Born on 16 September 1994 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Abhinav Manohar Sadarangani rekindled his family name on 28 March 2022. He played a key role in Gujarat Titans’ victory against Lucknow Super Giants in the fourth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. He scored runs at a strike rate of around 215. When he came to the crease, Gujarat needed 21 runs to win in 15 balls to win. Abhinav scored 15 runs (not out) in 7 balls with the help of 3 fours, giving Gujarat a victory 2 balls before.
In the IPL 2022 Mega Auction, Abhinav Manohar’s base price was Rs 20 lakh, but he was bought by Gujarat Titans for Rs 2.6 crore. Abhinav did not expect to sell so expensive in the auction, but rather he was also afraid that he might not be left unsold. That’s why he could not sleep properly for a week before the auction. However, now after seeing his performance in the debut match of IPL, surely the opposition teams must have lost their sleep.
Abhinav told ESPNcricinfo after the IPL 2022 Mega Auction, ‘I am not sleeping properly. Since last week I am able to sleep only 3-4 hours a day. I was excited and nervous about whether I would be selected or not. This was going through my mind. It increased even more on Saturday (12 February 2022). I haven’t fully digested the fact that it will be sold so expensive in the auction, maybe it will take me a few more days. We were all watching the auction together at home.
It has been a remarkable rise for Abhinav, as he was struggling to play for Karnataka till three months back. corona pandemic Due to the domestic season was shortened. There were fears that another year of his would be wasted. Abhinav was mentally ready for this. He thought that he would give himself a little more time to make a name for himself in cricket without any ‘back-up option’.
Then a new ray came in his life. Due to Karun Nair’s poor form and absence of Devdutt Padikkal, Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy innovative Got a chance in the team of Karnataka. With this he became the second member of his family to play first-class cricket. Sharanya Sadarangani, Abhinav’s cousin, is currently representing the Germany women’s cricket team.