Former Saurashtra pacer Rajendrasinh Jadeja has passed away due to COVID-19. The Saurashtra Cricket Association released the news of his demise late on Sunday.

In a statement, SCA said “Everyone at SCA are deeply saddened on the untimely demise of Rajendrasinh Jadeja, one of the most remarkable yesteryear cricketers of Saurashtra. He left for heavenly abode today early morning fighting a hard battle against COVID-19.” The 66-year-old was one of the finest right-arm medium pacers and a remarkable all-rounder. He played 50 first-class matches and 11 List A games, taking 134 and 14 wickets respectively. However, the player scored 1536 runs in first-class matches and 104 runs in List A cricket. In his career, he has served as the BCCI’s official referee and also served as selector, coach and team manager of Saurashtra Cricket Association.

Former BCCI and SCA secretary Niranjan Shah said, “Rajendrasinh Jadeja was the man with quality, style, ethics and great cricketing capabilities. His dedication and contribution to cricket shall be remembered forever.” SCA president Jaydev Shah, too, condoled his demise.

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