Raju Bhatkal
Rajoo Bhatkal (Born 1 September 1985, Belgaum, Karnataka) is an Indian first class cricketer. He is a Right-hand batsman and Right-arm medium. He represented Karnataka in Ranji Trophy, Ranji Trophy one day games and Inter State T20 tournament. Other teams he represents include Malnad Gladiators and IPL Franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore.
He made his Ranji debut in 2006-07 season against Saurashta at Rajkot in Jan 2007. With the willow he made 42 while batting at number nine and with the ball he captured 3 for 53. He played one more match against Bengal at Kolkata in Jan 2007. He made zero and 30 and went wicket less in both innings conceding 22 and 10 runs respectively. He did not play any Ranji Trophy game further
He played 15 Ranji Trophy one day games. He amassed 207 runs from 12 innings out of which two were not outs. His highest score is 46 against Kerala at Port Trust Jubilee Stadium, Vizag on 19.02.09. He has an average of 20.70 runs per wicket. He captured 10 wickets conceding 256 runs and returned with an average of 25.60 runs per wicket. His best bowling figures was 3 for 21 against Haryana at Vadodara on 23.02.10 in the quarter final of Vijay Hazare Trophy.
He has played nine matches in Inter State Twenty20 tournament. He has an aggregate of 22 runs and captured eight wickets. His best figures was 3 for 8 in nine balls against Andhra at ACA-VDCS Stadium, Vizag on 04.04.07 [1]
He has enjoyed a strong showing in the Karnataka Premier League - in the 2010 season, he was the second-highest run-getter and wicket-taker for Malnad Gladiators with 145 runs and seven wickets. [2]
He made his debut with Royal Challengers Bangalore on 29 September 2011, making an impressive 25 runs in 18 balls. This resulted in the highest 7th wicket partnership with skipper Daniel Vettori in Champions League Twenty20 tournament.[3]
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20100921012331/http://www.malnadgladiators.com/Players.aspx?p=6. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Raju Bhatkal | India Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "The Leading Champion League Cricket Site on the Net". Championsleaguecricket.in. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
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