The 18th of November 1999 saw the birth of Rachin Ravindra, a cricketer who represents New Zealand internationally. In September 2021, he made his debut for the New Zealand cricket squad that competed on the international stage. In the player auction that took place in December 2023, the Chennai Super Kings were successful in acquiring Rachin Ravindra. This was for the 2024 Indian Premier League.
Some people believed that Rachin Ravindra’s first name was a portmanteau of the first names of Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar. However, Rachin Ravindra’s father, although admitting the portmanteau, rejected it as a coincidence. When it comes to schooling, his grandpa Balakrishna Adiga is a well-known figure in India. Before Rachin started his adventure in cricket, Sachin Tendulkar had been a significant impact on him ever since he was a youngster.
Rachin Ravindra started his cricket career in Wellington when he was five years old. He made it a habit to go to Bangalore on an annual basis to participate in club cricket. During the under-19 World Cups in 2016 and 2018, Rachin Ravindra was a member of the New Zealand side that competed in the tournament. The International Cricket Council (ICC) recognized Rachin Ravindra as one of the emerging stars of the league after the end of the 2018 season of the competition. He received a contract with Wellington for the 2018–19 season in June of 2018, and it was granted to him.
In October 2018, Rachin Ravindra made his debut for New Zealand A on the List A roster against Pakistan A. In the latter part of the month, he made his debut for New Zealand A in a first-class match against the same team. During the 2019–20 Ford Trophy, Rachin Ravindra earned his maiden century in List A cricket in November of 2019. He was batting for Wellington against Auckland at the time. In the sixth round of the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season, which took place in March 2020, he achieved his first century in first-class cricket.
Rachin Ravindra Biography
| Name | Rachin Ravindra |
| Full Name | Rachin Ravindra |
| Date of Birth | 18 November 1999 |
| Place of Birth | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Father’s Name | Ravi Krishnamurthy |
| Mother’s Name | Deepa Krishnamurthy |
| Siblings | Aisirho |
| Spouse | NA |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Batting Allrounder |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Slow Left arm Orthodox |
| ODI Debut | November 2021 vs. Sri Lanka |
| Test Debut | 25 November 2021 vs. England |
| Favourite Food | Pizza |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Black |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
Around the time when the domestic cricket season of 2020–21 was about to begin, Rachin Ravindra received a contract offer from Wellington in June of 2020. In November, he was selected to play for the New Zealand A cricket team in practice matches against the West Indies squad that was on tour. In the very first practice match, he scored 112 runs, which contributed to his century. The selection of Rachin Ravindra to New Zealand’s Test squad for the series against England and for the final of the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship took place in April of 2021.
His inclusion in the Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for New Zealand’s tour of Bangladesh and the One Day International (ODI) squad for their tour of Pakistan both occurred in August. This year, Rachin Ravindra made his debut in the Twenty20 International on September 1st, playing against Bangladesh. In November of 2021, Rachin Ravindra was selected to be a member of the New Zealand Test team that would be competing against India in a series.
His first appearance in a test match was on November 25, 2021, when he played for New Zealand against India. Rachin Ravindra was the recipient of a contract from Durham County Cricket Club in June 2022, which allowed him to participate in the County Championship in England. In the latter part of that month, Rachin Ravindra made his debut for Durham, at which point he struck a century against Worcestershire. After that, he went on to score 217 runs, which was both his first double-century and his first ever. On March 25, 2023, he made his only one-day international debut for New Zealand against Sri Lanka.
During the 2023 season, Rachin Ravindra had a breakthrough season. He finished the year with 820 one-day international runs at a strike rate of 108.03, and he won the 2023 ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year award. During the 2023 World Cup, he scored three hundred and 578 runs. Rachin Ravindra earned his first-ever century in a test match in February 2024, when he batted at number four during the first test of South Africa’s tour of New Zealand. His score amount was 240. Among New Zealand batters, this is the greatest maiden century ever scored in a test match.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 2 | 0 | 83 | 46 | 41.50 | 35 | 237.14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 46 | 41.50 | 35 | 237.14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
The New Zealand national team has announced that Rachin Ravindra will be a member of their squad for the 2023 World Cup. For the 2023 World Cup, Rachin was not officially considered to be a candidate for inclusion in the final squad; nonetheless, he was able to get a spot in the 15-man team, taking Michael Bracewell’s place when he suffered an injury. Because Rachin was mostly used by the New Zealand side as a spin bowling all-rounder who could bat deep down the order, he was not a top-choice option for New Zealand heading into the World Cup preparations in full force.
Rachin was allowed to bat at number three in New Zealand’s first match against England. This decision was made as a result of a paradigm change in approaches taken by the administration of the squad, which was prompted by worries over the fitness of Kane Williamson, the captain of the New Zealand side. Except for the few one-day internationals (ODIs) he played for the Black Caps before the World Cup began, he never batted higher than the number six spot in any of his outings for the team.
while getting 123* runs off of only 96 balls in the first match of the World Cup, he became just the fourth New Zealand player to reach a century on his World Cup debut. He did this while batting at no. 3 instead of Williamson. It also happened to be his first century in a One-Day International. The New Zealand player reached 100 in 82 balls, making this the quickest century ever scored by a player from New Zealand in the World Cup. He also made history by being the youngest player from New Zealand to score a century in the World Cup. He was 23 years and 321 days old.
