Rahul Tripathi

Indian cricketer

Rahul Tripathi

Personal information

Full name|

Rahul Ajay Tripathi

Born|  (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 32)
Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Right-arm medium
Role| Top-order batter
International information
National side|

* India

T20I debut (cap 102)| 5 January 2023 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I| 1 February 2023 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years| Team
2010–2023| Maharashtra
2017| Rising Pune Supergiant (squad no. 52)
2018–2019| Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 52)
2020–2021| Kolkata Knight Riders
2022–present| Sunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 52)
2023–present| Goa
Career statistics
| Competition | T20I | FC | List A

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Matches | 5 | 53 | 60
Runs scored | 97 | 2796 | 1933
Batting average | 19.40 | 33.28 | 36.47
100s/50s | 0/0 | 7/15 | 4/11
Top score | 44 | 132 | 156*
Balls bowled | – | 1898 | 543
Wickets | – | 13 | 7
Bowling average | – | 73.69 | 72.14
5 wickets in innings | – | 0 | 0
10 wickets in match | – | 0 | 0
Best bowling | – | 2/10 | 2/25
Catches/stumpings | 3/– | 32/– | 17/–

Medal record

Men's Cricket
Representing  India
Asian Games
| 2022 Hangzhou | Team

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 November 2023

Rahul Ajay Tripathi (born 2 March 1991) is an Indian international cricketer who made his debut for Indian cricket team in January 2023 against Sri Lanka. He also plays for Goa in domestic cricket and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL).[1]

## Personal life[edit]

Rahul Ajay Tripathi, born on 2 March 1991 in Ranchi, Jharkhand, is an Indian cricketer and the son of former Army Colonel Ajay Tripathi and Suchitra Tripathi, a housewife. His father, was also a former cricketer who played for the Uttar Pradesh under-22 side in the early 80s.[2]

Growing up in a military family, Rahul faced frequent relocations. His cricket training, initiated at age 9, in Lucknow, was temporarily halted when his father was assigned to Srinagar as part of Operation Parakram. The challenging conditions forced Rahul to take a hiatus from cricket at the age of 10.[3]

Upon relocating to Pune in 2003, Rahul's cricket journey resumed under his father's guidance. Enrolled in Pune's Deccan Gymkhana on 20 September 2003, he trained under the mentorship of Kedar Joglekar and Hemant Athalye, establishing this as his cricket alma mater. Achieving notable success in junior cricket, he garnered attention with three consecutive centuries at the U-19 level.[4]

Rahul earned the BCCI award for Best U-25 Cricketer in 2014, paving the way for his rise in first-class cricket and subsequently the Indian Premier League (IPL). Beyond cricket, he excelled academically, completing his Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Sri Parashurambhau Mahavidyalay.[5]

Notably, Rahul hails from a talented sporting family, with his younger sister Rupali Tripathi representing Maharashtra in Basketball.[6]

## Domestic career[edit]

He was the leading run-scorer for Maharashtra in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 504 runs in eight matches.[7]

In February 2017, he was bought by the Rising Pune Supergiants team for the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL).[8] In January 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 IPL auction.[9] He was released by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[10] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[11]

In February 2022, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[12]

## International career[edit]

In June 2022, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their two-match series against Ireland.[13] The following month, he was named in India's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[14] In December 2022, Tripathi was selected to play for India in the T20I series against Sri Lanka.[15] The following month, on 5 January 2023, Tripathi made his Twenty20 International debut for India at the age of 31 against Sri Lanka in the second match of the series at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune,[16] he was dismissed for 5 runs in his debut innings.[17][18]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Rahul Tripathi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
2. ^ "From minefields in Kashmir to playing for India: Rahul Tripathi set to make his India T20 debut". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2023.(subscription required)
3. ^ "From minefields in Kashmir to playing for India: Rahul Tripathi set to make his India T20 debut". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2023.(subscription required)
4. ^ "From minefields in Kashmir to playing for India: Rahul Tripathi set to make his India T20 debut". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2023.(subscription required)
5. ^ "From minefields in Kashmir to playing for India: Rahul Tripathi set to make his India T20 debut". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2023.(subscription required)
6. ^ "From minefields in Kashmir to playing for India: Rahul Tripathi set to make his India T20 debut". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2023.(subscription required)
7. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 - Maharashtra: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
8. ^ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
9. ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
10. ^ "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
11. ^ "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
12. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
13. ^ "Hardik Pandya to captain India in Ireland T20Is; Rahul Tripathi gets maiden call-up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
14. ^ "Deepak Chahar returns after long injury layoff for ODI series in Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
15. ^ "Hardik to lead India in T20I series against Sri Lanka; Rohit returns for ODIs; Pant not in either squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
16. ^ "Rahul Tripathi Makes T20I Debut for India". ProBatsman. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
17. ^ ANI (5 January 2023). "India wins toss elect to field against SL in 2nd T20I, Rahul Tripathi makes debut". ThePrint. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
18. ^ "Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs India 2nd T20I 2022/23 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Rahul Tripathi at ESPNcricinfo

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* 94 Markram (c)
* 1 Samad
* 3 Vivrant
* 4 Sharma
* 5 Sundar
* 8 Nitish
* 9 Tyagi
* 11 Markande
* 15 Kumar
* 16 Phillips (†)
* 16 Agarwal
* 24 Malik
* 44 Natarajan
* 45 Klaasen (†)
* 52 Tripathi
* 70 Jansen
* 77 Dagar
* 83 Farooqi
* 88 Brook
* 99 Singh
* Vyas
* Rashid
* Hosein
* Upendra (†)
* Anmolpreet

* Head Coach: Lara
* Assistant Coach: Helmot
* Batting Coach & Talent Scout: Badani
* Fast Bowling Coach: Steyn
* Spin Bowling Coach: Muralitharan
* Fielding Coach: Ryan Cook

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