Full name Bimal Mulabhai Jadeja Bowling style Leg break Other name Bapu | Nickname Bapu Role Batsman Batting style Left-handed | |
Born 22 November 1962 (age 54) ( 1962-11-22 ) Ridaba, India Relations Mulabhai Jadeja (father) | ||
On jasprit bumrah with bimal jadeja
Bimal Mulabhai Jadeja (born 22 November 1962) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Saurashtra cricket team. He became a cricket coach after his playing career.
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- On jasprit bumrah with bimal jadeja
- Ashok mistri talking to mr bimal jadeja former ranji captain and coach
- Career
- Personal life
- References
Ashok mistri talking to mr bimal jadeja former ranji captain and coach
Career
A left-handed batsman and occasional leg break bowler, Jadeja played first-class cricket for Saurashtra and West Zone. He appeared in a total of 81 first-class and 18 List A matches in his career that lasted between 1980/81 and 1999/00 seasons. He made more than 4800 runs at an average of over 41, along with 14 centuries, in first-class cricket. He also captained the Saurashtra team during his career.
Jadeja worked as a cricket coach after retirement. After having coached the Gujarat team in Ranji Trophy, he was appointed as the coach of the Central Board of Cricket Ahmedabad in 2014.
Personal life
Jadeja's father Mulabhai Jadeja had played first-class cricket for Saurashtra and Railways as a right-handed batsman between 1952/53 and 1964/65. Jadeja is also a distant relative of Ranjitsinhji who played Test cricket for England.