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Full name | Rahul Ajay Tripathi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ranchi, Jharkhand, India | 2 March 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Top-order batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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T20I debut(cap 102) | 5 January 2023 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 1 February 2023 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2023 | Maharashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Rising Pune Supergiant (squad no. 52) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 52) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–present | Sunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 52) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–present | Goa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 November 2023 |
Rahul Ajay Tripathi (born 2 March 1991) is an Indian international cricketer who made his debut for Indian cricket team in January 2023 against Sri Lanka. He also plays for Goa in domestic cricket and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL). [1]
Rahul Ajay Tripathi, born on 2 March 1991 in Ranchi, Jharkhand, is an Indian cricketer and the son of former Army Colonel Ajay Tripathi and Suchitra Tripathi, a housewife. His father, was also a former cricketer who played for the Uttar Pradesh under-22 side in the early 80s. [2]
Growing up in a military family, Rahul faced frequent relocations. His cricket training, initiated at age 9, in Lucknow, was temporarily halted when his father was assigned to Srinagar as part of Operation Parakram. The challenging conditions forced Rahul to take a hiatus from cricket at the age of 10. [3]
Upon relocating to Pune in 2003, Rahul's cricket journey resumed under his father's guidance. Enrolled in Pune's Deccan Gymkhana on 20 September 2003, he trained under the mentorship of Kedar Joglekar and Hemant Athalye, establishing this as his cricket alma mater. Achieving notable success in junior cricket, he garnered attention with three consecutive centuries at the U-19 level. [4]
Rahul earned the BCCI award for Best U-25 Cricketer in 2014, paving the way for his rise in first-class cricket and subsequently the Indian Premier League (IPL). Beyond cricket, he excelled academically, completing his Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Sri Parashurambhau Mahavidyalay. [5]
Notably, Rahul hails from a talented sporting family, with his younger sister Rupali Tripathi representing Maharashtra in Basketball. [6]
He was the leading run-scorer for Maharashtra in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 504 runs in eight matches. [7]
In February 2017, he was bought by the Rising Pune Supergiants team for the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL). [8] In January 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 IPL auction. [9] He was released by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction. [10] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League. [11]
In February 2022, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament. [12]
In June 2022, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their two-match series against Ireland. [13] The following month, he was named in India's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe. [14] In December 2022, Tripathi was selected to play for India in the T20I series against Sri Lanka. [15] The following month, on 5 January 2023, Tripathi made his Twenty20 International debut for India at the age of 31 against Sri Lanka in the second match of the series at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, [16] he was dismissed for 5 runs in his debut innings. [17] [18]
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