Jakob Bhula

Jakob Jarrod Naran Patel Bhula (born 12 December 1999) is a New Zealand cricketer.^[1][2] Bhula was born to an Indian Gujarati family on 12 December 1999 in Wellington, New Zealand.^[3]

Jakob Bhula

Personal information
Full name	Jakob Jarrod Naran Patel Bhula
Born	(1999-12-12) 12 December 1999 (age 25) Wellington, New Zealand
Bowling	Off spin
Role	Opening batsman, All-rounder
Source: Cricinfo, 24 October 2018

Career

He made his List A debut for Wellington in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy on 24 October 2018.^[4] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[5] During the tournament, he scored 180 runs against Kenya, the highest individual total in all Under-19 World Cups.^[6]

He made his first-class debut for Wellington in the 2018–19 Plunket Shield season on 6 December 2018.^[7] He made his Twenty20 debut on 6 January 2022, for Wellington in the 2021–22 Super Smash.^[8]

References

1. "Jakob Bhula". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
2. Strang, Ben (17 January 2018). "Jakob Bhula smashes record 180 as New Zealand Under-19s hit 436 against Kenya". Stuff.
3. "An interview with U-19 star Jakob Bhula". Holding Willey. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
4. "The Ford Trophy at Wellington, Oct 24 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
5. "New Zealand name squad for ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup 2018". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
6. "Jakob Bhula's 180 leads New Zealand to 436 and a crushing victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
7. "Plunket Shield at Hamilton, Dec 6-9 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
8. "19th Match (D/N), Wellington, Jan 6 2022, Super Smash". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

External links

• Jakob Bhula at ESPNcricinfo