Jaydev Shah

Jaydev Niranjan Shah (born 4 May 1983) is an Indian former cricketer. Jaydev is the son of Niranjan Shah, former cricketer and ex-secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, and represented Saurashtra cricket team in India's domestic circuit. He has the distinction of captaining Saurashtra to victory in the 2007-08 Vijay Hazare Trophy, the team's first ever national-level title. He was recruited by the Rajasthan Royals for the Indian Premier League 2008 edition, but never played, and has also represented Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI in the past.^[1][2]

Jaydev Shah

Personal information
Full name	Jaydev Niranjan Shah
Born	(1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 41) Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right arm offbreak
Role	Batsman
Relations	Niranjan Shah (father)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2002/03–2018/19	Saurashtra
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20 Matches 120 54 33 Runs scored 5354 1118 523 Batting average 29.40 21.50 16.34 100s/50s 10/21 2/2 0/0 Top score 217 101 49 Balls bowled 1,723 347 75 Wickets 10 2 7 Bowling average 91.75 177.00 15.14 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/21 1/34 2/11 Catches/stumpings 24/– 8/– 11/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 October 2010

On 21 October 2016, he became the first captain of Saurashtra to score a double century, when he made 217 runs in their Ranji Trophy match against Maharashtra.^[3]

In December 2018, he announced that he would retire from all cricket following the Saurashtra's match against Karnataka in round five of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy.^[4] He made match winning 97 runs in his final professional game against Karnataka.^[5]