Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Monday named Kedar Jadhav as substitute for England all-rounder David Willey for the rest of the IPL 2023 season.
Willey performed 4 matches for RCB this season and scalped three wickets. His harm is, nevertheless, unspecified.
Jadhav started his IPL profession in 2010 with Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) in opposition to RCB, changing into certainly one of simply 9 Indians to attain a half-century on debut. He has performed 93 matches within the IPL, scoring 1196 runs. The right-handed batter, has beforehand represented RCB in 17 matches in the course of the 2016-17 season.
Jadhav, who final featured within the IPL in 2021, was roped in by RCB for INR 1 crore.
Jadhav was out of limited-overs cricket since November 2021 earlier than making a comeback with two appearances within the Vijay Hazare Trophy in November 2022. Jadhav then relished an excellent comeback to First-Class cricket by cracking 283 in his first FC match in 4 years since January 2019.
Jadhav’s century was additionally his first First Class ton since late 2018 and his first 200-plus rating since his record-breaking 2013-14 Ranji Trophy season, the place he emerged because the main run-getter with 1223 runs in 17 innings. Jadhav’s highest First Class rating of 327 had come within the 2012-13 season in opposition to Uttar Pradesh.
Jadhav had featured in 73 ODIs and 9 T20Is for India and can also be the one Indian to amass a 40-plus common and 100-plus strike fee in ODIs (min. 1000 runs).
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com