Narayan Jagadeesan is a 30 years-old Indian Wicket Keeper Batter cricketer who started playing Professional cricket in 2016. And Currently, He plays for the Tamil Nadu cricket team in domestic cricket and plays for Kolkata in the IPL since 2025.
| Narayan Jagadeesan Biography | |
| Full Name | Narayan Jagadeesan |
| Famous Name | N Jagadeesan |
| Date of Birth | 24 Dec 1995 |
| Narayan Jagadeesan Age | 30 years |
| Birth Place | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu |
| Playing Role | W-K Batter |
| Batting Style | Right-handed |
| Bowling Style | – |
| Batting Position | Top-order batsman |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Narayan Jagadeesan Heights (approx.) | In centimeters -180cm In meters – 1.80mm In feet -5’11” feet |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
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| Career Info | |
| Teams | Dindigul Dragons Tamil Nadu Chennai Super Kings Chepauk Super Gillies |
| Cricket Debut | Domestic Cricket debut First-class Debut: Tamil Nadu vs M. Pradesh at Cuttack on October 27, 2016. List A Debut: U. Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu at Cuttack on February 26, 2017. T20 Debut: Hyderabad vs Tamil Nadu at Chennai on January 30, 2017. IPL Debut: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Oct 10, 2020 |
| Coach/Mentor | A.G. Gurusamy |
| Personal Life | |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| School | – |
| College | PSG College, Coimbatore |
| Educational Qualification | Graduate in Commerce |
| Family | Father: C.J. Narayan (Former cricketer) Mother: Jayashree Brother: Not Known Sister: Not Known |
| Narayan Jagadeesan Wife | Not Known |
| Hobbies | Playing Cricket |
| Favorite Things | |
| Favorite Cricketers | Virat Kohli |
Narayan Jagadeesan Biography
Narayan Jagadeesan was born 24 December 1995 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He is an Indian cricketer, a right‑handed wicket‑keeper batter who represents Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and has appeared in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Narayan Jagadeesan Domestic Career
N Jagadeesan is one of the top-rated wicket-keeper batsmen in the domestic circuit. He made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu at a very young age of 20 in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy against Madhya Pradesh. The youngster impressed everyone by scoring 123 runs batting lower down the order and also cemented his place in the squad.
Jagadeesan has played 52 first-class games in the domestic circuit and has scored 3373 runs from his 52 games so far. The wicket-keeper batsman also has 10 centuries and 14 half-centuries to his name in this format.
If we talking about his white-ball stats, Jagadeesan made his List-A debut for Tamir Nadu in the 2016-17 Vijay Hazare Trophy against Uttar Pradesh on February 26, 2017. He did not have a great outing on his debut as he was dismissed for 10 runs. He has scored 2728 runs in his 64 List-A games so far.
The Tamil Nadu lad also made his T20 Debut for Tamir Nadu against Hyderabad on January 30, 2017. He scored 18 runs on his debut and was the highest run-scorer in this game as the whole team got bundled out for 93. Jagadeesan has played 66 T20 matches so far and has scored 1474 runs which also includes 10 half-centuries.
He has also been a consistent performer for the Dindigul Dragons in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). Jagadeesan’s ability with the bat and gloves also earned him an IPL contract with his favorite IPL team Chennai Super Kings.
Narayan Jagadeesan IPL Career
Narayan Jagadeesan was bought by the Chennai Super Kings way back in the 2018 IPL auction for INR 20 lakhs. He was picked up as a backup for their skipper MS Dhoni.
After warming the benches, Jagadeesan finally made his debut for Chennai Super Kings against Royal Challengers Bangalore on October 10, 2020.
The wicket-keeper batsman played a mature knock of 33 runs from 28 balls in the middle order on his debut and had a good game but scored a duck in his very next game.
And Currently he is a part of Kolkata Knight Riders team in Indian Premiere League since 2025.
Lesser Known Facts About Narayan Jagadeesan
- He was inspired to play the sport after watching his father C.J. Narayan play for Tata electric company in Mumbai.
- He holds the world record for the highest individual List A score, 277 off 141 balls vs Arunachal Pradesh in Vijay Hazare Trophy (21 November 2022)
- He received the “Man of the Match” award for his brilliant performance on his Ranji debut against Madhya Pradesh.
- The wicket-keeper batsman was picked up by Chennai Super Kings way back in the 2018 IPL auction for INR 20 lakhs.
- Jagadeesan wanted to become a fast bowler but then later became a wicket-keeper on his father’s advice.
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