Rachin Ravindra is a New Zealand cricketer and batting all-rounder for the New Zealand national cricket team. He came into the limelight after scoring his maiden ODI century in the opening match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Wiki/Biography
Rachin Ravindra was born on Thursday, November 18, 1999 in Wellington, New Zealand (age 24; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Scorpio. Rachin’s family originates from Bangalore, Karnataka, India, from where his parents moved to Wellington in the early 1990s. Rachin attended Hutt International School for Boys in Wellington. Rachin grew up in a family that was very concerned about cricket. Cricket was a natural influence for Rachin and he started playing the sport at a very young age.
Rachin Ravindra played cricket as a child
As a child, he loved playing cricket and watching television. He often practiced the sport with his father in the backyard. Rachin is a member of the school cricket team and in 2015, when he was in class 11, he represented the school in a cricket tournament, scoring 208 runs and taking 6 wickets. He was named the best player of the tournament.
Rachin Ravindra played cricket as a school boy
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Hair color: black
Eye color: 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 in Wellington, New Zealand. Ravi played club level cricket in his hometown of Bangalore before moving to New Zealand. Rachin’s mother’s name was Deepa Krishnamurthy. He has a sister named Ashley.
Rachin Ravindra and his family
wife
He is unmarried.
grandparents
Rachin’s maternal grandfather Dr. TA Balakrishna Adiga is a retired professor of biology at Vijaya College, Bengaluru.
Affair/Girlfriend
Rachin Ravindra is in a relationship (as of 2023) with fashion designer Premila Morar.
Rachin Ravindra and his girlfriend Premila Morar
Profession
domestic
At domestic level, Lachin usually represents Wellington at No.1. In June 2018, he signed a Tom Ford Cup contract with Wellington Club for the 2018-19 season. He made his T20 debut for Wellington on 27 January 2019 in Dunedin against Otago. On 25 November 2019, Lacchin scored his first A-grade hundred in a 2019-20 Ford Cup A-grade match between Wellington and Auckland. In March 2020, Ravindra scored his first hundred in first-class cricket in a match of the 2019-20 Plunket Shield. In June 2022, Durham County Cricket Club signed him to play in the English County Championship. In Durham’s first match against Worcestershire, Ravindra scored 217 runs, his first double century in a first-class game. In June 2020, Wellington awarded him a contract for the 2020-21 domestic cricket season. He also played for Wellington Under-17s, Wellington Under-19s and Wellington Firebirds.
International
U-19
Before joining the New Zealand national cricket team, Rachin Ravindra played for the New Zealand Under-19 team. In 2016, he was selected for the New Zealand Under-19 national team to participate in the U-19 World Cup. He subsequently represented New Zealand at the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. After the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Ravindra was named the rising star of the team by the International Cricket Council (ICC). He has played for New Zealand at all age levels.
first class
Lachin made his first-class debut on 30 October 2018 for New Zealand A against Pakistan A at the ICCA in Dubai. In November 2020, he was named in the New Zealand A squad to play a practice match against the West Indies during the tour of India. He scored a hundred (112) in the first practice session.
List A
Rachin Ravindra made his first appearance for New Zealand A against Pakistan A at Tolerance Oval on 21 October 2018.
test
In November 2022, Lachin was included in the New Zealand Test squad for the Test series against India. He made his Test debut on 25 November 2021 against India in Kanpur. In April 2021, he was included in New Zealand’s Test squad for the series against England. He was also named in the New Zealand squad for the 2019-21 ICC World Test Championship finals.
Rachin Ravindra and his team in Test match
T20 International
Ravindra has been selected for the New Zealand T20 International squad for the August 2021 tour of Bangladesh. He made his T20 international debut on September 1, 2021, for New Zealand against Bangladesh in Mirpur.
International one-day tour
In August 2021, Lachin was named in New Zealand’s one-day international squad for the tour of Pakistan. Ravindra made his one-day international debut on 25 March 2023, 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. In the World Cup opener, Rashid Ravindra scored his maiden hundred against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He scored 123 runs (not out) off 96 balls, including 5 sixes and 11 fours, becoming the fourth New Zealand player to score a hundred on his ODI World Cup debut. In this game, he partnered with Devin Conway, scoring 273 points with a total of 211 balls, setting the fourth-highest partnership record in World Cup history.
Rachin Ravindra represents New Zealand in cricket
indian premier league
Rachin Ravindra was acquired by Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2024 auction for Rs. Base price of Rs 180,000 Rs 50 lakh; auction to be held on December 19, 2023 at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai.
Rachin Ravindra will play for Chennai Super Kings!
he was sold to #CSK 1.8 Crores👏👏#IPLAAuction | #IPL | @ChennaiIPL
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) December 19, 2023
Record
- In 2023, he became the youngest New Zealand player to score 100 goals at the ODI World Cup. Lachin played for New Zealand against England in the 2023 Cricket World Cup opener, scoring 96 balls and scoring 123 runs.
- In the 2023 ICC World Cup, Lachin smashed 116 off 89 balls against Australia, becoming only the second under-26 batsman in international cricket to score two centuries in the World Cup hand; Sachin Tendulkar achieved this feat at the age of 22 years and 313 days.
Favorites
Facts/Trivia
- Rachin enjoys traveling and playing adventure sports in her free time.
Rachin Ravindra plays adventure sports
- His batting style is left-arm batting and his bowling style is slow left-arm orthodoxy.
- Growing up, Lachin idolized Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. Speaking about Sachin in an interview, Lachin said,
Obviously, I adore Sachin Tendulkar. I think a lot of people have done this. I think the way he hits the ball and the technique he has is beautiful. I think being a lefty, you see some people: I love Laura, I love Sangakkara, just the usual gun-toting lefties; but Tendulkar is absolutely iconic. “
- Lachin was a big fan of basketball player Kobe Bryant and chose jersey No. 8 after Kobe’s jersey number. Speaking about the incident in an interview, Lachin said,
My jersey number is 8, and its significance is that I am a basketball fan. This was Kobe Bryant’s first number when he first entered the NBA. “
Rachin Ravindra in action
- He was also spotted wearing the number 10 jersey in several games.
Rachin Ravindra plays for New Zealand against Pakistan
- Interestingly, Rachin’s father was a huge fan of legendary Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, so he named him Rachin by combining their names, Rahul and Sachin. But later, his father revealed in an interview that Rachin was not named after Rahul and Sachin. The name was suggested by Rachin’s mother because she liked the name. After a few years, they realized that his name was a combination of Rahul and Sachin.
- A fitness enthusiast, Ravindra follows a rigorous workout regimen to build strength and speed and improve his power on the tennis court.
- Lachin revealed in an interview that his father takes boys of several age groups to India every year to improve their cricket skills and gain experience playing in India. He also said that he had visited Anantapur (RDT), Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Mysore in India.
- He was often spotted drinking alcohol on various occasions.
Rachin Ravindra at a party with his girlfriend
- In an interview, Rachin’s father revealed that Rachin had a small hole in his heart when he was 1 year old. When he turned four, the gap filled itself and he became completely normal. However, there was a hole in his heart and his parents did not allow him to play cricket for long periods of time.
- As a child, Rachin learned from his father and cricket coach Ivan Tisela, Mark Borthwick, Paul Wiseman, Bob Carter, Sriram Krishnamurthy, Glenn Poe Quesnel and Bruce Edgar received their cricket training there.
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