Bevon Jacobs has been called up by New Zealand for the first time almost a month after he was picked up by Mumbai Indians for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League. (More Cricket News)
Jacobs is a part of New Zealand's squad for the upcoming home T20I series against Sri Lanka. Both teams will play three T20Is with the series starting December 28.
Jacobs recently attracted cricketing world's attention when Mumbai Indians bought him at the IPL mega auction for Rs 30 lakh. An unknown foreign player getting picked in IPL is always a big deal. And more so when MI, a franchise known for unearthing hidden talent, put faith in someone.
His recent selection for New Zealand has yet again ignited interest in the young Kiwi batter.
Here is a brief profile of Bevon Jacobs, the youngster making waves in world cricket through his hard hitting.
Who is Bevon Jacobs?
Jacobs is a right handed lower order batter known for his big hitting abilities. Born in South Africa in 2002, his family moved to New Zealand when he was just three.
After early cricketing career in Auckland, Jacobs went to Canterbury where he made his professional debut. He was one of breakout stars of last season's Super Smash for Canterbury Kings. Jacobs scored 134 runs in six innings at a strike rate of 188.73, the second best in the tournament. He smashed nine sixes and 13 fours in the 71 balls he faced batting lower down the order.
The 22-year-old scored 100 off 40 balls for South Brisbane against Toombull on the final day of the Queensland T20 Max 2023-24 competition.
Jacobs also made his First Class debut this season after switching to Auckland and started with scores of 75 and 79.
Recently, he scored a 16-ball 39 for New Zealand XI in a warm-up game against Sri Lanka.
In the IPL, Jacobs is set to share the dressing room with his teammates Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult alongside other star cricketers like Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah.
