Tejashwi Yadav

Tejashwi Yadav
4th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 November 2015
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Sushil Kumar Modi
Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly for Raghopur constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 November 2015
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Satish Kumar
Personal details
Born	Tejashwi Prasad Yadav 8 November 1989 Patna, Bihar, India
Nationality	India
Political party	Rashtriya Janata Dal
Parents	Lalu Prasad Yadav (father) Rabri Devi (mother)
Occupation	Cricketer, politician
Religion	Hinduism

Tejashwi Prasad Yadav

Personal information
Born	8 November 1989 Patna, Bihar, India
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm bowler
Role	Middle-order batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008-2012	Delhi Daredevils
2011–2012	Jharkhand
Only First-class	10 November 2009 Jharkhand v Vidarbha
List A debut	14 February 2010 Jharkhand v Orissa
Last List A	16 February 2010 Jharkhand v Tripura
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 1 2 4 Runs scored 20 14 3 Batting average 10.00 7.00 3.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 19 9 3 Balls bowled 30 24 36 Wickets 0 1 0 Bowling average — 23.00 — 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling — 1/10 — Catches/stumpings 0/0 1/0 1/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, May 2, 2016

Tejashwi Prasad Yadav (born 9 November 1989) is the current Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, serving since 20 November 2015 in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's cabinet.^[1]

Political Career

He was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Raghopur constituency as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal in 2015.^[2][3]

Cricket Career

Prior to his plunge into politics, Yadav was a cricketer, who played as middle-order batsman in one Ranji Trophy match and two limited-overs games for Jharkhand. He was also a part of the Delhi Daredevils for its 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 Indian Premier League seasons.^[4]

Personal Life

He is the son of former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi. His elder brother Tej Pratap is also a minister in the Bihar government.

References

1. "Tejashwi Yadav appointed Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar". Indian Express. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
2. "Lalu Prasad's son Tejaswi celebrates birthday along with Bihar win". Sanjay Ojha. The Times of India. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
3. "Dad by his side, debutant Tejashwi Yadav plays the right strokes". The Economic Times. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
4. Saurabh Tiwary named Jharkhand captain

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