Middlesex For 4 County Championship Games

The 33-year-old India National Cricket Team off-spinner Jayant Yadav has signed a deal with Middlesex for a short stint in the ongoing season of the LV= Insurance County Championship.

The Indian spinner will be available for selection for the club in the last four matches of the LV= Insurance County Championship against Essex, Lancashire, Warwickshire, and Nottinghamshire.

Jayant Yadav has represented India in 6 matches in the longest format of the game and has bagged 16 wickets at an average of 29.06 and an economy of 3.38. He has also played two ODIs for India where he has picked up just one wicket. Overall, the off-spinner has played 75 first-class games and bagged 205 wickets.

On joining Middlesex, Jayant Yadav said that he was honored to sign a deal with Middlesex and is looking forward to contributing to the team’s success. In an official statement issued by the club, he said:

“I am honoured and excited to join the prestigious Middlesex County Cricket Club for the upcoming Championship games and be a part of its rich cricketing history.

“I enjoyed my experience of playing county cricket last year and am eagerly looking forward to the new stint with Middlesex and contributing to the Club’s success.”

He brings us that extra bit of something you get from an international cricketer -Alan Coleman on Jayant Yadav

Talking about the signing of the seasoned off-spinner, Middlesex’s Director of Cricket Alan Coleman said that Jayant Yadav will be a valuable asset to the team. He said:

“With Pieter Malan returning home to South Africa we wanted to bolster the squad with another quality signing ahead of four crucial matches that lay ahead of us in September.

“We feel that spin will be an important factor in September and the opportunity to sign an international spinner of Jayant’s quality was too good an opportunity to turn down.

“He brings us that extra bit of something you get from an international cricketer, experience, quality, know how – all attributes that will prove hugely valuable to us in the coming games. We can’t wait to have him with us and wish him every success here over the coming month.”