Raj Limbani is an Indian cricketer. He is attracting attention for his performance in the 2024 U-19 World Cup.
Wiki/Biography
Raj Limbani was born on Wednesday, February 2, 2005 (19 years old; as of 2024) in Dayapa village, Lakhpat taluka, Kutch district, Gujarat state, India. His zodiac sign is Aquarius. He studied till seventh grade in an English medium school about 45 kilometers from his village.
Raj Limbani studied in seventh grade
In 2017, he moved to Vadodara to live with his uncle Manilal Patel, who works with the Gujarat Electricity Board and has been living in Vadodara since 2010. He trained at Motibaug Cricket Club, which produced the Pathan brothers (Yusuf and Irrfan), then the Pandya brothers (Krunal and Hardik) and Deepak Hooda under coach Digvijay Singh Rathwa.
Raj Limbani (in green) and his uncle’s family
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Weight (approximately): 55kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father, Vasant Patel, was a farmer and owned an Arandi farm in Kachchh, Gujarat. Not much information is available about his mother and siblings.
Raj Limbani’s father
wife and children
He is unmarried and has no children.
other relatives
His brother Hardik Limbani works as a deputy engineer at the Duvalan Thermal Power Station.
Raj Limbani (centre) with his uncle Manilal Patel and brother Hardik Limbani (right)
religion
He believes in Hinduism.
caste
He belongs to the Partida caste.
Profession
Domestic
In 2021, he played for the Baroda U-16 team and won the G1 Championship. He then played for the Baroda U-19 team and made many outstanding performances. In the 2022/23 Cooch Behar Trophy, he took 31 wickets in 6 games and in the 2022/23 Vinoo Mankad Trophy, he took 8 wickets in 5 games. In June 2023, he participated in a high-level training camp at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.
Raj Limbani while playing for Baroda Under-19
international
India Under 19
In December 2023, he was selected for the India U-19 team and participated in three consecutive matches against South Africa U-19 and Afghanistan U-19. He took 7 wickets and scored 13 runs against Nepal U-19 team during the 2023 U-19 Asia Cup.
Raj Limbani while playing for India U-19 team
He participated in the 2024 U-19 World Cup in South Africa, taking 11 wickets in 6 games with an average of 16.54 and a strike rate of 25.63; his best performance in the tournament was in the final against Australia In the U-19 team, he took 3 wickets and scored 38 runs.
Raj Limbani during the 2024 Under-19 World Cup
jersey number
He will wear the No. 1 jersey while representing India U-19 in the 2024 U-19 World Cup.
Raj Limbani jersey number 1
punching
Raj Limbani has his right ear pierced.
Raj Limbani’s right ear pierced
Facts/Trivia
- His batting style is left-handed while his bowling style is right-arm medium pace.
- Limbani’s coach Digvijay Singh Rathwa impressed him during the first session of the Under-16 camp because unlike many cricketers, Limbani kept a diary to write down his progress and goals. He told Rathwa that first he wanted to play for U-16, then he wanted to attend a camp in NCA in his first year with U-19, then he wanted to play U-19 World Cup and then first-class cricket representing Baroda , then the India A-League, and finally representing the Indian senior team.
- His bowling speed is usually around 135 km/h (84 mph) and his top speed is 141 km/h (88 mph).
- Before 2023, Limbani’s strength was as an off-spinner; however, in 2023, he also learned to bowl inside while training under coach Digvijay Singh Rathwa art.
10-0-38-3 🔥#shersquaddoes Raj Limbani’s swing remind you of _____?#INDvAUS #U19World Cuppic.twitter.com/Jncs0Jjjea
— Kings XI Punjab (@PunjabKingsIPL) February 11, 2024
- In the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, his base price was Rs 20 lakh, but he failed to sell.
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