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    Baba Indrajith

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    In this Indian name, the name Baba is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Indrajith.
    Baba Indrajith
    Personal information
    Full name
    Baba Indrajith
    Born (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 29)
    Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
    BattingRight-handed
    BowlingRight-arm leg break
    Role
    • Batting Allrounder
    * Wicket-keeper
    RelationsBaba Aparajith (twin-brother)
    Domestic team information
    YearsTeam
    2013–presentTamil Nadu
    2022Kolkata Knight Riders
    FC debut28 November 2013 Tamil Nadu v Saurashtra
    T20 debut1 April 2014 Tamil Nadu v Goa
    Career statistics
    Competition FC LA T20
    Matches 55 41 20
    Runs scored 3,636 1,154 319
    Batting average 52.69 44.38 19.93
    100s/50s 11/18 1/8 0/0
    Top score 200 101 46
    Balls bowled 126 23 –
    Wickets 0 0 –
    Bowling average – – –
    5 wickets in innings – – –
    10 wickets in match – – –
    Best bowling – – –
    Catches/stumpings 76/1 16/0 6/0
    Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 March 2022

    Baba Indrajith (born 8 July 1994),[1] is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Tamil Nadu cricket team. Indrajith is a right hand batsman and legbreak bowler and an occasional wicket-keeper. He plays first-class cricket for Tamil Nadu.[2] In September 2017, he scored his first double-century in first-class cricket, playing for India Red in the 2017–18 Duleep Trophy.[3]

    In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.[4] In the opening fixture of the tournament, he made a century, scoring 109 runs.[5][6] He was the leading run-scorer for India Green in the tournament, with 149 runs in two matches.[7]

    He was the leading run-scorer for Tamil Nadu in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 641 runs in eight matches.[8] In February 2022, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament as a wicket-keeper batsman.[9] Indrajith finished the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy season as the leading run-scorer for Tamil Nadu, with 396 runs in three matches, at an average of 99, with three centuries.[10]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Baba Indrajith - ESPNcricinfo profile
    2. ^ Ranji Trophy 2013-14 / Tamil Nadu squad
    3. ^ "Indrajith double-ton headlines batting-friendly day". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
    4. ^ "Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test". ESPNcricinfo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
    5. ^ "Gurbani's seven-for ensures three points for India Red". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
    6. ^ "(D/N)Duleep Trophy at Dindigul, Aug 17-20 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
    7. ^ "Duleep Trophy, 2018/19 - India Green: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
    8. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 - Tamil Nadu: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
    9. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
    10. ^ "Sarfaraz's century puts Mumbai in quarter-finals; Tamil Nadu knocked out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2022.

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