Gujarat is a State that has become one of the major cricketing hubs for India in the last 20 years. They have had great cricketers from Baroda, Saurashtra and other areas of the state. Some of the players from Gujarat include Yusuf Pathan, Parthiv Patel, Vinoo Mankad.
Let’s look at the 5 Cricketers to play for India from Gujarat
Ravindra Jadeja
One of the best ever Cricketers to come out of Gujarat for India is Ravindra Jadeja. He is a multi time ICC Champions Trophy winner. He is the best test match player for India. He has played 87 Test Matches for India. He has taken 338 Wickets which include 15 Five Wicket Hauls and 3 times he has taken 10 Wickets in a Test Match. He has also scored 3990 runs and has scored 6 hundreds in Test Cricket. He will play Test Cricket for many years. He has also played 204 ODIs for India. He has taken 231 Wickets for India and has made 2806 runs with the bat. Ravindra Jadeja has taken more than 620 wickets in international cricket so far. He has also made more than 7000 runs.
Hardik Pandya
One of the best all rounders that India has seen is Hardik Pandya. He is in a line of fast bowling all rounders that India have had from Gujarat. He has so far played in 94 ODIs for India in which he has made 1904 runs and taken 91 Wickets. Hardik Pandya has also played in 120 T20Is for India so far. He has taken 98 Wickets and made 1860 runs. He was an important part of the 2024 T20I World Cup win for India. Hardik Pandya will look to establish his white ball legacy. He is from Baroda Gujarat.
Cheteshwar Pujara
One of the best batters for India in Test Cricket has to be in this list. He is from Rajkot, Gujarat. Cheteshwar Pujara has been the best number 3 for India since Rahul Dravid. He has played 103 Test Matches for India in his career. He has scored 7195 runs in which he made 19 hundreds and 3 double hundreds in Test Cricket. He was the man who won India the 2018 and 2021 Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. He has retired from cricket. He could have replicated the success in ODI Cricket but he was not given a proper run in the format.
Irfan Pathan
Before Hardik Pandya it was Irfan Pathan who was the fast bowling all rounder for India. He is also from Baroda Gujarat. He played 29 Test Matches in his career. He took 100 Wickets which included 7 Five Wicket Hauls and 2 times he took 10 Wickets in a Test Match. He took a hat trick in the first over of a Test Match. Irfan Pathan played 120 ODIs for India. He took 173 Wickets along with 2 Five Wicket Hauls. He took 301 international wickets and he made more than 2700 runs. He is now one of the leading commentators in the Hindi language.
Axar Patel
It looks like Gujarat is the State which produces the best all rounders that India has seen. Axar Patel has been performing consistently for India in the last few years. He has played 14 Test Matches so far and taken 55 Wickets. He has already taken 5 Five Wicket Hauls in Test Cricket. Axar Patel has played 69 ODIs and 78 T20Is for India. He has taken 73 wickets for India in ODI Cricket and 77 Wickets for India in T20IS. He will represent India for many years and is seen as the replacement for Ravindra Jadeja.
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