Vasudevan Arundhadi Jagadeesh is a right-handed batsman of the Kerala cricket team. He was born on May 25, 1983 in Kottarakara, Kerala. He is also popularly known as `Jaggu`. He is also a right-arm medium pace bowler of the Kerala team.
Vasudevan Arundhadi Jagadeesh started playing in the "First-class" cricket in 2004-05 seasons. Till then, he has played in altogether 26 "First-class" matches in his career with an average of 22.38. He has made his total score of 873 runs in these matches. The highest score made by Vasudevan Arundhadi Jagadeesh in any of the "First-class" matches is 117 runs and his striking rate is 37.48. While in bowling, Vasudevan Arundhadi Jagadeesh has picked up total 3 wickets by giving 180 runs out of the 564 balls. His bowling average is 60.00 and economy rate is 1.91 in these matches. The latest "First-class" match of Vasudevan Arundhadi Jagadeesh was played against Andhra at Anantapur, December 8-11, 2010.
In the "List A" matches, Vasudevan Arundhadi Jagadeesh debuted in 2004-05. He has played in overall 30 "List A" matches till then in his cricket career with an average of 49.91. His total score in these matches is 1198 runs. The maximum score of Vasudevan Arundhadi Jagadeesh in any of the "List A" matches is 113 runs and his striking rate in these matches is 66.07. In bowling, Vasudevan Arundhadi Jagadeesh has taken total 13 wickets by giving 725 runs out of the 8858 balls. His bowling average is 55.76 and economy rate is 5.06 in these matches. Vasudevan Arundhadi Jagadeesh played his latest "List A" match against Karnataka at Palakkad, February 18, 2011.
The "Twenty20" cricket debut of Vasudevan Arundhadi Jagadeesh was against Karnataka team, which was held at Visakhapatnam on April 3 in 2007. Till then, he has played in 8 "Twenty20" matches in his cricket career with an average of 31.20. His total scorecard reading in these matches is 156 runs. The highest score of Vasudevan Arundhadi Jagadeesh in any of these matches is 49 runs and his striking rate is 101.29. Whereas with ball in hand, Vasudevan Arundhadi Jagadeesh has picked up total 6 wickets by giving 149 runs out of the 132 balls he played in the "Twenty20" matches. His bowling average is 24.83 and economy rate is 6.77 in these matches. The latest "Twenty20" match played by Vasudevan Arundhadi Jagadeesh was against Haryana at Hyderabad (Deccan), March 14, 2011.
