Jalaj Sahai Saxena was born on 15 December 1986 and is an Indian cricketer.
18 Facts About Jalaj Saxena
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Jalaj Saxena made his domestic cricket debut for Madhya Pradesh in 2005 and later switched bases to Kerala in 2016.
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Jalaj Saxena's father was a professional swimmer who worked in Bhilai Steel Plant.
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Jalaj Saxena then started taking cricket coaching emulating his elder brother, Jatin.
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Jalaj Saxena was initially a fast-bowling allrounder but later became an off-spinner.
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Jalaj Saxena has later represented Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in domestic cricket.
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Jalaj Saxena 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.
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Jalaj Saxena was awarded the Lala Amarnath Award for best all-rounder by BCCI in January 2016.
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Jalaj Saxena recorded match figures of 16 for 154 against Railways.
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Jalaj Saxena took eight wickets for 96 runs in the first innings and eight wickets for 58 runs in the second innings.
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Jalaj Saxena was the second highest run getter for Kerala.
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Jalaj Saxena scored an unbeaten 61 in the first match and was declared the man of the match.
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Jalaj Saxena was part of Mumbai Indians in the 2013 and 2014 seasons of IPL.
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Jalaj Saxena then joined Royal Challengers Bangalore for the 2015 Indian Premier League.
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Jalaj Saxena was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.
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Jalaj Saxena was released by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.
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In February 2021, Jalaj Saxena was bought by the Punjab Kings in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.
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Jalaj Saxena made his IPL debut for Punjab against Delhi Capitals in the 2021 season.