Narayan Jagadeesan

In this Indian name, the name Narayan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Jagadeesan.

Narayan Jagadeesan (born 24 December 1995), colloquially referred to by his close friends and associates as Jaggi, is an Indian cricketer.^[1] He made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 27 October 2016, where he won the player of the match award.^[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 30 January 2017.^[3] He made his List A debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017.^[4]

Narayan Jagadeesan

Personal information
Born	(1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 (age 28) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016–present	Tamil Nadu
2020–2022	Chennai Super Kings
2023	Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 26 44 51 Runs scored 1,261 2,090 1,064 Batting average 37.08 49.76 32.24 100s/50s 4/5 8/6 0/6 Top score 321 277 78* Catches/stumpings 61/3 28/6 17/5
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 August 2021

In January 2018, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the 2018 IPL auction.^[5] Jagadeesan made his IPL debut with Chennai Super Kings on 10 October 2020 against Royal Challengers Bangalore.^[6]

In January 2021, he was the leading run-scorer in the 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with 364 runs in eight matches.^[7] In February 2021, he was Tamil Nadu's leading run-scorer in the 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 217 runs including a century against Punjab.^[8]

In February 2022, he was again bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.^[9]

On 21 November 2022, Narayan Jagadeesan scored 277 off 147 balls for Tamil Nadu against Arunachal Pradesh at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, breaking Ali Brown's record for the highest individual score in List A cricket.^[10][11] Jagadeesan became the first player to score centuries in five consecutive innings in men's List A cricket.^[12] Previously, three batters had four centuries in a row – Kumar Sangakkara in 2014–15, Alviro Petersen in 2015–16 and Devdutt Padikkal in 2020–21.^[10][13]

On 16 December 2022, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2023 Indian Premier League tournament.^[14]

References

1. "Narayan Jagadeesan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
2. "Ranji Trophy, Group A: Madhya Pradesh v Tamil Nadu at Cuttack, Oct 27–30, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
3. "Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament, South Zone: Hyderabad (India) v Tamil Nadu at Chennai, Jan 30, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
4. "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group B: Tamil Nadu v Uttar Pradesh at Cuttack, Feb 26, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
5. "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
6. "Full Scorecard of Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
7. "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2020/21: Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
8. "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2020/21 – Tamil Nadu Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
9. "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
10. "Narayan Jagadeesan's 277 shatters world records in List A cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
11. "Jagadeesan shatters Sangakkara's world record, surpasses Rohit Sharma's feat with colossal knock in Vijay Hazare Trophy". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
12. "Narayan Jagadeesan Scores 277 to Break Multiple World Records in List-A Cricket". ProBatsman. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
13. "Tamil Nadu batter Narayan Jagadeesan breaks world record for highest ever List A score". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
14. "IPL 2023 auction: IPL Auction 2023". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

External links

• Narayan Jagadeesan at ESPNcricinfo