Deepak Jain (born 17 July 1967) is an Indian

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adju ...

er who represented

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

. He made his first-class debut for

at the age of 18 in the

1985–86 Ranji Trophy The 1985–86 Ranji Trophy was the 52nd season of the Ranji Trophy. Delhi defeated Haryana by an innings and 141 runs in the final. Expansion Three teams participated for the first time: Goa in the South Zone, Himachal Pradesh in the North Zone ...

on 14 February 1986. He is primarily a wicket-keeper batsman who was twice India's standby for the England Tour in 1986 and New Zealand Tour in 1990 and also played for India veterans vs. Pakistan in Lucknow in 2005. Joined Bharat Petroleum Corporation limited as an officer in 1987 and shifted to Mumbai. There he played most of his career for BPCL, Shivaji Park Youngsters & Rajasthan Club.

Early life

He started his cricketing journey at the age of eleven for the school Tagore Vidya Bhavan, Jaipur. He scored a match winning 37 not out. He has played for Rajasthan in U-15 Vijay Merchant Trophy as a wicket keeper. He set a national record of 5 victims(catches and stumpings) in an innings in 1981 at Nagpur. He represented Rajasthan across various age groups such as U-15, U-17, U-19, U-22, and Central Zone. He also captained Rajasthan University in Vizzy trophy.

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* 1967 births Living people Indian cricketers 20th-century Indian sportsmen Rajasthan cricketers {{India-cricket-bio-1960s-stub