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| Full name | Sheldon Philip Jackson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 September 1986 Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2019 | Saurashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010, 2015-2017, 2021-present | Kolkata Knight Riders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-present | Puducherry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sheldon Philip Jackson (born 27 September 1986)[1] is an Indian cricketer. He is a wicketkeeper-batsman who currently plays for Puducherry in domestic cricket.[2] He was a part of Kolkata Knight Riders IPL team in 2017 After a good domestic season in 2012–13, he was signed up by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in February 2013.[3] He finished the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy season as the fifth-highest run-getter. During the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy, Jackson hit two centuries on two consecutive days of the competition.[4]
On 3 March 2017, during the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Chhattisgarh, Jackson became only the second Indian batsman to be given out in a List A match by obstructing the field.[5]
On 2 November 2018, in Saurashtra's match against Chhattisgarh in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he scored his fifteenth century in first-class cricket.[6] He was the leading run-scorer for Saurashtra in the group-stage of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 613 runs in eight matches.[7]
In July 2020, Jackson moved from Saurashtra to Puducherry, ahead of the 2020–21 Ranji Trophy.[8] In February 2021, Jackson was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.[9]
References
- ↑ Sheldon Jackson, ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ↑ Saurashtra Squad, Ranji Trophy 2012/13 ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ↑ RCB sign Sheldon Jackson
- ↑ "Jackson smashes second successive ton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ "Jackson out obstructing the field in Saurashtra's win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ↑ "Ranji Highlights: Mumbai, UP assert dominance; Mudhasir picks four in four balls". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ↑ "From irresistible Rajasthan to inconsistent Karnataka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ↑ "Sheldon Jackson quits Saurashtra for Puducherry". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.