Rachin Ravindra

Rachin Ravindra (born 18 November 1999) is a New Zealand cricketer.[1] He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in September 2021.[2]

Rachin Ravindra
Personal information
Full name
Rachin Ravindra
Born (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999
Wellington, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBatting all-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 282)25 November 2021 v India
Last Test1 January 2022 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 209)25 March 2023 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI31 March 2023 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.8
T20I debut (cap 90)1 September 2021 v Bangladesh
Last T20I17 April 2023 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.8
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018/19–2021/22Wellington
2022Durham (squad no. 9)
Career statistics
Competition Test T20I FC LA
Matches 3 6 36 14
Runs scored 73 54 2,149 396
Batting average 14.60 9.00 40.54 30.46
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 4/12 1/1
Top score 18* 20 217 130
Balls bowled 366 114 3,253 660
Wickets 3 6 34 9
Bowling average 62.66 13.83 56.11 60.77
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/56 3/22 6/89 2/43
Catches/stumpings 2/– 3/– 21/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 April 2023

Early life

Ravindra was born to Indian parents in Wellington, New Zealand. His father Ravi Krishnamurthy, a software architect, played club-level cricket in his hometown Bangalore, before settling in 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]

In April 2021, Ravindra was named in New Zealand's Test squad for their series against England,[18] and for the final of the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship.[19] In August 2021, Ravindra was named in New Zealand's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their tour of Bangladesh,[20] and in New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) squad for their tour of Pakistan.[21] Ravindra made his T20I debut on 1 September 2021, for New Zealand against Bangladesh.[22]

In November 2022, Ravindra was named in New Zealand's Test squad for their series against India.[23] He made his Test debut on 25 November 2021, for New Zealand against India.[24]

In June 2022, Ravindra was signed by Durham County Cricket Club to play in the County Championship in England.[25] Later the same month, on his debut for Durham, Ravindra scored a century against Worcestershire.[26] He went on to convert that into his maiden double century in a first-class match, scoring 217 runs.[27] He made his ODI debut for New Zealand against Sri Lanka, on 25 March 2023.[28]

References
  1. "20 cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricketer Monthly. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. "Rachin Ravindra". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  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. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  12. "Plunket Shield: Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra put table-topping Firebirds in control". Stuff. 11 March 2020. 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. 15 June 2020. 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. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  18. "Uncapped Rachin Ravindra and Jacob Duffy included in New Zealand Test squad for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  19. "Black Caps summon Rachin Ravindra, Jacob Duffy to test squad for England tour". Stuff. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  20. "T20 World Cup squad revealed: McConchie and Sears called up for Bangladesh/Pakistan". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  21. "Black Caps announce Twenty20 World Cup squad, two debutants for leadup tours with stars absent". Stuff. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  22. "1st T20I (D/N), Dhaka, Sep 1 2021, New Zealand tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  23. "Patel & Somerville to lead Test spin attack in India". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  24. "1st Test, Kanpur, Nov 25 - 29 2021, New Zealand tour of India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  25. "Rachin Ravindra: Durham sign New Zealand all-rounder for Championship game". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  26. "County Championship: Rachin Ravindra hits century on Durham debut against Worcestershire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  27. "Durham pile on monster total in wake of Rachin Ravindra double-hundred". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  28. "1st ODI (D/N), Auckland, March 25, 2023, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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