- Contribution of Jalaj Saxena with the bat and ball
Till 2015, Jalaj Saxena played for Madhya Pradesh and has been a consistent performer. He moved to Kerala stateside last year. He was brilliant with the both and ball in this year’s Ranji Trophy. With the bat, he played 6 matches (11 innings) scoring 482 runs with best score of 105*. Saxena made 1 century and 3 half centuries while opening. When the team required, he played vital innings and helped Kerala to score big runs.
He is the leading wicket taker so far till the league stage. Saxena played 6 matches ( 12 innings) taking 38 wickets with best figures of 8/85 in an innings. For Kerala, he took 5 wickets in an innings thrice and 10 wickets in an innings 2. He bowled with great control and dismissed the opposition batsmen with variety. Jalaj Saxena was named man of the match in 3 matches for his match winning performance.
