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Angkrish Raghuvanshi became the youngest to score a half-century in his debut IPL innings.
KKR had included Angkrish Raghuvanshi for 20 lakhs.
New Delhi. Kolkata Knight Riders registered their second biggest win in IPL history by defeating Delhi Capitals by 106 runs. Batting first, KKR scored 272 runs for 7 wickets. The Delhi Capitals team was completely overwhelmed in front of the mountain-like target. From KKR, 18 year old young all-rounder Angkrish Raghuvanshi stole the show with his excellent batting. He scored a half-century in his first innings of IPL. With this he has become the youngest player to score a half-century in IPL. The story of this young cricketer is very interesting. Angkrish’s guru, who came to Mumbai from Delhi at the age of 11, is Abhishek Nair, who has played an important role in shaping this young man.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored his fifty at the age of 18 years 303 days. He shattered the 17-year-old record of Shreevats Goswami, who had scored 52 runs on his IPL debut in 2008. Raghuvanshi is the seventh youngest player overall to score a fifty in IPL while he is the second youngest player of Kolkata Knight Riders. Earlier, Shubhman Gill had scored a fifty for KKR in 2018 at the age of 18 years and 237 days. Raghuvanshi scored a fifty in 25 balls.
There was a lot of noise in the stadium… even a timer on the screen… Rishabh Pant made a mistake in taking DRS, made this excuse
‘Abhishek Nair is my guru’
After the match Angkrish Raghuvanshi said, ‘Abhishek Nair is my guru. The way he made me practice and put me in difficult situations was enough for my experience. When I played my first innings. He helps me everywhere, from eating to practicing, he supports me everywhere.
Who is Angkrish Raghuvanshi?
Angkrish Raghuvanshi was born on 5 June 2005 in Delhi. He moved to Mumbai at the age of 11. In Mumbai he took cricket training from Abhishek Nair and Omkar Salvi. He plays domestic cricket for Mumbai. He soon made a name for himself on the basis of his all-round performance. This talented player created a stir with his batting in the 2022 Under-19 World Cup. He played an important role in helping Team India win the title under the captaincy of Yash Dhull. Angkrish had scored 278 runs in the World Cup, which was the highest for India. Raghuvanshi made his List A and T20 debut in 2023. He scored 765 runs in 9 matches in CK Nayudu Trophy. KKR has joined them for 20 lakhs.
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Tags: IPL 2024, kkr, Kolkata Knight Riders
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 4, 2024, 11:59 IST