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Rachin Ravindra
Personal information
Born (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 25)
Wellington, New Zealand
Source: Cricinfo, 13 November 2020

Rachin Ravindra (born 18 November 1999) is a New Zealand cricketer.[1][2] Ravindra was born to Indian parents Ravi Krishnamurthy, a software system architect from Bengaluru, and Deepa Krishnamurthy in Wellington, New Zealand.[3]

Career

He was part of New Zealand's squads for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4][5] Following the conclusion of the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Ravindra as the rising star of the squad.[6] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Wellington for the 2018–19 season.[7]

He made his List A debut for New Zealand A against Pakistan A on 21 October 2018.[8] He made his first-class debut for New Zealand A, also against Pakistan A, on 30 October 2018.[9][10] On 25 November 2019, batting for Wellington against Auckland in the 2019–20 Ford Trophy, Ravindra scored his first century in List A cricket.[11] In March 2020, in round six of the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season, Ravindra scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[12]

In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Wellington ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.[13][14] In November 2020, Ravindra was named in the New Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against the touring West Indies team.[15][16] In the first practice match, Ravindra scored a century, with 112 runs.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Rachin Ravindra". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. ^ "20 cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricketer Monthly. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Meticulous Rachin building on father's cricket genes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ "NZ appoint Finnie as captain for Under-19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ^ "New Zealand name squad for ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup 2018". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  6. ^ "U19CWC Report Card: New Zealand". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  8. ^ "1st unofficial ODI, New Zealand A tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Oct 21 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  9. ^ "1st unofficial Test, New Zealand A tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Oct 30 - Nov 2 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  10. ^ "U19 star Rachin Ravindra makes a mark on first-class debut". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Ford Trophy: Colin Munro's 119 bettered by Rachin Ravindra's 130 in Wellington's win". Stuff. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Plunket Shield: Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra put table-topping Firebirds in control". Stuff. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Devon Conway included in New Zealand A squad to face West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Nicholls, Conway & Young to face West Indies in Queenstown". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Black Caps vs West Indies: Rachin Ravindra century gives New Zealand A control over tourists". Stuff. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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