Narayan Jagadeesan
Personal information
Born (1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 (age 28)
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–Tamil Nadu
2018–2022Chennai Super Kings
2023-Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 26 44 51
Runs scored 1,261 2,090 1,064
Batting average 37.08 49.76 32.24
100s/50s 4/5 8/6 0/6
Top score 321 277 78*
Catches/stumpings 61/3 28/6 17/5
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 August 2021

Narayan Jagadeesan (born 24 December 1995), colloquially referred to by his close friends and associates as Jaggi, is an Indian cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 27 October 2016, where he won the player of the match award.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 30 January 2017.[3] He made his List A debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017.[4]

In January 2018, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the 2018 IPL auction.[5] Jagadeesan made his IPL debut with Chennai Super Kings on 10 October 2020 against Royal Challengers Bangalore.[6]

In January 2021, he was the leading run-scorer in the 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with 364 runs in eight matches.[7] In February 2021, he was Tamil Nadu's leading run-scorer in the 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 217 runs including a century against Punjab.[8]

In February 2022, he was again bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[9]

On 21 November 2022, Narayan Jagadeesan scored 277 off 147 balls for Tamil Nadu against Arunachal Pradesh at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, breaking Ali Brown's record for the highest individual score in List A cricket.[10][11] Jagadeesan became the first player to score centuries in five consecutive innings in men's List A cricket.[12] Previously, three batters had four centuries in a row – Kumar Sangakkara in 2014–15, Alviro Petersen in 2015–16 and Devdutt Padikkal in 2020–21.[10][13]

On 16 December 2022, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2023 Indian Premier League tournament.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Narayan Jagadeesan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Ranji Trophy, Group A: Madhya Pradesh v Tamil Nadu at Cuttack, Oct 27–30, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament, South Zone: Hyderabad (India) v Tamil Nadu at Chennai, Jan 30, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group B: Tamil Nadu v Uttar Pradesh at Cuttack, Feb 26, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Full Scorecard of Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2020/21: Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2020/21 – Tamil Nadu Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  9. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Narayan Jagadeesan's 277 shatters world records in List A cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Jagadeesan shatters Sangakkara's world record, surpasses Rohit Sharma's feat with colossal knock in Vijay Hazare Trophy". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Narayan Jagadeesan Scores 277 to Break Multiple World Records in List-A Cricket". ProBatsman. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Tamil Nadu batter Narayan Jagadeesan breaks world record for highest ever List A score". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  14. ^ "IPL 2023 auction: IPL Auction 2023". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

External links

Kolkata Knight Riders – current squad
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