Ravindra Jadeja IPL Career, Records & Stats

Ravindra Jadeja is an Indian cricketer who plays international cricket for Team India. In domestic cricket, he represents Saurashtra while in the Indian Premier League, he plays for Chennai Super Kings.

Jadeja is a left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder. Here we are taking a look at Ravindra Jadeja's IPL career so far.

Ravindra Jadeja's IPL teams:

Ravindra Jadeja's IPL career began in 2008, just months after he helped India win the Under-19 World Cup. Ravindra Jadeja's first IPL team was Rajasthan Royals. He is one of the handful of Indian players who won the IPL title in the very first season.

Jadeja played a key role in the Royals' triumph and his performance was so impressive that captain Shane Warne gave him the nickname 'Rockstar Jadeja'. Batting lower down the order, he scored 135 runs at a strike rate of over 130.

In 2009, he plied his trade for the Royals once again. Ravindra Jadeja's IPL runs that season was 295 and he picked up 6 wickets as well. That all-round performance in 2009 made him one of the most sought-after youngsters in the tournament.

However, Jadeja could not play in IPL 2010 as he was suspended for entertaining offers from other IPL franchises and undermining his contract with the Royals.

Jadeja was in the auction ahead of IPL 2011 and was bought by now-defunct Kochi Tuskers Kerala. He played just one season with Kochi Tuskers as they were banned.

In 2012, Jadeja joined Chennai Super Kings and has been playing for them since then barring the two seasons when the franchise was suspended.

In those two seasons (2016 and 2017), Jadeja played for the now-defunct Gujarat Lions. He returned to Chennai Super Kings in 2018 and has been with them since then. In 2022, he also led the team briefly before stepping down as he struggled to make an impact.

Here is a list showing Ravindra Jadeja's IPL teams:

Ravindra Jadeja's IPL auction price:

Ravindra Jadeja earned his first IPL contract in 2008 when Rajasthan Royals bought him in the auction for INR 1.2 crore. He played two seasons for them before joining Kochi Tuskers Kerala for INR 4.37 crore in 2011.

With the franchise getting disbanded, Jadeja joined another team in 2012. He was bought by Chennai Super Kings for INR 9.72 crore. Later in 2014, CSK also decided to retain Jadeja. When CSK was suspended in 2016, Gujarat Lions secured Jadeja's services for INR 9.5 crores. In 2018, Jadeja once again returned to CSK for INR 7 crore before being retained for INR 16 crore in 2022.

Here is a list showing Ravindra Jadeja's IPL auction price over the years:

Ravindra Jadeja's IPL records:

• Jointly holds the record for scoring the most runs in an over in the IPL. In 2021, he had hit Harshal Patel for 37 runs in an over. Of the 37 runs, Jadeja had scored 36 while the other run came off a no-ball.
• Jadeja is the only player in the history of IPL to score more than 2000 runs and take 100-plus wickets.
• Most wickets by a left-arm spinner in the IPL - 160.