Bevon-John Jacobs: Tod Fod ka doosra naam!miIf aate hi shuru kar diye is an art, then Bevon Jacobs surely personifies it!One can term Bevon as the “Man of debuts”, who steals the limelight on his “firsts”. Let’s begin the IPL 2025 manifestation!? 😉Ek number debuts!The middle-order batter recorded a 20-ball 42 on his debut for Canterbury against Auckland in the Super Smash 2023-24 curtain raiser. He went on to score 134 runs at a strike rate of 188.73 in six innings during that season.In November 2024, just a few days before the IPL 2025 mega auction, the 22-year-old made his First-Class debut for Auckland in the Plunket Shield, registering half-centuries (75 and 79) in both innings, contributing significantly to his team’s winning cause. 💥A T20 century in the résumé? YES.The 2023-24 edition of the Queensland T20 Max, held in Australia, saw Bevon Jacobs hit a cracking 40-ball 100 for South Brisbane against Toombull on the last day of the competition.Maiden international call-up, #AalaRe!Tailor-made for the shortest format of the game and dazzling time and again, it was only a matter of time before BEVON-JOHN JACOBS received that call!A 16-ball 39 in the practice match for New Zealand XI vs Sri Lanka helped Bevon get the good news, a place in the squad for the Sri Lanka T20Is… ⬇️A round of applause for the emerging talent!New Zealand selector Sam Wells praised Bevon Jacobs on his first-ever senior call-up. 👏“He’s a promising player with a lot of talent and we’re looking forward to exposing him to international cricket.”“He’s clearly got a lot of power with the bat, but he’s also shown in the longer formats that he has a decent technique and temperament,” Wells said.New year bole toh confidence on top!It has been so far, so good for the youngster since the turn of the year, being constantly among the runs. Signs of things to come, eh?!Mr. Jacobs concluded as the leading run-getter (263 runs in eight innings) for the Auckland Aces in the Super Smash 2024-25.Just when he was about to enter the MI camp ahead of the campaign, he made his intentions clear with a cracking 157-run knock for Auckland versus the Central Districts in the Plunket Shield 2024-25. Talk about what the excitement of joining #OneFamily can do to a player… 😎Expectations? Just express yourself!!!Naturally, when a player arrives to play in the IPL on the back of a good run of form, the expectations simply go through the roof.But, we are Mumbai Indians. Letting players express themselves freely is our mantra and Bevon won’t be any different.𝗕𝗘𝗩𝗢𝗡 𝗕𝗛𝗔𝗜 ready for some 𝐕𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐢 from the bowlers 🔥#MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/5EZbSTDFwu — Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 10, 2025Bevon भाऊ, we are seated! Go well with your customary raadaaaaaa!!! 👊
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