“Played with a bleeding fingernail” – Jaydev Unadkat shares emotional tweets before his 100th Ranji match

Jaydev Unadkat also picked a wicket in his 100th Ranji appearance

Saurashtra captain Jaydev Unadkat who has made very rare appearances for India in international cricket, played his 100th First-class match (Ranji Trophy) starting from today against Andhra Pradesh. The 31-year-old was felicitated by the Saurashtra Cricket Association earlier today after the toss.

Saurashtra Cricket Association honored Captain Jaydev Unadkat on the occasion of his 100th First Class match. pic.twitter.com/cnJSoiY6Qk

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He has had an illustrious career in domestic circuit but has been unable to replicate the same in International cricket. Unadkat could not capitalize on the opportunities he received but regardless his FC career is memorable. Last night he shared a series of tweets expressing his delight ahead of his 100th competitive Ranji match.

He also reminisced about his struggling days and shared a heart touching note. “On the eve of my 100th first-class game, I want to take a moment and reflect on this journey which has been filled with emotions, passion & pride! I remember the moment when i made my first-class debut vividly. I had injured my bowling finger a day before the game.”

I so wanted to play & make my debut. I did play with a bleeding finger-nail, and gosh, that feeling was surreal!

Today, 12 years & 7 months later, I can proudly say that I played 99 games with the same approach and passion that I had when I played the 1st match!

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— Jaydev Unadkat (@JUnadkat) January 16, 2023

Unadkat’s guts to play despite having a broken fingernail shows his commitment, dedication, passion and love for the game of cricket. And on a very special day, Jaydev Unadkat has picked a wicket in his 100th match. His wicket today takes his tally to 371 wickets in 100 matches.

…Before I step on the field tomorrow, while I would be grateful to the almighty & to a lot of people, I would be proud of myself for this once, for this was a goal that was close to my heart!

Major bucket-list ticked off! ✅ pic.twitter.com/A9NaMRkT3Z

— Jaydev Unadkat (@JUnadkat) January 16, 2023

He has also been included in the Indian squad ahead of the Border-Gavaskar trophy set to begin from February.