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Jagadeesha Suchith Height, Wiki, Age, Family, Biography & More

 

Jagadeesha Suchith is an Indian cricket player who plays for the domestic teams of Karnataka as well as for the Indian Premier League teams. Jagadeesha started his journey in IPL in 2015 when he was bought by Mumbai Indians.

Wiki/Biography

Jagadeesha Suchith was born on Sunday, 16 January 1994 (age 26 years; as of 2020) in Mysore, Karnataka, India. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. Jagadeesha started playing cricket at the age of 9 or 10 and he used to play in the Mysuru Gymkhana. He has played cricket for various age groups for the Karnataka team and his efforts and practice helped him pave the way for the Indian Premier League.

Jagadeesha Suchith during 2020 IPL practice sessions

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 8″

Hair Colour: Black

Eyes Colour: Black

Family

Parents & Siblings

There is not much information available about Jagadeesha Suchith’s family.

Career

Jagadeesha Suchith started playing cricket at the age of 9 or 10 at the Mysuru Gymkhana club. Jagadeesha was also part of several age-group teams for Karnataka like U-16, U-19, U-22, and U-25. He has played for the South Zone team twice and even competed in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2014-2015 and for the Ranji Trophy 2014-2015. Several IPL franchises noticed his performance during the Karnataka Premier League and he was bought by Mumbai Indians before he could make his first-class debut. Mumbai Indians bought him for the base price of Rs. 10 lakhs. After his IPL debut with Mumbai Indians, Jagadeesha played his first-class debut game for Karnataka against Bangladesh A team and helped the team in winning the match. In 2019, he was bought by Delhi Capitals, and in 2020, Kings XI Punjab made a deal with Delhi Capitals where KXIP traded off Ravichandran Ashwin and received Rs. 1.5 crore and Suchith.

Jagadeesha Suchith in his debut IPL match for Mumbai Indians in 2015

Facts/Trivia

  • After making his debut in the 2015 Indian Premier League, Jagadeesha played 13 matches for Mumbai Indians where he took 10 wickets which marked his contribution to Mumbai’s maiden IPL title.
  • Jagadeesha Suchith played his first senior cricket match in the 2014-2015 Vijay Hazare Trophy against Punjab. He was playing for the team of Karnataka. In 2019, the team won the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

    Jagadeesha Suchith with the 2019 Vijay Hazare Trophy

  • Initially, Jagadeesha was benched when he joined Delhi Capitals but their right-arm pacer, Harshal Patel suffered an injury on his right hand. Suchith was added to the playing team as a replacement for Harshal.
  • Jagadeesha is fond of traveling and he likes to visit new places whenever he is not busy with his matches and cricket leagues.

    Jagadeesha Suchith on a trip to Manali

  • Jagadeesha is an animal lover and he owns a pet Rottweiler dog, Ben.

    Jagadeesha Suchith with his dog, Ben