The 29-year-old, whose only Test appearance came in 2010 and last played for India in 2018, had led Saurashtra to their maiden Ranji Trophy title in 2020 with a record-breaking 67 wickets in the season.
The 29-year-old, who has played 18 internationals for India -- one Test, seven ODIs and 10 T20Is -- is a veteran of 89 first-class matches with 327 wickets.
Reacting to Unadkat's absence from the Test set-up, former India pacer Dodda Ganesh said it's 'perplexing' to see the Saurashtra skipper being denied a comeback.
The 29-year-old from Gujarat, who was retained by Rajasthan this year after being bought for Rs 3 crore in the 2020 IPL auction, made the announcement on his social media account.
Luck smiled on Unadkat on Thursday as he removed the powerful and international-level top-order of DC to give RR the advantage.
The selectors have picked the likes of Arpit Vasavada, Chirag Jani, Avi Barot, Prerak Mankad and Vishwarajsinh Jadeja as specialist batsmen along with young wicket-keeper batsman Harvik Desai, who has also played for India U-19 side.
Saurashtra are the reigning Ranji Trophy champions.
Varun Aaron has found it tough to break into the playing XI with stiff competition from fellow pacers in Rajasthan Royals.
The RR speedster feels there are wins up for grab in IPL 2020, they just need to go out there and get them.
Meet Rajasthan Royals' fresh batch of U-19s, starry-eyed, dreams to accomplish and waiting for their "Rockstar Ravindra Jadeja" moment like it happened 12 years ago with India's first-choice all-rounder across formats.
The coronavirus pandemic has triggered the debate on the use of saliva on the ball once cricket returns.
Steve Smith was captain of Rising Pune Supergiant when Unadkat had his breakthrough season in the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL).
Unadkat's brilliant 2017 season in which he took 24 wickets at an average of 13.41 for the Rising Pune Supergiant led to him being bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 11.5 crore
Unadkat, however, admitted that the competion to find a place in the Indian pace lineup is the strongest presently. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav are part of India's Test lineup in the pace department.
The IPL has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Unadkat said although he is dying to be back on the field, he can't complain keeping the present situation in mind.
Indian pacer Jaydev Unadkat and his family has donated to aid fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
Unadkat shared a picture with his fiancée Rinny on Twitter and Instagram with the caption, "6 hours, 2 meals & 1 shared mud cake later."
Jaydev Unadkat led the Saurashtra side to its first-ever Ranji Trophy title on Friday.
Saurashtra skipper and lead pacer Unadkat picked up 67 wickets in Ranji Trophy 2019/20 at 13.23 but more importantly bowled match-winning spells in both the semi-final and final of the tournament.
Saurashtra captain Jaydev Unadkat showed brilliant presence of mind to dismiss Akash Deep, bringing his side back in the game during the final of the Ranji Trophy.
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