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Famous Gujarati Cricketers

Updated July 2026 · sourced from the Gujaratipedia verified database

Gujarat has produced a remarkable run of India cricketers. This list features famous Gujarati cricketers, from all-rounders to fast bowlers, each with a verified Gujarat connection and their achievements.

This list is built from the Gujaratipedia database, a verified record of Gujarat cross-checked against IMDb, Wikipedia and trade press. Nothing here is invented: where a credit, figure or fact could not be confirmed from a real source, it is left out rather than guessed. That is why you can trust these rankings, and why they read differently from the recycled listicles elsewhere.

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1.Ravindra Jadeja

Born in Navagam Ghed near Jamnagar, he is a left-arm spinner and hard-hitting batter regarded as one of India's finest all-rounders across all formats.

2.Cheteshwar Pujara

Born in Rajkot to a Ranji Trophy cricketing family, he was India's Test No. 3 for over a decade, known for his patient and disciplined batting.

3.Jasprit Bumrah

Born and raised in Ahmedabad, he is regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of his generation and the first Indian to top ICC bowling rankings in all three formats.

4.Axar Patel

Born in Anand and representing Gujarat in domestic cricket, he is a left-arm spinner and all-rounder who took seven wickets on his Test debut.

5.Munaf Patel

Born in Ikhar village of Bharuch district, the fast bowler nicknamed the Ikhar Express was a member of India's 2011 World Cup winning squad.

6.Parthiv Patel

Born in Ahmedabad and a longtime Gujarat captain, he became Test cricket's youngest wicketkeeper at 17 when he debuted for India in 2002.

7.Irfan Pathan

Born in Vadodara, the left-arm swing bowler and all-rounder rose from humble beginnings in a mosque to star in India's 2007 T20 World Cup triumph.

8.Yusuf Pathan

Born in Vadodara, the explosive all-rounder held the record for the fastest ODI century by an Indian and won two World Cups with India.

9.Hardik Pandya

Born in Surat and raised in Vadodara, the fast-bowling all-rounder captained Gujarat Titans to their maiden IPL title in 2022.

10.Krunal Pandya

Elder brother of Hardik Pandya, he plays for Baroda in domestic cricket as a left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler.

11.Jaydev Unadkat

Born in Porbandar, he became the first player to captain Saurashtra to a Ranji Trophy title and returned to India's Test XI after a 12-year gap.

12.Chetan Sakariya

From Vartej village near Bhavnagar, the left-arm pacer rose from modest circumstances to debut for India in 2021 and win the Ranji Trophy with Saurashtra.

13.Priyank Panchal

A right-handed opener from Ahmedabad, he was the first player to score a triple century for Gujarat and topped the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy run charts.

14.Ajay Jadeja

Born into the Nawanagar royal family of Jamnagar, the flamboyant middle-order batsman played 15 Tests and 196 ODIs and was later named heir to the Jamnagar throne.

15.Kiran More

Born in Vadodara, the Baroda wicketkeeper-batsman played 49 Tests for India and later chaired the selection panel that picked MS Dhoni.

16.Vinoo Mankad

Born in Jamnagar, the legendary all-rounder set a 413-run opening partnership record and gave his name to the term Mankading.

17.Ranjitsinhji

The Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (Jamnagar) was one of the greatest batsmen of his era and is honoured by India's premier domestic tournament, the Ranji Trophy.

18.Duleepsinhji

Born in Nawanagar (present-day Jamnagar), Ranjitsinhji's nephew was an elegant batsman for England and is honoured by India's Duleep Trophy.

19.Salim Durani

The Afghan-born all-rounder settled in Jamnagar and played for Gujarat and Saurashtra, becoming the first cricketer to receive the Arjuna Award.

20.Vijay Hazare

The former India captain who led the country to its first Test victory played much of his domestic cricket for Baroda and is honoured by the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

21.Datta Gaekwad

Dattajirao Gaekwad played 11 Tests, captained India on the 1959 England tour, and led Baroda to a Ranji Trophy title.

22.Jasu Patel

The off-spinner who played for Gujarat took 14 wickets in the 1959 Kanpur Test to hand India its first Test victory against Australia.

23.Karsan Ghavri

Born in Rajkot and starting out for Saurashtra, the left-arm fast-medium bowler took 109 Test wickets for India across the 1970s and early 1980s.

24.Nayan Mongia

Born in Baroda, the Baroda wicketkeeper played 44 Tests for India and scored a memorable 152 opening the batting against Australia in 1996.

25.Arzan Nagwaswalla

Born in Surat and raised in Nargol village, the Parsi left-arm fast bowler for Gujarat became India's first Parsi to break into the national setup since 1975.

26.Sheldon Jackson

Hailing from Bhavnagar, the wicketkeeper-batsman scored over 5,600 first-class runs for Saurashtra and played in the IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders.

27.Siddharth Trivedi

A Gujarat cricketer, the right-arm medium-pacer holds the record for most wickets by an Indian for Rajasthan Royals in IPL history.

28.Ripal Patel

A Gujarat all-rounder, he made his IPL debut for Delhi Capitals in 2021 after strong domestic performances in the Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophies.

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Frequently asked questions

Which cricketers are from Gujarat?

Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Cheteshwar Pujara, Axar Patel, Parthiv Patel and the Pathan brothers are among the India cricketers from Gujarat.

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