Jayant Yadav Height, Weight, Age, Affairs, Biography & More
Bio | |
Real Name | Jayant Yadav |
Nickname | Not Known |
Profession | Indian Cricketer |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height | in centimeters- 179 cm in meters- 1.79 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 10½” |
Weight | in Kilograms- 73 kg in Pounds- 161 lbs |
Body Measurements | - Chest: 40 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 12 Inches |
Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Cricket | |
International Debut | Test- N/A ODI- 29 October 2016 vs Newzealand in Vishakhapatnam T20- N/A |
Coach/Mentor | Not Known |
Jersey Number | #22 (India) |
Domestic/State Teams | Haryana, Delhi Daredevils, Presidents XI |
Bowling Style | Right-arm offbreak |
Batting Style | Right Handed Bat |
Favourite Ball | Carrom Ball |
Achievements (main ones) | • Displaying his 'all-rounding' skills during the 2012-13 Ranji season, Jayant Yadav scored a mammoth 211, his maiden hundred, against Karnataka, simultaneously sharing a record-breaking stand of 392 for the eighth wicket with Amit Mishra. • At the 2014-15 Ranji season, Jayant Yadav topped Haryana's bowlers' table with 33 wickets. He began the season with a six-for and went on to take 13 wickets in a match against Saurashtra in Rajkot. • Jayant Yadav also has five 5-wicket hauls to his name in first class cricket. Additionally, he once took 10 wickets in a match. |
Career Turning Point | Jayant Yadav's exceptional performance both with the ball and the bat during the 2015-16 Ranji season helped him secure a spot in the national team. |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 22 January 1990 |
Age (as in 2017) | 27 Years |
Birth Place | Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Aquarius |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Delhi, India |
School | Delhi Public School (DPS), Vasant Kunj, Delhi |
College | Hindu College, Delhi (on sports quota) |
Educational Qualifications | Bachelor of Arts |
Family | Father- Not Known (works as an in-flight manager with Air India) Mother- Late Lakshmi Yadav (Biological mother), Jyoti Yadav (Step mother) Uncle (Chacha)- Yogendra Yadav (Politician) Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known |
Religion | Hinduism |
Hobbies | Watching Sitcoms |
Favourite Things | |
Favourite TV series | Game of Thrones |
Favourite Bowlers | Graeme Swann, Ravichandran Ashwin |
Favourite Batsman | Virender Sehwag |
Girls, Family & More | |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
Wife | N/A |
Children | Daughter- N/A Son- N/A |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Jayant Yadav
- Does Jayant Yadav smoke: Not Known
- Does Jayant Yadav drink alcohol: Not Known
- Jayant lost his real mother, Lakshmi, in a plane crash in the year 1990.
- He credits his father for taking him to a cricket academy in Delhi, where he started to learn the basics of the game. His father also used to play cricket in his younger days.
- Initially, Jayant started bowling as a leg-spinner, but he had to soon change his style because of a funny incident he narrated in an interview. He said, “I started as a leg-spinner, but the funny story is that I have two first cousins who were also leg-spinners so they said it’s not allowed. You cannot have three leg-spinners in the family. At that point, I really thought that was a thing and I turned to off-spin.”
- He had an unforgettable domestic debut at a young age of 21; he picked up six wickets in that match, helping his team to a big victory against Gujarat.
- Jayant played only three matches in his debut IPL season in 2015 but showed he could be economical as he finished with an economy rate of 4.14.
- Obsessed with bowling to such an extent that Jayant carries a set of red and white cricket balls even to the hotel room, in order to carry out “whatever practice possible.”
- In the 3rd test match of England’s tour of India (2016), Jayant Yadav scored his maiden ton and therefore became the first Indian batsman to score a century after coming on to bat at No. 9.