Born on March 26, 1985 in Pune, Maharashtra, Kedar Mahadav Jadhav is an Indian cricketer. Jadhav is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional off-break bowler. He plays for Maharashtra in Indian domestic cricket. He played in the Indian Premier League with the Delhi Daredevils in 2010 before being picked by the Kochi Tuskers Kerala for 2011. Jadhav has also represented India A and West Zone cricket team.
Jadhav, who was initially in the Royal Challengers Bangalore development squad, was signed by Delhi Daredevils in 2010. He made immediate impact as he scored a 29-ball 50 (5 fours and 2 sixes) for Delhi against the Royal Challengers in his debut IPL match. He won the Man of the match award for this blistering innings. For the next season, he was signed by the new franchise Kochi Tuskers Kerala, for whom he played only 6 matches that year. In 2012 he came to the Delhi Daredevils and remained with them in 2013. He played a few matches in IPL in 2013 but was not successful. He was not retained by Delhi in the 2014 IPL auction but was bought back by Delhi for INR 20 million.
He made his One Day International debut for India against Sri Lanka on 16 November 2014 and scored 20 off 24 balls before he was out stumped.
Kedar Jadav played his first international match on November 16, 2014 against Sri Lanka in 5th match of Sri Lanka tour of India, 2014 tournament at Ranchi and scored 20 off 24 balls before he was out stumped. With a 3 wicket in this match, India inflict a first time 5-0 white wash on Sri Lanka.
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4. Who is the president of J&K Speedball Association?
5. Who is Brajinder Singh?
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