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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Jay Desai
| image =
| country = India
| fullname = Jaykumar Dineshchandra Desai
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|1|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kathodia, [[Gujarat]], India
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[off break]]
| role = Batting [[all-rounder]]

| columns = 3
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 14
| runs1 = 447
| bat avg1 = 19.43
| 100s/50s1 = 1/1
| top score1 = 108
| deliveries1 = 36
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –/–
| catches/stumpings1 = 6/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches2 = 7
| runs2 = 77
| bat avg2 = 11.00
| 100s/50s2 = –/–
| top score2 = 35
| deliveries2 = 114
| wickets2 = 4
| bowl avg2 = 24.00
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = 3/4
| catches/stumpings2 = 4/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 cricket|T20]]
| matches3 = 19
| runs3 = 294
| bat avg3 = 22.61
| 100s/50s3 = –/1
| top score3 = 51[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 66
| wickets3 = 4
| bowl avg3 = 31.25
| fivefor3 = –
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = 3/30
| catches/stumpings3 = 5/–

| date = 25 January 2022
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/jay-desai-279544 Cricinfo
}}

'''Jaykumar Dineshchandra Desai''' (born 30 January 1987) is an Indian [[cricket]]er who plays for [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] in the [[Ranji Trophy]] and the [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]].<ref name="JDCricket">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/jay-desai-279544 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |title=Jay Desai profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos |access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref> He also additionally plays for the [[Lone Star Athletics]] in [[Minor League Cricket]].<ref name="MiLC">{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/media-release/all-27-teams-complete-initial-roster-selection-following-minor-league-cricket-draft/ |work=[[Major League Cricket]] |publisher=[[USA Cricket]] |date=10 June 2021 |title=All 27 Teams Complete Initial Roster Selection Following Minor League Cricket Draft |access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref>

== Career ==
Desai started playing cricket at the age of 10 in the village of Kathodia, in [[Gujarat]].<ref name="JDCricket" /> He was selected by [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] in early 2007 as he made his debut for Gujarat versus [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]] in the 47th game of the [[2006-07 Vijay Hazare Trophy]], scoring 20 off 18, and suffering a marginal 6-run loss.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ranji-one-day-trophy-2006-07-263051/gujarat-vs-saurashtra-west-zone-263234/full-scorecard |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |title=Full Scorecard of Saurashtra vs Gujarat West Zone 2006/07 - Score Report |access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref> He later was selected to play for Gujarat in the 2007 [[Inter-State T20 Championship]], making his [[Twenty20 cricket|T20]] debut against [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]], winning the game by 5 runs. He went on to score 104 runs from 7 innings out of 8.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=3149;team=1780;type=tournament |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |title=Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament, 2006/07 - Gujarat Cricket Team Records & Stats |access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref> He was then selected for Gujarat in the [[2007-08 Ranji Trophy]] where he made his [[First-class cricket|FC]] debut against [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]] scoring 19 & 8, winning the game by 50 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ranji-trophy-plate-league-2007-08-306288/gujarat-vs-vidarbha-group-a-306366/full-scorecard |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |title=Full Scorecard of Gujarat vs Vidarbha Group A 2007/08 - Score Report |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> He goes on to score a total of 54 runs in 6 innings of 3 games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=3440;team=1780;type=tournament |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |title=Ranji Trophy Plate League, 2007/08 - Gujarat Cricket Team Records & Stats |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> Desai wasn't picked up for the [[2008-09 Vijay Hazare Trophy]], but played during the [[2009-10 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]], scoring 108 runs from 4 matches at an average of 36.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2009-10-425302/gujarat-vs-mumbai-west-zone-427216/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=21 October 2009 |title=Zaheer continues comeback trail |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2009-10-425302/gujarat-vs-saurashtra-west-zone-427223/match-report |date=25 October 2009 |title=Maharashtra ease through to quarter-final |access-date=26 January 2022 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> Desai was then selected into the Gujarati squad for the [[2009-10 Ranji Trophy]], where he made 108 against [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] to help to draw against them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tamil-nadu-keep-pressure-on-gujarat-on-day-of-draws-434381 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=13 November 2009 |title=Tamil Nadu keep pressure on Gujarat on day of draws |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> He also additionally made 76 against [[Railways cricket team|Railways]] to give Gujarat a fighting chance, but missed the follow-on target by 5 runs, losing the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/karnataka-first-to-seal-quarter-final-berth-437958 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=3 December 2009 |title=Karnataka first to seal quarter-final berth |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> He amassed a total of 295 runs from a total of 12 innings in 7 games during the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=5192;team=1780;type=tournament |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |title=Ranji Trophy Super League, 2009/10 - Gujarat Cricket Team Records & Stats |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> Desai played once more during the [[2010-11 Vijay Hazare Trophy]], but had a poor performance, scoring only 2 runs out of the 3 games he played in.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=6067;team=1780;type=tournament |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2010/11 - Gujarat Cricket Team Records & Stats |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> He was also separately selected again for his final [[2010-11 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy|Mushtaq Trophy]] outing, where he scored 60 runs from 4 matches at an average of 20. This performance selected him into the Gujarat side which would play the [[Kenya national cricket team]] in 3 matches in preparation for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]]. He partook in the second match and made 72 to take Gujarat to a 206-run win over Kenya.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/kenya-tour-of-india-jan-2011-2010-11-496222/gujarat-cricket-association-xi-vs-kenya-496224/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=11 January 2011 |title=Dismal Kenyans routed in World Cup warm-up |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> He also played in what would be his last [[2010-11 Ranji Trophy|Ranji Trophy]] outing. Desai made 98 runs in 6 innings of 4 games to end his [[Ranji Trophy|Ranji]] career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.htmlid=5961;team=1780;type=tournament |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |title=Ranji Trophy Super League, 2010/11 - Gujarat Cricket Team Records & Stats |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> He was then taken off the [[cricket]]ing radar until he was selected to play for the Indian Income Tax cricket team in the [[BCCI Corporate Trophy|2013-14 BCCI Corporate Trophy]]. His good performance during the trophy allowed him to return in the Gujarati side for the [[2013-14 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]. However, he was dropped after the season ended. He then immigrated to the [[United States|U.S.]] in hopes of playing for the [[United States national cricket team]]. He was selected for the [[Lone Star Athletics]] to play in the [[2021 Minor League Cricket season]].<ref name="MiLC" />

== References ==
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[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Gujarat cricketers]]
[[Category:American cricketers]]

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