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INTRODUCTION
RACHIN RAVINDRA is a young talented lad, who showed his class in the recent international one day World Cup 2023. Representing the black caps of New Zealand. New Zealand also gave us many names in the game of cricket history. Playing with jercy number ‘8’ on his back.
EARLY DAYS OF CHILDHOOD
Rachin Ravindra sounds like an Indian oriented name but he was born on 18Th November of the year 1999 in the place of Wellington New Zealand. His parents origin were South Indian , Bangalore. His father has also played cricket in his young days. Ravi Krishnamurthy, father of Rachin Ravindra was a software architect by his profession in New Zealand. Before settling in New Zealand he was an Indian resident till the date of 1997.
Ravindra’s frist name was reported to be portmanteau of the names of “THE WALL” Rahul Dravid and “THE LITTLE MASTER OF CRICKET” Sachin Tendulkar. Rachin Ravindra’s grand father BalaKrishna Adiga was a known educationist. Since his childhood he was grately influenced by Sachin Tendulkar’s batting, skills and technique of cricket. Rachin Ravindra started playing cricket at the young age only being 5 at Wellington, New Zealand. Lately he traveled to bangalore every year to play club cricket and improve his game.
CAREER
Ravindra was a part of New Zealand’s squads for the 2016 and the 2018 under-19 World Cups. Following the conclusion of the 2018 edition, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Ravindra as one of the rising stars of the competition. 𝗜n June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Wellington for the 2018-19 season.
Ravindra made his List A debut for New Zealand A against Pakistan A in October 2018.He made his first-class debut for New Zealand A against the same side later in the month. In November 2019, batting for Wellington against Auckland in the 2019-20 Ford Trophy, Ravindra scored his first century in List A cricket. In March 2020, in round six of the 2019-20 Plunket Shield season, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
In June 2020, Ravindra was offered a contract by Wellington ahead of the 2020-21 domestic cricket season. In November, he was named in the New Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against the touring West Indies team. In the first practice match, he scored a century, with 112 runs.
In April 2021, Ravindra was named in New Zealand’s Test squad for their series against England and for the final of the 2019-21 ICC World Test Championship. In August, he was named in New Zealand’s Twenty20 International (T201) squad for their tour of Bangladesh, and in the One Day International (ODI) squad for their tour of Pakistan. Ravindra made his T201 debut on 1 September that year, against Bangladesh.
In November 2021, Ravindra was named in NewZealand’s Test squad for their series against India. He made his Test debut on 25 November2021, for New Zealand against India. In June2022, Ravindra was signed by Durham County Cricket Club to play in the County Championship in England. Later that month, on his debut for Durham, Ravindra scored a century against Worcestershire. He went on to convert that into his maiden double century, scoring 217 runs. He made his ODI debut for New Zealand against Sri Lanka, on 25 March 2023.
WORLD CUP 2023
Ravindra was named in New Zealand’s squad for the 2023 World Cup. Rachin was not officially in contention to make it into the final squad for the 2023 World Cup, but he found his way into the 15 man squad replacing injured Michael Bracewell. Rachin was not a first choice option for New Zealand going into the World Cup preparations in full swing, as he was predominantly used by New Zealand team as a spin bowling all-rounder who could bat way down the order. However, a fitness concerns to New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson brought about a paradigm shift approach within the team management which opted to promote Rachin to bat at number three position in New Zealand’s opening match against England.
Prior to the start of the World Cup, he didn’t bat at a position higher than number 6 slot in the sporadic ODI appearances he featured for the Black Caps. In the opening match against England, batting at no. 3 in place of Williamson, he became only the fourth Kiwi player to hit a century on World Cup debut by scoring 123* runs off just 96 balls. It was also coincidentally his maiden ODI century. This was also the fastest century by a New Zealand player in World Cup, reaching 100 in 82 balls.
He also became the youngest New Zealand player to score a World Cup century at the age of 23 years also became the youngest New Zealand player to score a World Cup century at the age of 23 years and 321 days. Also, along with Devon Conway, he registered the fourth highest partnership in World Cup history, and helped his team beat the defending champions.
On 28 October 2023, during a group stage match against Australia, Rachin scored his second century and gave New Zealand a glimmer of hope in a high scoring run chase of 389 at Dharamsala which New Zealand agonisingly lost by 5 runs, a match which became a run fest aggregating whopping 771 runs to become the World Cup match with the highest aggregate involving the combination of both team’s totals.
He became only the second batter in World Cup history after Sachin Tendulkar to have scored 2 centuries in World Cups at the age of 23. On 4th November 2023, during a group stage match against Pakistan, Rachin Ravindra became the second youngest batter after Sachin Tendulkar in the ODI World Cup history to complete 500 runs. He also broke Tendulkar’s record of most World Cup centuries before the age of 24 years when he completed his century against Pakistan. He also became the first batter in World Cup history to score three centuries on World Cup debut.
He also became the first New Zealander batter to score three World Cup centuries and set the record for most World Cup centuries scored by a player for New Zealand in World Cup history. On 9 November 2023, during a group stage match against Sri Lanka, he broke Jonny Bairstow’s record for having scored the most number of runs by a player in his debut World Cup with 550 runs. He also surpassed Tendulkar’s record for having scored the most runs in a single edition of the World Cup before turning 25 with a tally of 550 runs in 9 matches.
ACHIEVEMENTS
1. Rachin Ravindra becomes the first debutant and the first New Zealand player batter to score three centuries in a single wrold Cup edition.
2. Rachin Ravindra joins the elite players group list and the youngest player to score 500 runs in World Cup.
3. Jonny Bairstow’s record was broken by Rachin Ravindra to score most runs by a debutant in world cup.
4. Conway – Ravindra scores the fourth highest runs partnership in World Cup edition.
NET WORTH OF RACHIN RAVINDRA
With 145 runs under his belt, a strike rate of 117.88, and an average of 13.18, Ravindra has not proven his impact in the shortest format of the game.What sets Rachin Ravindra apart is his dual proficiency as a batsman and a bowler. While making significant contributions with the bat, he also adds strategic depth to the team with his left-arm finger spin.This versatility adds a strategic dimension to CSK’s lineup, providing the team with flexibility and options in different match scenarios.
Financial worth often becomes a topic of intrigue. As of 2023, Rachin Ravindra’s net worth is estimated to be between $1 million and $6 million, with variations across different sources. This not only reflects his rising status in the cricketing world but also positions him as a lucrative investment for CSK.CSK’s strategic acquisition of Rachin Ravindra goes beyond the numbers on the auction table.
It signifies a calculated move to fortify the team’s balance and harness the potential of a rising cricket star. As CSK aims for supremacy in the IPL 2024, Ravindra’s inclusion brings a blend of youth, talent, and all-round capabilities to the squad.
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