Jalaj Saxena

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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Jalaj Saxena
| image =
| country = India
| fullname = Jalaj Sahay Saxena
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|12|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bhilai]], [[Chhattisgarh]], India
| family = [[Jatin Saxena]] (brother)
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right arm [[off break]]
| role = [[All-rounder]]
| club1 = [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]]
| year1 = 2005–2016
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]]
| year2 = 2016–present
| club3 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| year3 = 2013–2014
| clubnumber3 =
| club4 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| year4 = 2015
| clubnumber4 =
| club5 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| year5 = 2019
| clubnumber5 =
| club6 = [[Punjab Kings]]
| year6 = 2021-
| clubnumber6 =
| columns = 3
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 119
| runs1 = 6,256
| bat avg1 = 37.01
| 100s/50s1 = 14/31
| top score1 = 194
| deliveries1 = 19675
| wickets1 = 326
| bowl avg1 = 27.82
| fivefor1 = 19
| tenfor1 = 5
| best bowling1 = 8/45
| catches/stumpings1 = 43/-
| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches2 = 93
| runs2 = 1884
| bat avg2 = 25.80
| 100s/50s2 = 3/7
| top score2 = 133
| deliveries2 = 4144
| wickets2 = 108
| bowl avg2 = 28.61
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 7/41
| catches/stumpings2 = 9/-
| column3 = [[Twenty20 cricket|T20]]
| matches3 = 54
| runs3 = 633
| bat avg3 = 16.23
| 100s/50s3 = 0/1
| top score3 = 55[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 827
| wickets3 = 49
| bowl avg3 = 19.48
| fivefor3 = 1
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 5/16
| catches/stumpings3 = 13/-
| date = 9 January
| year = 2020
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/237199.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Jalaj Sahai Saxena''' (born 15 December 1986) is an Indian professional [[cricket]]er who plays as an [[all-rounder]] for [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]]. A right-hand batsman and [[off break]] bowler, he has also represented the [[India A]] and [[Central Zone cricket team]].<ref>[https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/news/lack-of-communication-hurts-jalaj-saxena/amp_articleshow/77199290.cms Lack of communication hurts : Jalaj Saxena - Times of India | Retrieved on 30 May 2021]</ref>

Saxena has batted at various positions but usually opens the batting. In 2015 he registered the second-best bowling figures in the history of [[Ranji Trophy]]. The [[Madhya Pradesh]] and India A allrounder, has signed one-year contract with [[Kerala]] as a professional player for the 2016–17 season. He has emerged as one of the best all-rounders in domestic cricket and was awarded the [[BCCI Awards#2014.E2.80.9315|Lala Amarnath Award for best all-rounder]] by BCCI in January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=BCCI’s top award for Kohli|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/bccis-top-award-for-virat-kohli/article8051042.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> His brother [[Jatin Saxena]] is also a first-class cricketer who plays for Madhya Pradesh.<ref>[https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/ipl-2021-fully-focused-on-process-eyes-on-india-cap-jalaj-saxena-hopes-for-career-upswing-3607139.html IPL 2021 : Fully focused on process eyes on India cap Jalaj Saxena hopes for career upswing - News18]</ref>

==Domestic and International career==
Saxena scored 769 runs at an average of 69.90 in the [[2012–13 Ranji Trophy]] including two centuries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 2012/13 / Records / Most runs |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2012/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=7515;type=tournament |access-date=18 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206002600/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2012/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=7515%3Btype%3Dtournament |archive-date= 6 February 2013 }}</ref> He was included in the [[India A]] team that played against the touring Australian team in February 2013, and scored 30 [[not out]] and took five wickets including the wickets of Test batsmen [[Phillip Hughes]], [[Usman Khawaja]] and [[Ed Cowan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=India A v Australians in 2012/13|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/502/502441.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> Against New Zealand A in August 2013, he had figures of 6/103.<ref>{{cite web|title=India A v New Zealand A in 2013/14|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/560/560903.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref>

In the [[2013–14 Ranji Trophy]], Saxena scored 545 runs at an average of 41.92 with a top-score of 194, and took 35 wickets at an average of 19 including three five-wicket hauls and two ten-wicket hauls to finish among the top wicket-takers of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2013-14/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=8307;type=tournament |title=Ranji Trophy, 2013/14 / Records / Most runs |publisher=ESPN |work=Cricinfo |access-date=2 February 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2013-14/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=8307;type=tournament |title=Ranji Trophy, 2013/14 / Records / Most wickets |publisher=ESPN |work=Cricinfo |access-date=2 February 2014 }}</ref>

In the 2014–15 season, Saxena hit three centuries and amassed 768 runs at an average of 45.17.<ref>{{cite web|title=First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Jalaj Saxena|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/142/142123/f_Batting_by_Season.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> In a match against Tamil Nadu, he scored 144 and then took 4/74 and 3/109 to win the man of the match.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil Nadu v Madhya Pradesh in 2014/15|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/684/684475.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> He was part of the Central Zone team that won the [[2014–15 Duleep Trophy]] in which he scored 110 in the semifinal against North Zone and 71 in the final against South Zone, and also picked wickets.

Saxena continued his impressive all-round performance in [[2015–16 Ranji Trophy]], scoring 530 runs at an average of 44.16 with a top-score of 124 and taking 46 wickets at an average of 20 including four five-wicket hauls and one ten-wicket haul.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bowling in Ranji Trophy 2015/16 (Ordered by Wickets)|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/26/Ranji_Trophy_2015-16/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref>

In November 2015, Saxena recorded match figures of 16 for 154 in against [[Railways cricket team|Railways]]. He took eight wickets for 96 runs in the first innings and eight wickets for 58 runs in the second innings. These are the second-best figures in the history of the [[Ranji Trophy]].<ref name="Ranji">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2015-16/content/story/938831.html |title=Jalaj Saxena takes 16 as MP crush Railways |access-date=8 November 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In the first match of the [[2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy]], opening the innings, Saxena scored a run-a-ball 133 against Saurashtra in a 300-plus runchase.

He was the leading wicket-taker in the [[2017–18 Ranji Trophy]], with 44 dismissals.<ref name="Ranji1718">{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12014;type=tournament |title=Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Most Wickets |access-date=1 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the [[2018–19 Duleep Trophy]].<ref name="Duleep18">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24173214/sanju-samson-picked-india-passing-yo-yo-test |title=Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=23 July 2018 |access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref> He was the leading run-scorer for Kerala in the group-stage of the [[2018–19 Ranji Trophy]], with 479 runs in seven matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25756527/from-irresistible-rajasthan-inconsistent-karnataka |title=From irresistible Rajasthan to inconsistent Karnataka |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=15 January 2019}}</ref>

In August 2019, he was named in the India Blue team's squad for the [[2019–20 Duleep Trophy]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27331972/shubman-gill-priyank-panchal-faiz-fazal-lead-duleep-trophy-sides |title=Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/duleep-trophy-2019-shubman-gill-faiz-fazal-and-priyank-panchal-to-lead-duleep-trophy-2019-squad-fixtures-schedule-876560 |title=Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens |work=Cricket Country |access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref> In the second match of the tournament, he completed the double of scoring 6,000 runs and taking 300 wickets in first-class cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8630/report/1197355/india-blue-vs-india-red-duleep-trophy-2019-20 |title=Karun Nair's 166 and 99 puts India Red in Duleep Trophy day-night final |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref> In October 2019, he was named in [[India C cricket team|India C]]'s squad for the [[2019–20 Deodhar Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/deodhar-trophy-2019-squads-india-a-india-b-india-c-parthiv-patel-shubman-gill-anuma-vihari-ranchi/article29788595.ece |title=Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up |work=SportStar |access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>

==IPL career==
Saxena was signed up by the [[IPL (cricket)|IPL]] franchise [[Mumbai Indians]] in 2013. He remained with the Mumbai Indians until [[2014 Indian Premier League|IPL 2014]]. At the [[2015 Indian Premier League|2015 IPL]] auction, he was bought by the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] for {{INR}} 10 lakh.

In December 2018, he was bought by the [[Delhi Capitals]] in the [[List of 2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes|player auction]] for the [[2019 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25390461/ipl-2019-auction-was-sold-whom |title=IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-auction-2019-who-got-whom/articleshow/67144375.cms |title=IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom |work=The Times of India|access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> He was released by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the [[List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28087425/where-do-eight-franchises-stand-2020-auction |title=Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction? |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref> In February 2021, Saxena was bought by the [[Punjab Kings]] in the [[List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes|IPL auction]] ahead of the [[2021 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1252152 |title=IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 February 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=237199}}

{{Kerala cricket squad}}
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