Rahul Tewatia
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| Born | 20 May 1993 Faridabad, Haryana, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Iceman[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batting all-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–present | Haryana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2021 | Rajasthan Royals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Kings XI Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Delhi Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Gujarat Titans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rahul Tewatia (born 20 May 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Haryana in the domestic cricket and Gujarat Titans in Indian Premier League (IPL). He is an all-rounder who bats left handed and bowls right-arm leg spin. He received his maiden international call up to India's squad for their home T20I series against England in 2021.[2]
Domestic career
[edit]Tewatia made his debut for Haryana during the 2013–14 Ranji Trophy on 6 December 2013 against Karnataka at the Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium.[3] He managed 17 runs total in his two appearances at bat.[3] He made his List A debut for Haryana in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017.[4]
Indian Premier League
[edit]Rahul Tewatia made his IPL debut for Rajasthan Royals in 2014.[5] Before the 2014 Indian Premier League, the Rajasthan Royals bought Tewatia. He also made his T20 debut representing Rajasthan Royals in the 2014 IPL.[6] In February 2017, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab team for the 2017 Indian Premier League.[7] In January 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils now Delhi Capitals in the 2018 IPL auction.[8] During the 2019 Indian Premier League, he also set the joint record for taking the most catches (4) by a non-wicket keeper in an IPL innings.[9] In November 2019, before the 2020 Indian Premier League, he was traded to the Rajasthan Royals.[10]
Meanwhile, Tewatia came into the limelight when playing for the Rajasthan Royals in 2020.[11] On 27 September 2020, he equalled Chris Gayle's record for hitting the most sixes in an over of an IPL match,[12] when he hit 5 sixes off Sheldon Cottrell in the 18th over of the match against Kings XI Punjab.[13] He scored 53 runs in 31 balls,[14] helping his team to chase the target of 224 runs,[15] which became the highest runs ever chased in the Indian Premier League till then.[16]
In February 2022, he was bought by the Gujarat Titans in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[17] On April 8, 2022, during a match against the Punjab Kings, he hit consecutive sixes on the final two balls of the match, leading the Gujarat Titans to their third victory.
International career
[edit]In February 2021, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against England.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "'What is running through his veins? It's not blood, it's ice': Sunil Gavaskar on Rahul Tewatia's last over heroics". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "BCCI rewards Rahul Tewatia with maiden call up: Hope he plays against England in T20Is, says Graeme Swann". 20 February 2021.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ a b "Ranji Trophy - Group A Haryana v Karnataka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group A: Haryana v Odisha at Delhi, Feb 25, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ Akshay Ramesh (28 September 2020). "Who is Rahul Tewatia and why are his old tweets going viral now". India Today. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Rahul Tewatia - Bowler". NDTV Sports. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Indian Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Ajinkya Rahane moves from Rajasthan Royals to Delhi Capitals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Rahul Tewatia speaks openly about his IPL journey and India dream". Crickdom.news. 12 May 2023.
- ^ "A roller-coaster day in the life of Rahul Tewatia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Rahul Tewatia on his start: 'Worst 20 balls that I have ever played'". ESPN.com. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Rahul Tewatia and Sanju Samson pull off a record chase in stunning Rajasthan Royals win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Stats - The IPL's biggest successful chase, and the IPL's largest stand in a losing cause". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ Sportstar, Team. "Rahul Tewatia slams Cottrell for five sixes in an over to script remarkable Rajasthan win". Sportstar. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "India's squad for Paytm T20I series announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 19 February 2021.