Ankit Rajpoot

Ankit Rajpoot

Indian Right Arm Bowl
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Personal Information

Full Name Ankit Rajpoot
Date of Birth December 4, 1993
Nationality Indian
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Role Right-arm fast bowler
Past Team(s)
Family Maahi Singh (Spouse)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
HAR vs UP 40 60 5 1 66.66 16 49 0 3.06
BGL vs UP 6 9 1 0 66.67 10 & 7 32 & 39 0 & 0 3.20 & 5.57
GL vs KS 1 4 0 0 25.00 3 14 1 4.67
MM vs GL 0 0 0 0 0 4 25 1 6.25
LF vs GL 0 0 0 0 0 4 24 2 6.00

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
T20s 87 20 66 88 11 7.33 75.00 0 0 8 5 2 12 0
LISTAs 50 25 97 146 11 6.92 66.43 0 0 18 11 1 7 0
FIRSTCLASS 78 91 308 836 28 4.88 36.84 0 0 32 34 8 14 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
T20s 87 87 291.5 2263 105 21.55 7.75 5/14 3 0
LISTAs 50 49 412.1 1913 71 26.94 4.64 5/33 1 0
FIRSTCLASS 78 134 2358.5 7134 248 28.76 3.02 10/97 9 1

Ankit Rajpoot News

IPL 2021: Top 3 bowling performances in PBKS vs SRH matches IPL 2021: Top 3 bowling performances in PBKS vs SRH matches
IPL 2021: Top 3 bowling performances in PBKS vs SRH matches
Watch: Suresh Raina works out with Ankit Rajpoot ahead of Uttar Pradesh's match against J & K Watch: Suresh Raina works out with Ankit Rajpoot ahead of Uttar Pradesh's match against J & K
Watch: Suresh Raina works out with Ankit Rajpoot ahead of Uttar Pradesh's match against J & K
IPL 2020: David Miller almost took Ankit Rajpoot’s head off in Rajasthan Royals’ nets session IPL 2020: David Miller almost took Ankit Rajpoot’s head off in Rajasthan Royals’ nets session
IPL 2020: David Miller almost took Ankit Rajpoot’s head off in Rajasthan Royals’ nets session
IPL 2020: Trent Boult traded to Mumbai Indians by Delhi Capitals ahead of auction IPL 2020: Trent Boult traded to Mumbai Indians by Delhi Capitals ahead of auction
IPL 2020: Trent Boult traded to Mumbai Indians by Delhi Capitals ahead of auction
IPL 2019: 3 Uttar Pradesh players to watch out for this season IPL 2019: 3 Uttar Pradesh players to watch out for this season
IPL 2019: 3 Uttar Pradesh players to watch out for this season

Ankit Rajpoot: A Brief Biography

Ankit Singh Rajpoot is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and Kings XI Punjab in the IPL. Born on 4th December 1993, the right arm fast medium pacer who is well known for making his debut for Chennai Super Kings and against Mumbai Indians and dismissed Ricky Ponting in his very first over.

Table of Contents

  1. Career
  2. Background

Career

Domestic career

England Lions v India A - Day Two

Ankit Rajpoot made his debut during the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy. He picked 31 wickets in 7 matches in that season at an average of 18. This figure was the second best for his side which featured the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Imtiaz Ahmed. During UP's successful campaign in the 2016 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India's domestic T20 competition, Rajpoot was the tournament's third-highest wicket-taker with 14 wickets at an average of 14.21. In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy. In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. In August 2019, he was named in the India Green team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.

IPL Career

Ankit's performance in the domestic tournament earned him the place in Stephen Fleming’s Chennai Super Kings the following season. He made an instant impact as he claimed the wicket of Ricky Ponting in his very first over and finished the match with respectable figures of 1/25 from 3 overs.

After making an impact in his first match, his form fizzled out as the season progressed. He lost his place to Mohit Sharma. He was then released by Chennai Super Kings the following season after failing to break into the eleven at the first-class level in domestic cricket.

After impressing everybody in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Anki Rajpoot got a contract with Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2016 season. He spent 2 seasons there. Virender Sehwag's Kings XI Punjab later secured his service in the 2018 season after shelling out 3 crores for the youngster. He had a very encouraging IPL season, even picking up a 5-wicket haul against Sunrisers Hyderabad. For the 2020 season, he was picked up by Rajasthan Royals.

Background

While still very young, seamer Ankit Rajpoot, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, was rated highly by former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad who was the state's bowling coach for two seasons. Ankit Rajpoot along with his wife Maahi Singh have appeared on Gionee’s ‘Kouple Goals'.

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