Akshay Karnewar

Akshay Karnewar (born 12 October 1992) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Vidarbha.[1] He made his List A debut on 10 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut on 3 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[3] He started off as a right arm off-spinner, but since he does everything except writing with his left hand, he was encouraged to learn to bowl slow left-arm orthodox.[4]

Akshay Karnewar
Personal information
Born (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992
Wagholi, Maharashtra, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm off spin, Slow left arm orthodox
Source: Cricinfo, 10 January 2016

He made his first-class debut for Vidarbha in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 27 October 2016.[5] In October 2017, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, taking 6 wickets for 47 runs against Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy.[6]

He was the leading wicket-taker for Vidarbha in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with fifteen dismissals in seven matches.[7]

References
  1. "Akshay Karnewar". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group C: Odisha v Vidarbha at Delhi, Dec 10, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group A: Gujarat v Vidarbha at Nagpur, Jan 3, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. "Akshay Karnewar: Vidarbha's ambidextrous trumpcard". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. "Ranji Trophy, Group B: Jharkhand v Vidarbha at Wayanad, Oct 27-30, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  6. "Dinda, Shami leave Chhattisgarh in tatters". ESPN Cricinfo. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  7. "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 - Vidarbha: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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