Rachin Ravindra: A cricketer’s journey from Wellington to international fame

Is Rachin Ravindra an Indian?

Ravindra was born to Indian parents in Wellington, New Zealand. His father Ravi Krishnamurthy, a software architect, played club-level cricket in his hometown Bangalore, before settling in New Zealand.

How was Rachin Ravindra named?

His name Rachin, is the mixture of ‘Ra’ of Rahul Dravid and ‘chin’ of legend Sachin Tendulkar.

Which English county Rachin Ravindra plays from?

In June 2022, Ravindra was signed by Durham County Cricket Club to play in the County Championship in England.

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Rachin Ravindra posed with great Richard Hadlee in 2016 after winning New Zealand’s Young Cricketer of the Year.

Rachin Ravindra is one of the most successful and decorated cricketers in the world. Some of his achievements include:

• Rachin Ravindra has represented New Zealand in two ICC Under-19 World Cups in 2016 and 2018.
• Rachin was the youngest ever cricketer to play for New Zealand under 19 in 2016 at the age of just 16.
• He made his List A debut against Pakistan A in UAE in 2018.
• Ravindra added New Zealand A for practice matches against the Windies team where he scored a century.
• He made his Test debut in WTC 2021 against India on the 25th of November.
• In his debut match, he helps New Zealand With A Draw In Kanpur Test while battling hard with the last wicket for seven overs.

• Domestic/IPL Franchise – New Zealand U19, New Zealand A, Wellington, New Zealand XI, New Zealand, Team Williamson, Durham
• Nature on the field – Calm
• Like to play against – Australia and India

• Test – November 25 – 29, 2021 vs India at Kanpur 
• ODI-  March 25, 2023 vs Sri Lanka at Auckland
• T20I – September 01, 2021 vs Bangladesh at Dhaka