Personal information | |
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Full name | Raghav Goyal |
Born | 26 January 2001 |
Batting | Left-handed |
Bowling | Left-arm unorthodox spin |
Role | Bowler |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
2023 | Mumbai Indians |
Source:ESPNcricinfo,3 January 2024 |
Raghav Goyal (born 26 January 2001) is an Indian cricketer,who bats left-handed and bowls left-arm unorthodox spin. [1] He started learning to play cricket at the age of 11. [2] He hails from Panipat,a city in Haryana,although he received training from Vijay Yadav Cricket Academy in Faridabad. [3] He is known for his economical spin bowling and his ability to play big shots. [4]
He took five wickets at an economy rate of 6.90 in the 2023 DY Patil T20 Cup. [5] Consequently,he was bought by the Mumbai Indians at a price of ₹20 lakh,to play for them in the Indian Premier League. [6] With this,he also became the first player from Panipat to get an IPL call-up. [7] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Mumbai Indians on 6 May 2023,against the Chennai Super Kings in the 2023 Indian Premier League. [8] He was called in by MI skipper,Rohit Sharma to bowl in defence of MI's 139 score. [9] Prior to being bought by MI,he had never played any professional cricket match at senior level. [10]
Before joining the Mumbia Indians,he was a cricket player at Reliance 1 and Sukhna Zone in India. [11]
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