Jai Moondra Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Jai Giriraj Moondra
Other name	Jai Mundra
Profession	Cricketer (Bowler)
Famous for	Playing in Ireland's first victory against INdia
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight (approx.)	60 Kg (132 lbs)
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 40 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 12 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	T20- On 26 June 2026 against India at Belfast
Jersey Number	#10 (Ireland)
Team(s)	First-Class/List-A/T20 • Rajasthan Under-14 • Raiders • Leinster Lightning International • Ireland (2026) European T20 Premier League (ETPL) • Rotterdam Dockers (2026)
Batting Style	Left-handed
Bowling Style	Left arm fast medium
Personal Life
Date of Birth	10 January 1997 (Friday)
Age (as of 2026)	29 Years
Birthplace	Tonk, Rajasthan, India
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Tonk, Rajasthan, India
School	Saint Soldier Education Group, Tonk
College/University	• SRM IST Chennai • Technological University Dublin (2021-2022)
Educational Qualification	• Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Electronics and Communications Engineering (Chennai) • Master of Science (MS) in Electronics and Communications Engineering (Dublin)
Religion/Religious Views	Hinduism
Caste	Maheshwari
Tattoo(s)	Some words on right elbow
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Giriraj Moondra (died in February 2024) Mother- Vidhya Mundra
Siblings	Sister- Mansi Moondra

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jai Moondra

• Jai Moondra was born in a small town of Tonk near Jaipur in Rajasthan.

• From his childhood he began playing cricket. He enrolled himself to an academy to train his fast bowling skills.
  

  A childhood photo of Jai Moondra

• During his time at the academy, he also worked on his batting skills and tried spin bowling.

• He was declared to be a top order batter and left arm spinner by the age of 16.

• Moondra started concentrating on his studies after 10th standard.

• His father wished him to get his education first and then take up cricket.

• During this time he played casually and for the love of the game.

• He began playing medium pace tennis ball bowling in college. He subsequently played leather ball cricket for his college.

• His interest continued to grow, as did his speed, and he fell in love with fast bowling.

• Upon completion of college in 2019, Moondra thought that his cricket career was going to come to an end if he took a full-time corporate job.

• He was determined to have one last go at cricket before making a career.

• He then moved to Ireland in 2021 to study a Masters in Electronics and Communication Engineering.

• In September 2022, he finished his post-graduate studies and entered into Intel as a Product Development Engineer.

• Moondra still played cricket in Ireland while employed at Intel. He began playing cricket at the age of 24 from Leinster Cricket Club, Dublin.

• He also regularly played with Leinster Lightning. He is also a proud member of the Irish Senior Cup winning team in 2023 which he cherishes.

• Moondra left Intel in June 2025 and has not taken up a new job since then. He still has the hashtag OpenToWork on his LinkedIn profile, indicating that he is still searching for engineering opportunities throughout Ireland and Europe.

• Moondra’s international debut was as a result of Josh Little‘s injury.
  

  Jai Moondra getting his international cap for Ireland

• He was selected to the Ireland Men’s T20 team for a series against India by National Men’s Selector Andrew White.

• When he got the call, he was left speechless, Moondra said. Ireland were six players down for the series.

• Ireland and India played the first T20I in Belfast’s Stormont on 26 June 2026.

• More than 4000 fans came to watch the match. Moondra made his international debut in this game, and took his first career wicket, Sanju Samson.

• He finished with 2 wickets for 26 runs. Ireland secured their maiden victory over India in any format in their senior international debut by 34 runs.

• Moondra resumed his impressive form in the second T20I. He bowled out Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma on duck.

• He also hauled captain Shreyas Iyer for scant 10 runs. He was instrumental in Ireland’s series win and was named Player of the Series.
  

  Jai Moondra’s poster after winning Player of the Series award

• Vidya Moondra, Moondra’s mother, spoke to ANI after his performance. She expressed her sadness over India’s loss, but her pride was for her son’s performance and his bringing fame to his family, Rajasthan and the nation.

• She remembered that she had always heard from people that watch his childhood games that he should take up cricket seriously.

• In addition to cricket, Moondra likes to play other sports.

• He is a badminton, volleyball, table tennis and football player and has been recognized for these sports at the school and college level. But his primary focus has been on cricket.