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Biography

Sheldon Philip Jackson is an Indian cricketer. He competes for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League and Saurashtra in domestic competition (IPL). He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. After a successful domestic campaign in 2012–2013 the Royal Challengers Bangalore acquired him in February 2013. 

He was the fifth-highest run scorer at the end of the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy season. Jackson scored two centuries on two separate days of the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2015–16. In first-class cricket Jackson made his debut for Saurashtra in 2011 amassing 5634 runs at an average of 49.42 with 19 hundred and 27 half-centuries. He was a member of the 2017 Kolkata Knight Riders IPL team.

Jackson became just the second Indian batsman to be dismissed in a List A match on March 3 2017 when he obstructed the field during the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Chhattisgarh.

In a first-class cricket match between Saurashtra and Chhattisgarh on November 2 2018 he scored his fifteenth century. With 613 runs in eight games he was the top run-scorer for Saurashtra during the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy group stage.

Age

Sheldon Jackson was born on September 27 1986. Sheldon Jackson was 36 years old as of 2022. Sheldon Jackson’s zodiac sign is Libra. Sheldon Jackson's hobby is swimming.

Family

India's Sheldon Jackson plays cricket. He is a batsman and wicketkeeper. He is now representing Saurashtra in domestic cricket. In 2017 he played for the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders after a successful home campaign in 2012–13. Sheldon Jackson's birthplace is in Bhavnagar Gujarat. Sheldon Jackson's mother is Serene Jackson and his father is Philip Jackson. 

Marriage

Sheldon Jackson ended the year on a happy note by getting married to his childhood friend Varada on December 27 in Bhavnagar. Jackson had a terrific year in 2016 scoring runs in the domestic season and a triple hundred in the TNCA League.

They both look lovely in wedding attire. Varada had a white hairband in her hair and was dressed in a white robe. She also gave a red rose bouquet to the recipient. A youngster seems enthralled by her attractiveness. Sheldon on the other hand looked gorgeous in a black suit and a white flower on his suit.

Career

Domestic Career

On February 16 2006 against Baroda in Vadodara Sheldon Jackson made his List-A debut for Saurashtra. He failed to make much of an impression sadly. Sheldon who started Saurashtra's batting was struck after making four runs off 22 deliveries. He put a lot of work into improving his technique though and as of now he has 2 096 runs in 58 List-A innings. He has an 82.19 strikeout rate in this format.On October 21 2009 Jackson faced Maharashtra in his first T20 match. Again Sheldon's debut was not a success. 

He batted third for Saurashtra and left the game after only two runs were scored. Sheldon has focused more on his batting in T20 cricket though and has now scored 1 240 runs in 56 innings similar to the List-A format. In the shortest format of the game he bats an average of 25.83.

Sheldon Jackson played his first first-class match for Saurashtra five years after his List-A debut. On December 21 2011 he played in Delhi against Railways for his first cap. Although Sheldon scored 52 runs for Saurashtra in two innings on a difficult surface Sheldon Jackson has accumulated 5 634 runs in 76 first-class games if we are talking about his performance in the longer format of the game. His greatest score is 186 and he has used the willow to help his team score 19 centuries and 27 half-centuries. He recently changed from Puducherry to Saurashtra.

IPL Career

In his career Sheldon Jackson has played for two IPL franchises. At the 2013 auction the Royal Challengers Bangalore purchased him for INR 10 lakh. The Kolkata Knight Riders paid him INR 15 lakh for his services two years later. 

Jackson faced the Delhi Capitals on his IPL debut that year. He contributed to KKR winning by seven wickets while remaining undefeated on 12 off five balls. He has participated in four IPL games thus far totaling 38 runs at a strike rate of 122.58. He has been selected by KKR for the IPL 2021.

Net Worth

Sheldon Philip Jackson is a domestic cricket player from India. He is a wicketkeeper and a right-handed hitter. Sheldon's primary sources of income are domestic cricket and the Indian Premier League. Sheldon Jackson has a net worth between 7.50 and 14.50 billion rupees.

Fun Facts

• Sheldon is a dog lover and has a pet dog named Casper. He has the name of his dog tattooed on his bicep.
• Sheldon have a difficult childhood as he lost his father at the age of 11.
• In December 2011 in Delhi he made his Saurashtra first-class debut against Railways.
• Sheldon was adopted by his uncle Lester Bell when he was 4 years old to help his family at a time of financial hardship. He relocated to Bombay with his uncle when he was 12 years old.
• Although Royal Challengers Bangalore was his first IPL squad he was never allowed to bat for them.

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