Background
Unadkat was born in Porbandar, Gujarat on 18 October 1991.
Unadkat was born in Porbandar, Gujarat on 18 October 1991.
Unadkat attended Saint Mary"s School, Porbandar as well as completed School in 2009.
On the second day of his playing against the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL he took three wickets and did some impressive fielding. His performance on this day brought him the man of the match trophy. He has played 3 matches for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.
Unadkat"s consistent performance helped him enter the Indian team
When he played for KKR he was coached by Pakistani legend Wasim Akram who described him as an exciting prospect for the future. He debuted for India against South Africa on 16 December 2010 for the 1st Test at Centurion.
He was brought in place of Zaheer Khan who sat out because of injury. however, He took no wickets in this match. From 2011 to present, he has failed to deliver any impressive performance, rendering him irregular in domestic matches.
After his stint with Kolkata Knight Riders, he was picked up by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Player Auction for IPL-6 as one of the costliest Indian buys for $525,000.
During IPL 6, his impressive string of performances earned him great praise from RCB coach Ray Jennings, who said that Unadkat would make a big comeback into the Indian Team. He was named Manitoba of the Match for that Performance. On 12 February 2014, he was picked up by the Delhi Daredevils with a bid of 2.80 crores in the IPL-7 auction.
He took 8 wickets in the 5 match ODI series vs Zimbabwe with best figures 4-41, but Unadkat has failed to impress against big teams as he went wicketless in ODIs vs Australia and West Indies.
On 6 February 2016, he was again picked up by the Kolkata Knight Riders with their highest bid that auction, ₹160 lakh (United States$240,000) for the IPL Season 9.
He was also selected for the test against Australia.He is an aggressive bowler as well as a fielder.