Rachin Ravindra is a New Zealand cricketer who plays as a batting all-rounder for the New Zealand national cricket team. He came into limelight after scoring his maiden ODI century in the opening match of the Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
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Rachin Ravindra was born on Thursday, 18 November 1999 (age 24 years; as in 2023) in Wellington, New Zealand. Their zodiac sign is Scorpio. Rachin’s family roots are in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, from where his parents moved to Wellington in the early 1990s. Rachin attended Hutt International Boys’ School in Wellington. Growing up in a family that followed cricket closely, cricket was a natural influence on Rachin, who started playing the game at an early age.
Rachin Ravindra used to play cricket in his childhood
As a child, he enjoyed both playing cricket and watching it on television. He often practiced the game with his father in their backyard. Rachin was a part of his school’s cricket team and in 2015, when he was studying in class 11, he represented his school in a cricket tournament, where he scored 208 runs and took six wickets. He was named the best player of the tournament.
Rachin Ravindra used to play cricket during his school days
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
He belongs to a Hindu Kannada family.
parents and siblings
Rachin Ravindra’s father, Ravi Krishnamurthy, is a software architect and the founder of the Hutt Hawks Club, a cricket club based in Wellington, New Zealand. Before moving to New Zealand, Ravi played club level cricket in his hometown Bangalore. Rachin’s mother’s name is Deepa Krishnamurthy. He has a sister named Aisiri.
Rachin Ravindra with his family
Wife
He is unmarried.
grandparents
Rachin’s maternal grandfather, Dr TA Balakrishna Adiga, is a retired biology professor from Vijaya College, Bengaluru.
Affairs/Girlfriends
Rachin Ravindra is in a relationship with Premila Morar, a fashion designer (as of 2023).
Rachin Ravindra and his girlfriend, Premila Morar
livelihood
domestic
At domestic level, Rachin usually represents Wellington in the top order. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Wellington for the 2018–19 season of the Tom Ford Trophy. On 27 January 2019, he made his T20 debut for Wellington against Otago in Dunedin. On 25 November 2019, during a List A match for Wellington against Auckland in the 2019–20 Ford Trophy, Rachin scored his maiden List A century. In March 2020, during a match in the 2019–20 season of the Plunket Shield, Ravindra scored his maiden first-class cricket century. In June 2022, Durham County Cricket Club signed him to play in the County Championship in England. During his first match for Durham against Worcestershire, Ravindra scored 217, his first double century in a first-class match. In June 2020, Wellington awarded him a contract for the 2020–21 domestic cricket season. He has also represented the Wellington Under 17, Wellington Under 19 and Wellington Firebirds teams.
international
under-19
Before breaking into the New Zealand national cricket team, Rachin Ravindra played for the New Zealand under-19 team. In 2016, he was included in the New Zealand under-19 squad for the Under-19 World Cup. He then represented New Zealand in the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Following the conclusion of the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Ravindra was named as the team’s rising star by the International Cricket Council (ICC). He has played through the age groups for New Zealand.
First class
Rachin made his first-class debut on 30 October 2018, playing for New Zealand A against Pakistan A at the ICCA Dubai. In November 2020, he was named in the New Zealand A squad for practice matches against the West Indies team during their tour of India. He scored a century (112 runs) in his first practice match.
list a
On 21 October 2018, Rachin Ravindra made his List A debut playing for New Zealand A against Pakistan A at the Tolerance Oval.
Examination
In November 2022, Rachin was included in New Zealand’s Test squad for the Test series against India. He made his Test debut against India in Kanpur on 25 November 2021. In April 2021, he was included in New Zealand’s Test squad for their series against England. He was also named in New Zealand’s squad for the final of the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship.
Rachin Ravindra with his team during the test match
T20 International
Ravindra was named in New Zealand’s T20 International squad for the tour of Bangladesh in August 2021. He made his T20 International debut on 1 September 2021, playing for New Zealand against Bangladesh in Mirpur.
one day international
In August 2021, Rachin was named in New Zealand’s One Day International squad for their tour of Pakistan. On 25 March 2023, Ravindra made his One Day International debut playing for New Zealand against Sri Lanka in Auckland. In the same year, he was named in New Zealand’s squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. During the opening match of the World Cup, Rachin Ravindra scored his maiden century against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He scored 123 (not out) off 96 balls with the help of 5 sixes and 11 fours, and became the fourth Kiwi player to score a century in the first match of the ODI World Cup. In the match, he partnered with Devon Conway to score 273 runs off 211 balls, which was the fourth highest partnership in World Cup history.
Rachin Ravindra is playing cricket matches for New Zealand
Indian Premier League
Rachin Ravindra was bought by Chennai Super Kings in the 2024 IPL auction for Rs. As against the base price of Rs 1.80 crore. 50 lakhs; The auction was held on 19 December 2023 at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.
Rachin Ravindra will play for Chennai Super Kings!
he has been sold #CSK For Rs 1.8 crore 👏👏#IPLAuction , #IPL , @ChennaiIPL
– IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 19 December 2023
record
- In 2023, he became the youngest New Zealand player to score a century in the ODI World Cup. Rachin scored 123 runs on 96 balls while playing for New Zealand against England in the opening match of Cricket World Cup 2023.
- When Rachin scored 116 off 89 balls in a match against Australia in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup, he became the second batsman in international cricket to score two centuries in a World Cup under the age of 26; Sachin Tendulkar achieved this feat when he was 22 years and 313 days old.
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Facts/General Knowledge
- Rachin likes traveling and doing adventure sports in his spare time.
Rachin Ravindra is doing adventure sports
- His batting style is left-handed, and his bowling style is slow left-arm orthodox.
- Growing up, Rachin considered Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as his idol. Talking about Sachin in an interview, Rachin said,
Obviously, I consider Sachin Tendulkar as my idol. I think a lot of people did that. I think the way he batted and his technique was worth watching. I think being a lefty, there are people you look at: I love Lara, I love Sangakkara, absolutely normal left-handed guns; But Tendulkar was definitely a role model.”
- Rachin is a big fan of basketball player Kobe Bryant and has chosen his jersey number 8 after Kobe’s jersey number. Talking about this in an interview, Rachin said,
My jersey number is eight and its significance is that I am a big basketball fan and this was the first number that Kobe Bryant wore when he first entered the NBA.
Rachin Ravindra during a match
- He has also been seen wearing jersey number 10 in some matches.
Rachin Ravindra is playing for New Zealand against Pakistan
- Interestingly, Rachin’s father was a big fan of great Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, so he named him Rachin by combining their first names Rahul and Sachin. However, his father later revealed in an interview that Rachin was not named after Rahul and Sachin, the name was suggested by Rachin’s mother as she liked the name. After a few years he realized that his name was a mixture of Rahul and Sachin.
- A fitness enthusiast, Ravindra follows a strict workout regimen to gain strength and speed and improve his power game in the nets.
- In an interview, Rachin revealed that his father used to take boys of certain age groups to India every year to hone their cricket skills and gain experience of playing in India. He also said that he has visited Anantapur (RDT), Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mysore in India.
- He is often seen consuming alcohol on many occasions.
Rachin Ravindra during a party with his girlfriend
- In an interview, Rachin’s father told that when Rachin was 1 year old, there was a small hole in his heart. When he turned 4 years old, this deficiency filled up on its own and he became completely normal. While he had a hole in his heart, his parents did not allow him to play cricket for a long time.
- As a child, Rachin took cricket training from his father and cricket coaches Ivan Tissera, Mark Borthwick, Paul Wiseman, Bob Carter, Sriram Krishnamurthy, Glenn Pocknell and Bruce Edgar.
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