Rachin Ravindra

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]

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

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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